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3/2/2009
Afghanistan: Kandahar schoolgirls return to school after November acid attacks
Most of the 1,300 students – some with permanent scars on their cheeks and damaged vision – have returned to school full time.
3/2/2009
US: Gains and Disappointments on Women’s Rights
New Law Supports Equal Pay, But Contraceptives Financing Dropped From Economic Stimulus.
3/2/2009
Sri Lanka: Civil society organisations deeply concerned by unfolding catastrophe
The humanitarian crisis in northern Sri Lanka has been highlighted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Sir John Holmes, as well as by UN agencies in Sri Lanka.
30/1/2009
Germany: Muslims seek clarity on religious laws
Imams in Saudi Arabia have issued opinions demanding that Muslims in Europe hold themselves apart from 'a faithless world'. Frequently, imams in Germany speak little or no German, and are not acquainted with the country's social and cultural norms.
29/1/2009
Iraq: Nadje Al-Ali's new book shows how US invasion set women's rights back 70 years
In Basra in 2008 a reported 133 women were killed for not 'being Islamic' enough.
29/1/2009
Afghanistan: Maternal health factors improve but high death rate continues according to UN
Early marriage and lack of access to medical intervention until complications become severe are two factors that have hampered improvement in the situation.
29/1/2009
United States: Women’s Health Advocates praise Obama for lifting Global Gag Rule
President Obama has lifted the Global Gag Rule that banned US funding for any international healthcare organizations that perform abortions or advocate for the legalization of abortion.
27/1/2009
Middle East: New publication on strategies to tackle discrimination against women
'On the way to improved legal reality' is the last in a three-part series on women's rights in the Arab world.
27/1/2009
Iran: Raids and Arrests of Baha’is Reach Critical Levels
Specter of Torture and Ill-Treatment Rises High for Baha’is in Prison.
27/1/2009
Nigeria: ‘Same Gender Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’ violates Constitution
The Bill singles out one group of people to be deprived of rights that all people enjoy as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution and international human rights treaties to which Nigeria is a state party.