Violence against women

Philippines: Demand a fair trial in the Subic rape case

The Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center (AJWRC) has launched an international petition campaign for justice for Filipino rape victim by US military forces, since it is one of most serious human rights concerns in East Asia. They request our cooperation in responding to and disseminating this information widely.

ظاهرة التحرش الجنسي تجتاح شوارع القاهرة

Philippines: Demand a fair trial in the Subic rape case

USA: Father jailed for FGM

A man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for the genital mutilation of his two-year-old daughter, in what is said to be first such case in the US.

Iraq: Sex traffickers target women

Thousands of Iraqi women are being taken advantage of by unscrupulous sex worker traffickers seeking to exploit young girls’ desperate socio-economic situation for profit, United Nations agencies have reported.

Mondial: Célébrez les 16 jours des 16 ans: avancez les droits humains - terminez la violence faite aux femmes

2006 marque le 16ième anniversaire de la campagne de 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence faites aux femmes!

India: New law on domestic violence

For the first time, women in India have legal protection against abuse in their own homes. It is the first time Indian law has recognised marital rape, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse of a woman by her husband as crimes.

International: Clothes aren't the issue

Asra Q Nomani writes about Verse 4:34 which retains a strong following, even among many who say that women must be treated as equals under Islam. They reject outright violence against women but accept aggression that fits definitions of domestic violence.

Pakistan: Death penalty by non state actors - "Swara" killings continue

Women are given in marriage to hostile families as compensation for a relative's crime in a practise called "swara" in Pashtun, parts of Afghanistan and the NWFP, and "vanni" in the Punjab. Although officially outlawed in Pakistan, the custom prevails.

صدور عدد جديد من نشرة السوار