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3 Aug 2010, 10:43 am
In a report, "Forsaken Lives," the reproductive rights group characterizes the Philippines's complete ban on abortion as a violation of women's human rights by denying them access to safe and legal abortions. [read post]
14 Feb 2022, 4:05 am
The ERA Coalition and dozens of other women's rights groups have filed an amicus brief supporting reversal of the D.C. [read post]
13 Apr 2006, 5:02 am
According to the group, women's rights were guaranteed in the constitution under Saddam, and women held important government positions. [read post]
30 Oct 2010, 5:51 pm
AFP reports that yesterday a court in Malaysia dismissed a lawsuit seeking to keep a vocal women's rights group from using the name "Sisters in Islam. [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 10:09 am
Kamala Chandrakirana, the head of the UN Working Group, expressed concern that Tunisia's new constitution [text, PDF] presents a setback for women's rights by making them "complementary" to men's rights. [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 8:32 am
April 20, 2019 Today, the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women released a statement providing guidance on state human rights obligations to ensure women's human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. [read post]
30 Sep 2011, 8:11 am
The measure, known as the "Women's Right to Know Act," would also require a physician to provide information to the woman regarding gestation, the risks of abortion procedures, abortion alternatives and federal medical benefits available. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 3:06 pm
[JURIST] Iran [JURIST news archive] has charged women's rights activists Ronak Safarzadeh and Hana Abdi with acting "against national security" by allegedly participating in terrorist acts, an Iranian judge said Sunday. [read post]
12 Sep 2022, 3:05 am
Source: Deutsche Welle (9 September 2022)https://www.dw.com/en/iran-rights-groups-slam-death-sentences-for-lgbtq-activists/a-63069473 Iran said this week that a court had sentenced to death two female gay rights activists for "spreading corruption on earth" — a charge frequently imposed on people deemed to have broken the country's Shariah laws.The country's official IRNA news agency reported that the two… [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 2:23 pm
Women Under Siege [advocacy website], a project of the Women's Media Center, has been collecting reports of sexualized violence in Syria for several months, creating a crowd-sourced map [materials] of independently confirmed attacks. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 9:22 am
In a report, Ten-Dollar Talib [materials], the human rights organization criticized recent actions taken by the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to end the ongoing conflict with the Taliban and other insurgent groups, claiming they ignored women's rights... [read post]
1 Nov 2014, 1:32 pm
[JURIST] Saudi Arabian rights activists on Saturday said that authorities had arrested Suad al-Shamari, a prominent women's rights advocate, for insulting Islam. [read post]
5 Mar 2022, 6:00 am
", invoked two law student groups' discussion on reproductive rights. [read post]
2 Oct 2010, 9:05 pm
That's why it's necessary to pause occasionally to assess where we've been and to strategize on how to build the necessary political will for future action.During UN Week, I participated in a conference on “The Protection of Women’s Rights” sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.It was an energizing gathering, reflecting both serious challenges and exciting possibilities ahead in… [read post]
31 May 2006, 11:25 am
The resolution, passed Tuesday, is not yet law, but women's rights groups nonetheless hailed its passage. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 9:03 am
To raise awareness of these issues, women's rights groups around the globe commemorated March 8th as International Women's Day. [read post]
3 Jul 2009, 1:50 am
In Canada, an Ontario trial court judge has refused to permit the Christian Legal Fellowship and the Catholic Civil Rights League (as well as a conservative women's group, REAL Women of Canada) to intervene in a case challenging the constitutionality of several of Ontario's anti-prostitution laws. [read post]
13 Nov 2012, 7:43 am
Women's History Month honors and celebrates the struggles and achievements of American women throughout the history of the United States. [read post]
29 Jun 2010, 5:27 am
[JURIST] Women's rights group Planned Parenthood of the Heartland [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release, PDF] on Monday opposing a new Nebraska law [LB 594 materials] that will require doctors to perform psychological screenings of patients seeking abortions [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
15 Jul 2015, 4:05 am
In a July 9 statement, Human Rights Watch called on Burma's President Thein Sein to refuse to sign the Myanmar Buddhist Women’s Special Marriage Law. [read post]
