Women's Rights in the News
News items on women's rights from around the world
Bogota 'SlutWalk' demands end to machismo in Colombia
Women's rights supporters on Saturday marched through Bogota for the right of women to behave and dress as they like, drawing a thousand protestors.
Read more...Brazil: Two sentenced for the killings of human rights defenders, but accused mastermind acquitted
On 4 April 2013, a jury in Marabá, in the state of Pará, Brazil, sentenced Lindonjonson Silva Rocha and Alberto Lopes do Nascimento to prison terms of 42 to 45 years respectively for the May 2011 murders of human rights defenders Maria do Espírito Santo and José Claudio da Silva.
Read more...Concerns Fiji constitution ignores women's rights
A leading Fijian political activist has accused the interim government of ignoring women in the country's draft constitution.
Read more...Uganda Bill criminalises miniskirts
The anti-pornography Bill would outlaw "provocative" clothing on women, censor film and television and restrict personal internet use.
Read more...Cambodia: UN official welcomes possibility of genocide court trying sexual crimes
A senior United Nations official today [March 1] welcomed the recent decision by Cambodia’s genocide tribunal to annul a previous ruling that would have prevented it from trying crimes of sexual violence committed during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Read more...Uruguay: Marriage Equality Approved by Senate
The Uruguay Senate, in approving a bill on April 2, 2013, to legalize same-sex marriage, has moved to guarantee marriage equality and diminish discrimination, Human Rights Watch said. The vote was 23 to 8. Uruguay would be the 12th country to approve same-sex marriage nationwide.
Read more...Lithuania Held Liable by European Court for Human Rights for Failure to Investigate Effectively into Complaints of Domestic Violence
European Court of Human Rights releases judgment in Valiuliene v. Lithuania. State held liable for failure to investigate effectively into complaints of domestic violence. The crimes of silence and the complicity of inaction.
Read more...Deploring murder of Somali radio journalist, UN agency chief calls for investigation
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the recent murder of Somali radio journalist Rahma Abdulkadir and called for an investigation into the crime.
Read more...Hamas orders gender segregation at schools
Hamas passes new law ordering gender segregation in schools that will go into effect in September.
Read more...Gaza marathon cancelled by UN after Hamas bans women from participating
UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has been forced to cancel Gaza marathon after Hamas reverses previous approval
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