by admin_HRWF | Nov 2, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
A 13-year-old girl was recently forced to wear the hijab at her school in Egypt, which prompted a wave of condemnation that revealed similar practices across the country. Al-Monitor (30.10.2020) – https://bit.ly/3mLP73K – Controversy has recently...
by admin_HRWF | May 5, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Barriers, discrimination in health care, education. HRW (27.04.2020) – https://bit.ly/2Yzlda3 – Afghan women and girls with disabilities face high barriers, discrimination, and sexual harassment in accessing government assistance, health care, and...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 28, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
New Q&A on discrimination against pregnant students, young mothers. HRW (24.04.2020) – https://bit.ly/2Sd8WUM – The World Bank should work with the Tanzanian government to ensure that all pregnant girls and adolescent mothers can attend public...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 31, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Amnesty International (30.03.2020) – https://bit.ly/3bGXJmq – Following today’s ministerial statement to overturn with immediate effect the ban on pregnant girls attending schools, Marta Colomer, Amnesty International’s Acting Deputy Regional Director for...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 9, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Many parents pull out their daughters from Balochistan University after CCTV footage was used to blackmail students. By Iman Sultan Al Jazeera (09.01.2020) – https://bit.ly/35AkogX – Rahila* had missed the deadline to submit her application...
