by HRWF | Nov 10, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
UN review should focus on increased protection against violence, bias. HRW (04.11.2020) – https://bit.ly/3nfm7BH – Lebanese authorities are falling short of their international legal obligations to protect women and girls from violence and end...
by HRWF | Oct 26, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Femicide Observatory records 86 killings of women and girls in September, the highest monthly total since 2017. By Megan Janetsky Al Jazeera (20.10.2020) – https://bit.ly/34t1USc – Letica Estacio hoped the wave of gender-based violence that...
by HRWF | Oct 6, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Government should implement legislation, address gaps in protection for victims. By Rothna Begum HRW (29.09.2020) – https://bit.ly/3nnWZtq – This month, after years of activism, Kuwaiti women’s rights activists won a new law establishing...
by HRWF | Jul 14, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
The threat of violence against women is escalating amid coronavirus lockdowns around the globe. But one region that has lived through a military clampdown for nearly a year – Indian-administered Kashmir – could have foretold the surge. By Safina Nabi The...
by HRWF | Apr 21, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
UNHCR (20.04.2020) – https://bit.ly/2XTxKVi – Around the world COVID-19 is taking lives and changing communities but the virus is also inducing massive protection risks for women and girls forced to flee their homes, the Assistant High Commissioner for...
