Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Iranians asking whether to abolish or continue headscarf requirement Middle East Monitor (18.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3GuI5NU – Iran – Following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini this September, the controversy over Iran’s headscarf...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
New stricter rape law to be reviewed Recent rulings led to reduce some jail sentences; judges accused of ‘misapplying the law’ By Graham Keeley Euronews (16.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3Vca60E – Spain is to review a new law to give victims of...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAN: The fight against the veil, a symbol of patriarchal norms The veil in Iran has been an enduring symbol of patriarchal norms – but its use has changed depending on who is in power By Amy Motlagh The Conversation (14.11.2022) –...
Uncategorized, Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Violence against women exposed at the UN Gender-based violence, sexual abuse and the accusations of rape Khadiyatu Mohamud against Brahim Ghali. Speech of Hans Noot, representative of Human Rights Without Frontiers. HRWF (10.11.2022) – On 11 November, Algeria’s human...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Custody laws maintain a sexist status quo Despite important strides made by social movements advocating for women’s rights and led by Arab women in the region, there is still a long way to go to combat gender discrimination. By Lara Bellone d’Altavilla Open...