Women’s Rights
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Inuit Greenlanders demand answers over Danish birth control scandal
Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many…
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3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests
The latest protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police, follow several other protests that…
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Iranian Leaders Should Call Off Their Campaign of Repression
The death of Mahsa Amini has outraged citizens throughout Iran, setting off a protest wave. IGC If it wishes for…
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Afghanistan One Year On: Seven Women Share Their Hopes And Fears
It’s been 12 months since the Taliban tore through Afghanistan, displacing more than 6 million people and creating a humanitarian…
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Afghanistan a year after the Taliban occupation: An ongoing war on human rights
But Aug. 15 marks one year since the Taliban takeover and occupation of Afghanistan, and it’s not a happy occasion for…
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3 reasons why women leaders actually matter for women
Moldova and Barbados are the only two countries where women occupy both the positions of president and prime minister, while…
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‘I’d Defend Myself, Too’: Chileans back abuse survivors
The guards did not provide her with clean garments, or even a toothbrush, but Ms Concha had not thought about…
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A 62-year-old woman relives the horrors of war during the 1974 Turkish invasion
An in-depth interview with a woman who survived systematic rape at the hands of Turkish soldiers during the 1974 invasion…
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Turkey should face international court over Yazidi genocide, report says
Turkey should face charges in front of the international court of justice for being complicit in acts of genocide against…
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Rape as a weapon: huge scale of sexual violence endured in Ukraine emerges
Women across Ukraine are grappling with the threat of rape as a weapon of war as growing evidence of sexual violence emerges…
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Domestic abuse: new UK housing plan doesn’t go far enough to keep survivors safe
Under plans, which are out for consultation, the local connection test would be scrapped. Authors The Conversation Currently, this test sees…
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First Peoples in Victoria have a right to the truth about the impact of colonisation
This is timely because March 24 is the International Day for the Right to the Truth. Authors The Conversation Yoorrook is…
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1 in 3 uni students have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime.
One in three university students (30.6%) have experienced sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. Anastasia Powell The Conversation…
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Africa’s Governments Can Do More to Protect Pregnant Students
Across Africa each year, tens of thousands of adolescent girls drop out of school or suffer discrimination or exclusion from schools because…
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NCW presents ‘Egypt’s Global Perspective: Women, Environment, & Climate Change’ on CSW66
Maya Morsy, President of the National Council for Women (NCW), delivered a speech during the 66th session of the United…
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Women barristers now receiving 30% of briefs
A “significant milestone” has been reached, the Law Council of Australia announced in conjunction with International Women’s Day 2022: following…
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