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16/3/2009
UPDATE: Iraq: Women's minister to withdraw resignation
Nawal al-Samarraie resigned last month to protest the lack of resources for women, accusing the government of not making women's needs a priority.
16/3/2009
Liberia: Officials and Activists Stress Need for Female Peacemakers
Thousands of women attended the International Colloquium for Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security hosted March 7-10 by Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
16/3/2009
Bangladesh: 100 seats to be reserved for women in parliament
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the number of seats reserved for women in Bangladesh parliament would be raised from 45 at present.
16/3/2009
Afghanistan: Battle lines drawn over contraception
There are indications that some Taliban groups fervently oppose the use of contraceptives and may start using the issue as a pretext to launch further attacks on health centres, experts say.
16/3/2009
South Africa: Raped and killed for being a lesbian
A report by the international NGO ActionAid, backed by the South African Human Rights Commission, condemns the culture of impunity around these crimes of what are called "corrective rape".
16/3/2009
International: Freedom of religion and Human Rights Defenders
Human Rights Council concludes on 12 March interactive dialogue on freedom of religion or belief and on human rights defenders.
13/3/2009
UPDATE: Nigeria: Statement of Sexual Minorities against AIDS
The proposed Bill "to Prohibit Marriage between Persons of Same Gender, Solemnization of Same and for Other Matters Related Therewith" in Nigeria dramatically increase vulnerability to HIV infection of people practicing same-sex sex.
12/3/2009
UK: Academic claims violence against black and minority-ethnic women not seen as serious crime
Despite the fact that there have been national guidelines introduced by the CPS in preventing violence against women, and also training for those who handle such cases, women are still being failed and the issue of victim credibility questioned.
12/3/2009
Afghanistan: International Women's Day celebrated with self-immolation
According to the local officials of Herat province, a 45-year-old woman committed self-immolation due to ‘poverty and mental pressures’.
12/3/2009
Sudan: Millions of Darfuris at greater risk with aid groups' removal
The expulsion of 13 aid groups from Sudan is more than a humanitarian crisis. It may reignite regional conflicts in the country – and beyond, say analysts.