women’s rights

Iran’s repression of protesters and women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN report says
Middle East

Iran’s repression of protesters and women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN report says

CNN  —  Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests” and “institutional discrimination against women and girls” has led to human rights violations,…
Gendi: Women empowerment file witnessed ‘unprecedented boom’ over past nine years
Egypt

Gendi: Women empowerment file witnessed ‘unprecedented boom’ over past nine years

The women empowerment file has witnessed an unprecedented boom over the past nine years, said Minister of State for Emigration…
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says
Middle East

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says

CNN  —  Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi started a hunger strike on Monday in protest over what…
Five deaths in 10 days point to a problem Australia wants to solve
World

Five deaths in 10 days point to a problem Australia wants to solve

Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  The murder of five women within 10 days in Australia, allegedly by men they knew, has…
Crimes against women behind operation rooms’ doors
Features/Interviews

Crimes against women behind operation rooms’ doors

The paralyzing feeling of the epidural shot— an injection in the spinal cord to stop sensation in the lower body—did…
Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons
Middle East

Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons

CNN  —  Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s Taliban leaders extend their…
Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds
World

Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds

CNN  —  Almost nine out of 10 people hold “fundamental biases” against women, a new UN report has found, decrying…
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