Dozens kidnapped by rifle-wielding men in northwest Nigeria village | Gun Violence News
Residents said men carrying assault rifles went door to door, kidnapping people in the northwestern town of Kakin Dawa.Armed men have abducted dozens of women…
Cricket Australia defends Afghanistan boycott after hypocrisy accusation | Cricket News
Cricket Australia chief says he is ‘proud’ of the decision to cancel bilateral series against Afghanistan after outgoing ICC chair questions Australia’s ‘principles’.Australia’s top cricket…
Chilean President Boric rejects allegations of sexual harassment | Women’s Rights News
Authorities confirm criminal investigation being conducted over allegations of harassment.Chilean authorities have confirmed that President Gabriel Boric is being investigated over allegations of sexual harassment.…
Walt Disney agrees to pay $43.3m to settle pay discrimination suit | Women’s Rights News
The suit was filed in 2019 after the plaintiff learned that six men with same job title earned substantially more.Walt Disney has agreed to pay…
A Muslim perspective on abortion: Beyond ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’ | Women’s Rights
A recent “pro-choice” billboard campaign in Chicago, designed by a progressive “reproductive health and justice” charity for Muslims, has reignited a complex conversation on abortion…
US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur | Conflict News
Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence.The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdel Rahman…
Trump, Harris head west in election race for Latino votes in swing states | US Election 2024 News
The Democratic and Republican candidates in the November 5 battle for the White House have turned their attention to two key swing states in the…
France’s hijab bans in sports ‘discriminatory’: UN experts | Women News
‘Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab must have equal rights to participate in cultural and sporting life,’ UN experts say.United Nations rights experts…
‘Does a Dalit’s life have no value?’: The murder of a teenage girl in India | Women
Muzaffarpur, India – As protesters took to the streets of Kolkata to demand justice for a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered on August…
US women having abortions at the same rate as before ban: New study | Health News
A study shows women in the US are getting around state bans by using telehealth to obtain abortion pills.Women in the United States who live…
How Tigray war rape victims turned to Rwandan genocide survivors to heal | Mental Health
Tigray, Ethiopia – “I was angry all the time,” says Bezunesh, spinning wool in her small mud house in Bora, a remote district of deep…
In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News
Experts say it is not likely Trump’s shifting position will prompt abortion opponents to defect to Harris’s camp. But, they warn, there is a real…
Over 79 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa raped, sexually assaulted: UN | Sexual Assault News
UNICEF report finds more than 370 million girls worldwide have faced sexual violence before the age of 18.The United Nations children’s agency says one in…
Gisele Pelicot is a hero | Women’s Rights
Gisele Pelicot is a hero. Her husband, Dominique Pelicot, has recently admitted in a French court that he drugged her to sleep, raped her, and…
Israel supporters attack woman wearing keffiyeh in Germany | Protests
NewsFeedVideo shows Israel supporters in Berlin attacking a woman wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf and pulling it off her head before pushing her to the…
‘No place to go’: As Israel bombs Lebanon, African migrants feel abandoned | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Soreti*, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker living in Lebanon, says she feels lucky to be alive. She was not home when Israeli air strikes struck…
Gender, nationality ‘sufficient’ to grant Afghan women asylum: Top EU court | Women’s Rights News
The ruling follows Austria’s refusal to recognise the refugee status of two Afghan women.The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that gender and nationality…
Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza 10 years after being taken captive by ISIL | Crimes Against Humanity News
The now 21-year-old woman has returned home to her family in Iraq after complex rescue involving Israel, US and Jordan.A 21-year-old woman kidnapped by Islamic…
Why medical support for safe abortion is growing in a post-Roe world | Women’s Rights
In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned its own decision from 1973 in the landmark Roe v Wade case, which until then protected…
‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws | Women’s Rights News
Kampala, Uganda – At exactly 3:21pm on August 25, Moses Odongo received a call informing him that his 14-year-old cousin Christine had died attempting to…