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Mar 10 2025 12:43pm
Shattering Silence: The Urgent Call to Recognise Gender Apartheid and Empower Afghan Women and Girls
Blog by Nigina Istanakzai-Zarifi  The voices of Afghan women and gi...
Mar 7 2025 2:13pm
Wales: Welsh government must 'accelerate action' to deliver commitment on women's rights
Government has failed to incorporate the UN Convention of the Eliminat...
Feb 18 2025 3:45pm
France: Lawmakers must reject 'discriminatory' bill to ban hijabs in all sports
Proposed bill would ban wearing ‘ostensibly religious’ clothing and sy...
Feb 13 2025 5:11pm
Saudi Arabia: Authorities 'must immediately reveal' whereabouts of woman unjustly convicted for social media posts about women's rights
Fitness instructor, Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced to 11 years in pri...
Feb 10 2025 5:35pm
Saudi Arabia: Leeds student jailed in Saudi for tweeting in support women's rights released
Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University PhD student and mother of two was ...
Feb 6 2025 6:06pm
Iran: Kurdish humanitarian worker at risk of execution 'at any moment' - urgent action
Urgent global action needed to halt imminent execution of Pakhshan Azi...
Sep 26 2024 7:50pm
Afghanistan: Calls for legal action against Taliban is 'vital step' to secure justice for women and girls
Taliban’s violation of women’s and girls’ rights likely amounts to a c...
Sep 11 2024 12:58pm
Iran: authorities still cracking down two years on from nationwide women's protests
Mahsa Amini’s death in custody on 16 September 2022 sparked the nation...
Sep 4 2024 12:07pm
Standing Up for Afghan Women: Time for the UK to Lead with Compassion and Conviction
Written by Nigina Istanakzai-Zarifi, Country Coordinator for Afghanist...