by HRWF | Jan 6, 2021 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women and family affairs, dedicated the move to ‘worthy and patient Iranian women’ in a tweet. By Maziar Motamedi Al Jazeera (04.01.2021) – https://bit.ly/35dPcqk – The government of Iran’s President...
by HRWF | Nov 30, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Players demand end to sexual abuse in sport. HRW (24.11.2020) – https://bit.ly/37kfGqH – Football’s lifetime ban for Haitian soccer federation president Yves Jean-Bart is an important step forward to protect children and young women athletes in...
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 13, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Move comes after nationwide demonstrations sparked by series of sexual assaults. By Hannah Ellis-Petersen The Guardian (12.10.2020) – https://bit.ly/2H0T84M – Bangladesh will introduce the death penalty for rape cases, after several...
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...