Violence against women

Sudan: In Darfur, rapes and shootings go on, despite peace agreement

Recently in Abuja, Nigeria, the Sudanese government and the main rebel group in Darfur signed a peace agreement to end three years of fighting. A ceasefire was supposed to come into force 72 hours later. But little has changed on the ground in Darfur.

Documenting Women's Rights Violations by Non-state Actors

For years, the accepted wisdom was that human rights principles and law applied only, or mainly, to the mediation of the relationship between citizens and the State. This view was held and promoted by, among others, academics, lawyers and jurists, as well as many international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and activists.

Sudan: Women lawmakers denounce sexual violence during armed conflict in Darfur

Women lawmakers from across the globe on Sunday denounced rape and sexual violence during armed conflict especially in Sudan's volatile region of Darfur.

International: When women's human rights defenders face political non-state actors

There is a slow process within human rights organisations that started twenty years ago: it aims at fully incorporating women's rights within their mandate.

International: Women victims of honor killing

It is estimated by the United Nations Population Fund that as many as 5000 women and girls are murdered by family members each year in so-called “honor killings” around the world.

Pakistan: Jirga to kill anyone reporting honour killing cases to police

Anyone reporting an honour killing case to the police or filing a case with the court will be killed by the jirga since the publicising of such cases has brought a bad name to the area, Malik Faiz Muhammad, member of the Nihag-Wari jirga, said on Friday.

دراسة ميدانية حول العنف الواقع على المرأة في الجمهورية العربية السورية 2005

Afghanistan: Violence against women

This report from the Special Rapporteur on violence against women notes that despite some significant developments, the situation of women remains dramatic and severe violence against them all-pervasive.

Tanzania: Enforcement of the law against female genital mutilation

This update urges the government to continue its efforts to end the practice of FGM through education, enforcement of the law and disciplinary action against police officers and court officials who fail to implement the law appropriately.

Tanzanie: Application de la loi qui interdit les mutilations génitales féminines

La mise à jour félicite le gouvernement tanzanien pour leurs efforts à assurer que la police applique la législation contre les MGF, et relève plusieurs cas dans lesquels des filles ont échappé aux MGF grâce à l'intervention des autorités.