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2/7/2007
UK: Op-Ed: "Britain Isn't Worthy of Rushdie"
Tarek Fateh argues that "It is time that the world recognized that the threat to Salman Rushdie is not just to him, but to all of us."
2/7/2007
International: Launch of new research website: "Memories, Memoirs and the Arts: Women Political Prisoners of Iran"
New website from the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto addresses the "missing page in a vibrant history of Iranian women activism since the 1970s...the struggle of women political prisoners."
2/7/2007
Pakistan: Police removes victim of gang rape from safe house
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
2/7/2007
Egypt: Supreme Administrative Court Moves to Consider Religious Conversion Cases
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) welcomed a Supreme Court decision to hear the cases of Christian converts to Islam who are unable to officially revert to their original religion.
28/6/2007
Egypt: Egypt forbids female circumcision
Egypt has announced that it is imposing a complete ban on female circumcision, also known as genital mutilation.
27/6/2007
International: Consultation on the 16 Days Campaign Theme for 2007: Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles
The Centre for Women's Global Leadership invites you to share what you feel are the most important challenges and obstacles that hinder you/your organization from being able to effectively move forward in your work on preventing violence against women.
27/6/2007
Iran: Shirzanan: The first online magazine on women and sports in Iran
By providing news and information on Iranian female athletes, Sohirzanan strives to make visible the important contribution that women are making to the world of sports.
27/6/2007
Afghanistan: "One Month in Afghanistan: A Step Backwards for Women in Afghanistan"
A statement from the Afghan Women’s Network on women's immediate security concerns.
27/6/2007
Iraq: Women resist the return to sectarian laws
As Iraq struggles to define its future, there is one important group that has been largely left out of the process: women.
26/6/2007
Bangladesh: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking still unable to leave the country
UN officials are urging the authorities in Bangladesh to clarify the fate of a UN human rights expert prevented from leaving the country since mid-May.