Women's Rights

Italy adds ‘femicide’ to the criminal code to curb violence against women | Women News

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has supported a bill to punish ‘femicide’ with life imprisonment.Published On 26 Nov 202526 Nov…

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Partners, family members killed 137 women each day in 2024: UN | Women News

About 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year – 60 percent of them at the hands of…

3 days ago

In Sudan, war is being waged on women and children | Women’s Rights

Imagine walking for days and nights to escape gunfire. You carry your child in your arms, guiding them through the…

3 weeks ago

Mexico’s President Sheinbaum presses charges after groping attack on street | Sexual Assault News

Sheinbaum calls for nationwide review of sexual harassment laws, as attack shines light on Mexico’s poor record on women’s safety.Published…

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Why 25-year-old Mahnoor Omer took Pakistan to court over periods | Gender Equity

Growing up in Rawalpindi, a city adjacent to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, Mahnoor Omer remembers the shame and anxiety she felt…

1 month ago

Portugal’s parliament approves far-right party’s bill to ban face veils | Government News

If bill is signed into law, Portugal would join several European countries which already have full or partial bans.Published On…

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Portugal’s parliament approves far-right party’s bill to ban face veils | Government News

If bill is signed into law, Portugal would join several European countries which already have full or partial bans.Published On…

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Women in remote Guatemala find strength in shared voices | Women

San Miguel Chicaj, Guatemala — In the remote highlands of Baja Verapaz, women are rediscovering their strength through a simple…

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Kenya court orders UK soldier’s arrest for Agnes Wanjiru death: All we know | Courts News

A Kenyan court this week ordered the arrest and extradition of a British national suspected of murdering a 21-year-old woman…

2 months ago

Belgium asks US not to destroy millions in contraceptives bound for Africa | Women’s Rights News

The Trump administration has confirmed it plans to destroy the already purchased supplies, preventing their distribution.Published On 5 Sep 20255…

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