violence against women
UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape
Middle East
March 15, 2018
UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape
Syrian troops and government-linked militia have systematically used rape and sexual violence against civilians, atrocities that amount to crimes against…
Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes
Middle East
March 8, 2018
Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes
For 23 years, Khadija says her husband raped her, nearly every day. And her case is far from unique, according…
Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court
Egypt
March 7, 2018
Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court
Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) honored on Monday Rania Fahmy after she became the first woman from Upper Egypt…
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
World
February 28, 2018
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and…
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
World
February 23, 2018
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
The witness accounts remain appalling. One South Sudanese man returned home after hiding from government soldiers to find they had…
Teenage FGM rates in Egypt drop 13% in six years
Egypt
February 19, 2018
Teenage FGM rates in Egypt drop 13% in six years
The National Population Council said this week that the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) among teenage girls aged 15-17 dropped…
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Middle East
February 9, 2018
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Judicial officials say an investigative judge is demanding the death penalty for a suspected killer of a British woman whose…
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges
World
February 1, 2018
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges
Swiss-Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who is the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna, was apprehended and taken…
Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India
World
January 30, 2018
Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India
The grotesque sexual assault on an eight-month-old baby in Delhi is the latest in a series of rapes that has…
Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?
World
January 19, 2018
Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?
A recent series of gruesome rapes and murders has sparked outrage in northern India. The incidents are the latest for…