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Mme Yakin Erturk, rapporteuse spéciale des Nations Unies: «La discrimination à l’égard des femmes est une réalité en Algérie»

Conference de presse de Mme. Yakin Erturk

Algeria: UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women concludes visit

In her report, Professor Yakin Ertürk, noted that recent surveys reveal that violence against women is a major concern in Algeria in both the home and the public space. However, this serious human rights concern remains largely invisible.

Cameroon: Mass polygamous wedding

A mass wedding takes place in Cameroon for mostly polygamous couples to encourage concubines to wed.

UPDATE: Pakistan: Demand action after incident of sexual violence at the Islamic Learning Department of Karachi University

Colleagues at Shirkat Gah, WLUML Asia regional coordination office have been monitoring the situation and have confirmed that they have made efforts to meet with staff from the university departments involved and that the female student is now reported missing. There has been no further news on the incident and despite letters being sent to the judiciary and the university authorities, this case does not have a positive outcome. However, many thanks to those of you who responded.

Afghanistan: Speaking up against domestic violence

In Afghanistan's pervasive culture of violence, women and girls are powerless to resist being traded to settle family disputes and debts; rape and abduction; and forced marriages. Violence is widely tolerated by the community.

Israel/Palestine: Woman beaten on Jerusalem bus for refusing to move to rear seat

A woman who reported a vicious attack by an ad-hoc "modesty patrol" on a Jerusalem bus last month is now lining up support for her case and may be included in a petition to the High Court of Justice over the legality of sex-segregated buses.

Lebanon: KAFA - enough to violence and exploitation

KAFA seeks to mitigate the causes and results of violence and exploitation of women and children through advocacy and lobbying, raising awareness, and by offering social and legal services to vulnerable cases.

Iraq: Abduction of women on the rise

Women face increased risk of abduction by militias and criminal gangs as lawlessness takes over the country. Nobody is safe.

Lebanon: Silent witness exhibition

An exhibition of 30 wooden silhouettes of women who were killed as a result of domestic violence or honour crimes. Each silhouette represents a woman who was killed by either her husband, father or brother, sometimes for mere suspicion of “bad behaviour”.

Europe: Action for Women Human Rights Defenders

Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) is a term referring to women who individually or with others, act to promote and protect everyone’s human rights and any individual working specifically to promote women’s rights.