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31/7/2006
Swaziland: Facing the culture shock of monogamy
Polygamy is enshrined as a man's right in Swaziland's new constitution, but women led by King Mswati's eldest daughter are having none of it, taking on the traditionalists that run the country.
30/7/2006
India: Joint statement on anti-conversion legislation in India
We, the undersigned, represent a broad range of religious communities and organisations in India. We are drawn from Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist faiths and none.
29/7/2006
Iraq: Women's rights in Iraq compromised
Women's rights in Iraq have taken a back seat as far as officials and politicians are concerned.
28/7/2006
Pakistan: No hope for women raped and jailed for adultery
While a Presidential fiat grants bail to 1300 females facing trial for various offences, it is unlikely to permanently benefit those charged with adultery under Pakistan's notorious 'hudood' laws - long criticised by rights groups as being anti-women.
27/7/2006
Africa: Breaking the HIV/AIDS spell in Africa with Muslim women
Tanzania has a national HIV/AIDS policy and is in the process of finalizing legislation on HIV/AIDS. The expectation is that once the policy and legal framework is set, people living with HIV/AIDS and their families will be afforded greater protection.
26/7/2006
Pakistan: Hudood Ordinance amendments finalised
The government has decided to retain all Islamic punishments in the Hudood Ordinance, including stoning to death (rajam), lashing and amputation for various offences, but has proposed procedural amendments regarding their applicability.
26/7/2006
Lebanon: Update from Helem
We have received news from Helem, an LGBT centre in Beirut. After the influx of refugees from the southern suburbs of Beirut and the south of Lebanon, Helem, together with other NGOs, has begun providing shelter, food, and supplies for the refugees.
25/7/2006
Iran: Iran's fashion police put on a show of chadors to stem west's cultural invasion
They are unlikely to grace any catwalk or adorn the figures of supermodels, but the latest in Islamic fashions got top billing from Iran's religious authorities in an exhibition and countering the influence of western clothing.
25/7/2006
UK: Memo to the Bar Human Rights Committee
We, the Iraqi Women’s Network in Iraq and Act Together: Women’s Action for Iraq, are grateful to you for organising tonight's meeting for Sundus Abass, Director of the 'Women in Leadership Institute' in Baghdad.
24/7/2006
Pakistan: NGOs under threat
It should come as no surprise that clerics in Mansehra have asked NGOs to sack their female employees by July 30 or face being forcibly stopped from working in their area.