Violence against women

Kenya: Over 250 girls rescued from early marriage

More than 250 girls in Malindi District have been rescued from forced marriage and sent back to school this year.

Pakistan: Demand action after incident of sexual violence at the Islamic Learning Department of Karachi University

Human Rights advocates are shocked over the attempted rape of a female law student by staff of the Islamic Learning Department of Karachi University on 28 July 2006. They urge you to write to the Pakistani authorities to demand action for the arrest of the perpetrators and the filing of a criminal case.

Pakistan: Demand action after incident of sexual violence at the Islamic Learning Department of Karachi University

Pakistan: Rape victim's blog makes waves

Mukhtar Mai was gang-raped on the orders of local elders in a neighbouring village. She was determined to bring them to justice and now writes an internet diary in Urdu, about her life and concerns as a woman from a remote village in southern Punjab.

Morocco: The Women's Caravan for Full Equality, Citizenship and Development in Rural Areas

Her participation in the Caravan supported by WLUML, Najlah Atamnah of Alssiwar - The Arab Movement for Supporting Women Victims of Sexual Violence, tells us more about her experiences and the work of those involved.

سوريا: سكين "الشرف" في إدلب تحصد ثلاثة عشرة امرأة.. في شهرين!!

UPDATE: Iran: Stay of execution for Ashraf Kalhori but your solidarity is still needed

We are glad to inform you that we have heard that Ayatollah Shahroudi has acted to stop the execution of Ashraf, the 37 year old mother of four, who was sentenced to stoning for having had extramarital sex. However, her fate is not yet clear and we urge you to continue writing to the Iranian authorities on her behalf.

UPDATE: Iran: Stay of execution for Ashraf Kalhori but your solidarity is still needed

Iran: Urgently appeal against the execution, by stoning, of Ashraf Kolhari

WLUML has received the following request for solidarity from an Iranian networker who is voluntarily representing Ashraf Kalhori, currently in Evin prison in Tehran and scheduled to be stoned to death as a result of having an extramarital affair, despite her earlier request for a divorce being denied.

Iran: Execution of a teenage girl

A television documentary team has pieced together details surrounding the case of a 16-year-old girl, executed two years ago in Iran.