by HRWF | May 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Child protection campaigners say closed schools and rising poverty, along with the lack of a legal minimum age, are pushing more girls under 18 into marriage. By Cathrin Schaer Die Welt (15.05.2021) – https://bit.ly/2SB7ZZw – Aid groups in Lebanon say...
by HRWF | Apr 12, 2021 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Forced marriage has long been a problem in India and Pakistan, but the pandemic has made things worse by forcing millions out of work Girls are seen by some as a financial burden from the moment they menstruate. For desperate families, marrying them off seems an easy...
by HRWF | Feb 15, 2021 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Activists say police action is rare in an area where the practice has almost become a tradition By Konradus Epa UCAnews (12.02.2021) – https://bit.ly/3rSrSHI – Police in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province have charged a Christian man...
by HRWF | Sep 22, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
62% of Iranian LGBTI experience one or more forms of violence perpetuated by their immediate family; nearly 30% of them experience sexual violence and more than 77% of them physical violence; close to 38% of them are under pressure for forced marriage. 6Rang...
by HRWF | Jun 30, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
The Afghan government is facing hard decisions over the futures of hundreds of detained radicalised women and their children. By Elise Blanchard The Guardian (26.06.2020) – https://bit.ly/38cp8w6 – The “Daesh wives” from the Afghan branch of...
