French lawmakers vote to enshrine right to abortion in constitution | Women’s Rights News
The bill was approved in a 780-72 vote at an exceptional joint session of Parliament. French lawmakers have approved a bill that will enshrine the…
Arabic calligraphy on dress design causes chaos in Pakistan | Religion
NewsFeedA Pakistani police officer is being hailed as a hero for negotiating the safe escort of a woman accused of blasphemy by a mob in…
UN experts warn of Israeli violations against Palestinian women, girls | Israel War on Gaza News
United Nations experts are expressing alarm over reports of alleged human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. UN experts have expressed alarm over…
Iran lodges hijab case against journalists day after temporary release | Freedom of the Press News
New proceedings are launched against the two journalists for posing without the mandatory hijab upon their release after more than a year in prison. Iran’s…
Israel’s 100 days of relentless war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza
Today marks 100 days since Israel started its assault on Gaza. In that time, the death toll among Palestinians living in Gaza has risen to…
As a feminist, what I wish for in 2024 is criminal justice reform | Women’s Rights
If I could have one wish for the new year, it would be for Britain’s criminal justice system to be reformed in a way that…
UN ‘concerned’ Taliban detaining Afghan women for dress code violations | Women’s Rights News
Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the UN preoccupation with Afghan women is unwarranted. The United Nations mission in Afghanistan is “deeply concerned” about Taliban…
Photos: The female marines Japan is training for war | Women
Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), the country’s first marine unit since World War II, is tasked to lead assaults from the sea in a…
For feminists, silence on Gaza is no longer an option | Women’s Rights
Like many around the world, I am emotionally drained. I spend most of my waking hours scanning the news, reading about one tragedy after the…
I teach in secret, defying the Taliban ban and fighting despair | Women’s Rights
I have sent the link and I am waiting for my students to join the Zoom session. I am teaching them English. I receive a…
‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth | In Pictures News
Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specialising in complicated cases, fearing a fate…