Iraq: Security Forces Abusing Women in DetentionIraqi authorities are detaining thousands of women illegally and subjecting many to torture and ill-treatment, including the threat of sexual abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday.Many women were detained for months or even years without charge before seeing a judge, HRW said ...
Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital MutilationAsian and Spanish Women Network joins people around the world in calling for an end to female genital mutilation . We applaud the thousands of communities that have made public declarations to abandon this harmful practice.While progress is being made, up to 30 million girls under the age of 15 remain at risk ...
It's the woman's fault for getting raped, says female Indian politicianAsha Mirje, a Nationalist Congress Party leader in the western state of Maharashtra, questioned why a 23-year-old physiotherapy student who was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi in 2012 was out late at night. For more information
UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign to Global citizens -ranging from dignitaries and celebrities to grassroots activists- mobilize around the call of the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign to "Orange your World" and give a clear message: violence against women and girls will not be accepted, tolerated or excused.
