Women's Rights in the News
News items on women's rights from around the world
Founder of Kurdish PKK among three women slain in Paris
PARIS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A woman who helped found the Kurdish PKK rebel movement and two other women were found shot dead in Paris overnight after execution-style killings that cast a shadow over peace moves between Turkey and the guerrillas.
Read more...Women in Swaziland organise to confront discrimination
Activists look to the country's traditions as a route to recognition of their contribution and a return to equality
Read more...USA: Federal Court Hears Persecution Case Against Anti-Gay Leader Scott Lively
January 7, 2013, Springfield, MA – A federal judge heard arguments today in a case charging that Massachusetts leader Scott Lively’s actions in anti-gay efforts in Uganda constitute persecution under U.S. and international law.
Read more...Child-Marriage: 90-year-old Saudi weds 15-year-old girl
The recent marriage of a 90-year-old Saudi man to a 15-year-old girl has sparked condemnation from human rights and social media activists in the kingdom.
Read more...Malala Yousafzai Discharged From Hospital
Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl who survived an assassination attempt by Taliban militants, was discharged from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, on Thursday.
Read more...Jamaica: Government urged to protect women's rights
Several Women's organisations are calling for an improvement in the way women are treated in the island, stating that last year was a less-than-favourable year for the vulnerable group.
Read more...India rape sets off debate over women's rights
India's army and navy canceled New Year's celebrations on Monday out of respect for a New Delhi student whose gang-rape and murder has set off an impassioned debate about what the nation needs to do to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.
Read more...India Gate cordoned off as hundreds march for women’s rights
Members of more than 20 women and students' associations, marched under under the banner 'Justice for Women now' from near Humayun's Tomb in the national capital to India Gate.
Read more...LGBT Victory x 4
In 2012, more than 1,000,000 people have taken part in All Out campaigns around the world. Together, we are united around a simple idea: ALL love is equal. Here are some of the amazing victories YOU made happen in the past few months:
Read more...United Nations bans female genital mutilation
The United Nations General Assembly today passed unanimously a resolution banning the practice of Female Genital Mutilation.
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