Fatouma speaks to mothers in a suburb of Niamey, the capital of Niger, in September, trying to convince them to heed her message: Let your girls grow up. By Danielle Paquette December 22, 2021 - KOIRA TAGUI, Niger — Fifteen women crowded in plastic chairs below an acacia tree, passing around a bowl of peanuts, all watching her. Was that boredom . Learn More
What Does Islam Say About Forced Marriages?
flickr.com November 8, 2021 - In some cultures, a girl’s right to marry is ignored. Educated men and women now talk about marriage at home, but in some cultures, women may still be discouraged from talking about marriage. In these cultures, parents may an arrange a marriage for their children. Some Muslims from these cultures don’t accept the . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban Orders Shop Mannequin Beheadings, Saying They Are ‘Idols’ & Forbidden By Islam
Female mannequins are seen in a shop window in Kabul, Afghanistan. One is headless, while the other two have their faces covered. Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images December 31, 2021 - The Taliban ordered a series of mannequin beheadings, describing the heads of dummies as "idols" that are forbidden by Islam, according to reports. Shopkeepers in the . Learn More
Libya – Mobile Health Units Are Saving Women’s & Babies’ Lives
Teams of health care workers, including obstetricians/gynaecologists and midwives, serve two-month stints at various facilities throughout Libya to help address shortages in personnel. © UNFPA Libya 20 December 2021 - GHAT, Libya – Rahma was delivering at home when complications arose: obstructed labour, internal bleeding and low haemoglobin . Learn More
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India – Muslim Women Again Listed on App for “Auction”
A photo of journalist Quratulain Rehbar from Indian-administered Kashmir appeared on 'Bulli Bai' app [Courtesy of Quratulain Rehbar] By Srishti Jaswal January 2, 2022 - New Delhi, India – On January 1, 2022 - Quratulain Rehbar, a journalist from Indian-administered Kashmir, woke up to see herself listed for an “online auction”. Her photograph was . Learn More
Sudan – Women March to Protest Rapes Blamed on Security Forces
Sudanese women take part in a protest decrying sexual attacks in the twin city Omdurman, Dec. 23, 2021. (AFP) 23 December 2021 - Hundreds of women marched in Omdurman and protests hit other Sudanese cities on Thursday in response to allegations that 13 women were raped during anti-military rule protests earlier in the week. The United Nations . Learn More
Canada – New Data Shows that Homelessness Is a Women’s Rights Issue
Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson October 4, 2021 - Visible homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the housing crisis across Canada. For women, girls and gender-diverse people, homelessness is often hidden, meaning that they are more likely to avoid shelters, couch surf or remain in abusive relationships than end up on the . Learn More
European Court Tells Russia ‘Urgent Changes’ Needed to Curb Domestic Violence
The art performance Quarrel With Me, shown in St. Petersburg in May, was organized by artist and activist Katrin Nenasheva, second from right, to address the topic of domestic violence during Russia’s lockdown. In the performance, Nenasheva invites people to have a quarrel with her. Peter Kovalev—TASS/Getty Images. December 15, 2021 - . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban Says Women Not Able to Travel Without a Male Relative Chaperone
In another blow to women's rights, Afghan women will only be able to travel short distances unaccompanied.(AFP: Sajjad Hussain) December 26, 2021 - Afghanistan's Taliban authorities say women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative. The guidance, . Learn More
Honduras – Election of First Female President
Xiomara Castro, presidential candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation Party, gives a statement after the closing of the general election in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Nov. 28, 2021. Jose Cabezas / Reuters By Associated Press December 1, 2021 - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ ruling party conceded defeat Tuesday in presidential elections held two . Learn More
Egypt – Women Describe Sexual Abuse By Officials
Women, with red paint on their bodies to symbolise blood, protest against sexual harassment in front of the opera house in Cairo June 14, 2014, after a woman was sexually assaulted by a mob. REUTERS © 2021 The New York Times Company July 25, 2021 - In each case, they said, they were sexually abused by the officials sworn to protect . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban Replace Women’s Affairs Ministry with Vice & Virtue Department
AFP September 17, 2021 - The Taliban appeared to have shut down the government’s ministry of women’s affairs and replaced it with a department notorious for enforcing strict religious doctrine during their first rule two decades ago. Workers were seen raising a sign for the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice at the old . Learn More
Slovakia – Government Apologizes for Illegal Sterilizations: Lawyer & Plenipotentiary for Romani Community Say Compensation Must Follow
Illegally sterilized women from the Czech Republic and Slovakia have launched an online petition seeking recognition of their right to compensation with the support of the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Slovakia. (PHOTO: www.kampan.poradna-prava.sk) November 26, 2021 - The Government of Slovakia has apologized for the illegal sterilizations . Learn More
Indigenous Women at Cop26 Rally: ‘Femicide Is Linked to Ecocide’
Sii-am Hamilton: ‘This year alone I’ve watched so much violence, towards specifically young Indigenous women and girls, at the hands of the police.’ Photograph: Robert Perry/EPA By Libby Brooks “Remember my face,” Sii-am Hamilton told the crowd gathered on Finnieston Street near the high fencing that surrounds the Cop26 summit on Tuesday morning. . Learn More
Afghanistan – Amidst Hunger & Poverty, Desperate Families May Sell Their Young Daughters
A little girl betrothed to a 23-year-old man to whose family they were indebted, sitting inside a tent at the Shamal Darya Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp in Qala-i-Naw,Badghis Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2021. (AFP Photo) AFP – October 26. 2021 - Fahima has wept many times since her husband sold their two young daughters into marriage . Learn More
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