Violence against women

India: The rapes that India forgot

Last month's brutal gang rape of a young woman in the Indian capital, Delhi, has caught public attention and caused worldwide outrage. But here, the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi recalls other prominent cases which made the headlines, then faded from public memory.

UN: Calls for Global Ban on Female Circumcision

The U.N. General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution calling for a global ban on female genital mutilation, a centuries-old practice stemming from the belief that circumcising girls controls women's sexuality and enhances fertility.

India: Delhi gang-rape victim still critical, writes on a piece of paper 'Mother, I want to live'.

The 23-year-old girl gangraped on a bus in south Delhi was brutalised so badly that she had only 5% of her intestine left inside her when she was brought to hospital on Sunday night.

On Wednesday, doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital removed the remaining 15 inches of intestine in a bid to stop the spread of a life-threatening infection that had begun to develop in her many injuries.

نحو مفاهيم مغايرة للذكورة

تضمّ هذه النشرة تسعة مقالات لرجال من لبنان وسوريا ومصر وفلسطين. نأمل أن تكون هذه المساهمات حافزًا لفتح نقاش أشمل يطال الذكورة بمفهومها الحالي ويسعى إلى إظهار مفاهيم مختلفة لها، كما نأمل أن تحفّز هذه النشرة عددًا أكبر من الرجال لإعادة النظر والتفكير بالأدوار الاجتماعية القائمة وجدواها في تحقيق مجتمع صحي ينعم فيه الفرد بالحرية والمساواة والأمن والسلام

وقفه عند حملة الــ 16 يوم لمناهضة العنف ضد المرأة مذكره إلى مفوضية حقوق الإنسان

الســـاده : مفوضية حقوق الانسان

يحتفل العالم هذه الايام بحملة الــ16 يوم لمناهضة العنف ضد المرأة التي تبدأ بيوم 25 نوفمبر اليوم العالمي لمناهضة العنف ضد المرأة وتختم باليوم العالمي لحقوق الانسان 10 ديسمبر لان العنف ضد المراة اوضح وأبشع انتهاكات حقوق الانسان وأن مناهضة العنف ضد المرأة لا تأتي إلى بحماية وتعزيز حقوق الإنسان ، وتمر هذه الذكرى على نساء السودان وهن مثقلات ومنهكات بجراح غائرة تبدأ بالجسد ثم تنتقل الى الروح حيث تظل تستغيث بالضمير الوطني والانساني أملا في تحقيق العدالة المفقودة، واسترداد الكرامة المسلوبة،

Bangladesh: Blasphemy, Genocide and Violence Against Women: the case of Bangladesh

When Malala Yousafzai and her companions were shot by the Taliban, the whole of Pakistan expressed outrage. The attack on a young girl fighting for her right to education was shocking to many Pakistanis. What was unusual about this event was, unfortunately, not the targeting of girls, but the fact that there was a national outcry.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGENT ACTION: Teacher charged and faces death penalty

On 13 December, Sudanese teacher and activist Jalila Khamis Koko was officially charged on five criminal counts. She faces the death penalty. The charges come after Jalila has been detained, without charge, for over nine months.

Jalila Khamis formally charged and faces EXECUTION!

On December 13th, 2012 after 9 months in detention with charges, Jalila Khamis , the Nuba woman activist has been presented to court today, facing serious charges that could lead to her execution. Today, Jaila had been formally charged for undermining the constitutional system under article 50 , waging war against the state under article 51,"Espionage against the country” under article 53,“joint criminal act” under article 21, and under article 66 of “publication of false news”- all these charges fall under the Sudanese criminal law of 1991.

Afghanistan: Afghan Women’s Affairs Aide Shot Months After Killing Of Predecessor

It was the second time in less than six months that the person holding that post has been assassinated. In the latest attack, two assailants on a motorcycle gunned down Najia Sediqi, the acting head, as she was getting into a rickshaw in Mehtar Lam, the provincial capital, according to Ahmad Gul Baidar, the head of administrative affairs for the women’s department.

المغرب:سلسلة بشرية في الرباط احتجاجًا على العنف ضد المرأة

أقام "تحالف ربيع الكرامة"، المؤلف من 22 جمعية حقوقية ونسوية مستقلة في المغرب، سلسلة بشرية أمام البرلمان المغربي اليوم في الرباط، تضامنًا مع النساء ضحايا العنف، ولمطالبة الحكومة المغربية، التي يقودها حزب العدالة والتنمية، بمراجعة للقانون الجنائي، ليكرّس مبدأ المساواة وإلغاء كل أشكال التمييز والعنف ضد النساء.