women’s rights
Mozn Hassan, Nazra receive ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’
Egypt
September 22, 2016
Mozn Hassan, Nazra receive ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’
Nazra for Feminist Studies, along with its Founder and Executive Director of Mozn Hassan, received the 2016 Right Livelihood Award,…
Nazra campaign seeks to remove obstacles for women judges
Egypt
September 5, 2016
Nazra campaign seeks to remove obstacles for women judges
Nazra for Feminist Studies, an Egyptian NGO focused on women's rights, has launched a campaign entitled “Heya wa al-Manasa” (Her…
Mother implicated in daughter’s death from FGM held in custody
Egypt
June 25, 2016
Mother implicated in daughter’s death from FGM held in custody
Suez Misdemeanor Court canceled on Saturday an earlier ruling to release on bail a mother accused of subjecting her daughter to a…
‘My rights? What rights?’ New study sheds light on women’s unpaid work in Egypt
Life & Style
April 9, 2016
‘My rights? What rights?’ New study sheds light on women’s unpaid work in Egypt
Illiterate, poor and concentrated in Egypt’s south — or Upper Egypt — they mostly work in small businesses or on…
For Palestinian women, abortion can mean lies, jail or worse
Life & Style
March 9, 2016
For Palestinian women, abortion can mean lies, jail or worse
"Fatma", a mother of twins with a demanding workload, was distraught to discover she was pregnant again.
Tunisia to allow mother, child travel without father’s approval
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Tunisia to allow mother, child travel without father’s approval
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday, November 12, praising steps taken by the Tunisian government that will…
Fears grow over Nepal’s ‘anti-women’ constitution
World
August 3, 2015
Fears grow over Nepal’s ‘anti-women’ constitution
Nepal's proposed new constitution has sparked fury from women who say their citizenship, property and other rights are being curtailed…
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
Middle East
May 11, 2015
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority posed by rare civil rights protests…
Gains and gaps in women’s fight for gender equality since 1995 – report
Life & Style
March 9, 2015
Gains and gaps in women’s fight for gender equality since 1995 – report
In the past 20 years the world's women and girls have made significant progress in health, education and legal rights…
Low pay, few jobs cost women in poor countries $9 trillion a year
Life & Style
January 27, 2015
Low pay, few jobs cost women in poor countries $9 trillion a year
Women in poor countries lose out on $9 trillion a year - more than the combined gross domestic products of…