Women's Rights & Gender Equality
ITALY: Crime of femicide punishable with life in prison By Giada Zampano AP (25.11.2025) — Italy’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison. The vote coincided with the...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
WORLD: Women are always the first target of extremism, warns a federation of journalists IFJ (25.11.2025) – On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
CHINA: North Korean women as victims of Chinese sexual abuse By Sloane Thor, Edited by Diletta De Luca HRNK (18.09.2025) – In recent years, dozens and hundreds of North Koreans have escaped their homeland and made the perilous passage across the Tumen River into...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
SOLOMON ISLANDS review to end child marriage, raise minimum age to 18 Christian Daily International (15.08.2025) – The Solomon Islands Government has begun reviewing its child-marriage law, with plans to consider raising the legal age to 18 — a move welcomed by...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Police arrest 11 suspects over ‘honor killing’ of newlywed couple in Pakistan By Abdul Sattar AP News (21.07.2025) – Police in southwestern Pakistan arrested 11 suspects after a video went viral, showing a young couple fatally shot for marrying without their...
