UN Warns of Rising Internet Shutdowns as Digital Blackouts Spread Worldwide By Vibhu Mishra 22 January 2026 - A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns – with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the last two years – is prompting renewed warnings from the UN about the threat these digital blackouts pose to . Learn More
International Women’s Day 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls
International Women’s Day 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls On 8 March 2026, rally with women and girls around the world to demand equal rights – and equal justice to enforce, exercise, and enjoy those rights. As we begin the second quarter of the 21st century, no nation has closed the legal gaps between men and women. . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban’s New Penal Code Sparks Global Outrage Over Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Taliban’s New Penal Code Sparks Global Outrage Over Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Legalizing Domestic Abuse Under Strict Conditions One of the most alarming provisions in the new code permits husbands to physically discipline their wives and children, provided the punishment does not result in “broken bones or open wounds.” . Learn More
Australia – Elite Female Athletes Speak Out about Struggles with Body Image & Disordered Eating
Australia - Elite Female Athletes Speak Out about Struggles with Body Image & Disordered Eating By Johanna McDiarmid – Sent to WUNRN Via Dr. Shirley Kaye Randell, Australia January 12, 2026 - From the age of eight Matilda Friend chased a dream of becoming one of the world's best ice dancers. At her peak she and partner William Badaoui . Learn More
AI Is Transforming Childhood – At Home & At School
At Home & At School, AI Is Transforming Childhood It brings many benefits, but also hidden dangers Dec 4th 2025|BEIJING, LONDON and SINGAPORE|. TEACHERS WERE baffled. Some of the children using Khan Academy, an online learning platform, seemed to be cheating at their maths assignments with the help of an unknown accomplice. An . Learn More
Protesters Worldwide Demand End to Violence Against Women – Photos
Protesters Worldwide Demand End to Violence Against Women - Photos The UN finds home most dangerous place for women, with about 50,000 of them killed by partners or family last year. 26 November 2025 - Protesters around the world have rallied to express their anger over the persistence of violence against women and to demand greater public . Learn More
Charting the Path Beyond Beijing+30: Reflections on CSW69 and the Need for Transformative Change
Charting the Path Beyond Beijing+30: Reflections on CSW69 and the Need for Transformative Change As the world marks thirty years since the Beijing Declaration, CSW69 became a critical juncture to ask: will states take the bold steps needed to truly fulfill the promise of gender equality—or settle for symbolic reaffirmations? CESR’s Mahinour . Learn More
Nepal – Aid Cuts Result in Girls Out of School & Vulnerable to Child Marriage
Nepal - Aid Cuts Result in Girls Out of School & Vulnerable to Child Marriage A short-lived U.S-funded education program brought teachers to villages where girls had never been allowed to attend school. Its abrupt end has left many of those girls without a path back to learning — and under increased pressure to marry. By Sunita . Learn More
Women’s Informal Enterprises Generate Jobs Yet Face Overarching Bias
Women’s Informal Enterprises Generate Jobs Yet Face Overarching Bias By Martha Alter Chen, Gayatri Koolwal, Françoise Carré, Laura Alfers November 25, 2025 - The world leaders who addressed economic growth at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, need to overhaul how they view, measure and understand the world’s two billion workers . Learn More
Libya – Femicides in Libya Spark Calls for Tougher VAW Laws
Femicides in Libya Spark Calls for Tougher VAW Laws Islam Alatrash | Jennifer Holleis - December 1, 2025 Three killings of women in Libya have ignited a national debate over women's safety and accountability, prompting demands for stricter legislation to protect women. Femicides have stirred up a national debate over women's safety and . Learn More
Afghanistan – Video – The First Afghan Woman to Bring a Case of Incest to Trial
A Thousand Girls Like Me The First Woman in Afghanistan to Bring a Case of Incest to Trial In Afghanistan where systematic abuses of girls rarely come to light, and seeking justice can be deadly, one young woman says "Enough." Khatera was brutally raped by her father since the age of nine and today she raises two precious and precocious . Learn More
China Announces 13% Tax on Contraceptives To Boost Birth Rates, & Childcare To Be Exempt
China Announces 13% Tax on Contraceptives To Boost Birth Rates, & Childcare To Be Exempt Chinese people will pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services will be exempt, as the world's second-largest economy tries to boost birth rates. An overhaul of the tax system announced late last year removes many . Learn More
Afghanistan – Girls Say Taliban Education Ban Deepens Isolation & Mental Strain
Afghanistan - Girls Say Taliban Education Ban Deepens Isolation & Mental Strain January 3, 2026 - Schoolgirls and university students barred from education by the Taliban say prolonged restrictions have pushed them into forced isolation and mounting psychological distress, as 2026 begins with no indication that the bans will be . Learn More
Venezuela’s People Must Be Heard, Insists UN Human Rights Chief
Venezuela’s People Must Be Heard, Insists UN Human Rights Chief By Daniel Johnson in Geneva January 6, 2026 - Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday reiterated deep concerns that the military operation undermined fundamental protections for sovereign . Learn More
How to Save the Fight for Women’s Rights
How to Save the Fight for Women’s Rights The Backlash Against Democracy Calls for New Strategies By SASKIA BRECHENMACHER* January 7, 2026 - Three decades after the Beijing Platform for Action, the groundbreaking UN declaration that affirmed that women’s rights are human rights, the global movement for gender equality and women’s . Learn More
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