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20/9/2009
Afghanistan: Was the Women's Vote Counted?
Amid Afghanistan's troubled balloting, women faced special threats and intimidation. Georgette Gagnon reports from Kabul on missing fingers and stolen ballot boxes.
19/9/2009
Pakistan: Marginalisation and discrimination against minorities
An interview with Dr Charles Amjad-Ali, the Martin Luther King Jr Professor for Justice and Christian Community and the director of Islamic studies programme at the Luther Seminary in St Paul, the United States.
17/9/2009
UPDATE: Malaysia: Religious Department threatens to carry out caning in secret
Syariah prosecution head Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar said the department would not announce when 32-year-old Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno would be caned, scheduled for after Hari Raya, to avoid a "media circus".
16/9/2009
Azerbaijan: UN calls on government to address violence against women
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, a United Nations monitoring body composed of independent experts, has called on the Government of Azerbaijan to adopt measures to end serious discrimination and violence against women.
15/9/2009
Philippines: Breakthrough in talks between government and Muslim rebels
The International Contact Group (ICG) will consist of representatives from the Organisation of Islamic Conference and the European Union, who will "facilitate" formal negotiations between the two sides on the ground, Manila's chief peace negotiator, said.
15/9/2009
Palestine/Israel: UN finds evidence of war crimes during Gaza conflict
There is evidence indicating serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law were committed by Israel during the Gaza conflict, and that Israel committed actions amounting to war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity.
14/9/2009
Indonesia: National Commission on Violence Against Women Press Release
Press Release on The Legislation of the Qanun on Jinayah (Islamic Criminal Law): The National Government of Indonesia Has Failed to Enforce the Constitution, September 15 2009.
14/9/2009
International: Resolution to create U.N. agency for women
After more than three years of political foot-dragging, the 192-member General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on Monday.
13/9/2009
Indonesia: Aceh passes adultery stoning law
Indonesia's province of Aceh has passed a new law making adultery punishable by stoning to death, a member of the province's parliament has said.
10/9/2009
Iran: Rape and other torture victims at renewed risk
Victims of rape and other torture by Iranian security forces are facing renewed risk after documents detailing abuses against them were confiscated, Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said today.