OIC- IPHRC on the occasion of ‘International Women’s Day 2019’ calls for equality of opportunity and access to benefit from technological innovations for effective empowerment of all women and girls. Jeddah 8th March 2019: The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (OIC-IPHRC) in unison with the theme of the ‘International Women’s Day . Learn More
Nicaragua: UN Addresses Human Rights Crisis – Nicaragua Women & Girls
21 March 2019 - In response to the resolution that the United Nations Human Rights Council passed today to put in place monitoring and reporting on the ongoing human rights crisis in Nicaragua, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: “By putting in place monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation in . Learn More
Women & Sports: The Long Fight for Women’s Pay Equality in Sports
Members of the U.S. women’s soccer team in 2016. They used the slogan “Equal Play Equal Pay” to promote their wage fight. From left, Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn. U.S.W.N.T. Players Association By Maya Salam – March 11, 2019 Last week, all 28 players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team — the . Learn More
Well-Designed Quotas Lead to Significantly More Women in Parliament
5 Mar 2019 - According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union's yearly analysis, the share of women in national parliaments increased by nearly one percentage point last year, from 23.4 per cent in 2017 to 24.3 per cent in 2018. This 0.9 percentage point increase confirms the continuing rise of women in parliament, at a slightly faster rate of change . Learn More
Mauritania: Nomad “Feeding Season” of Force Feeding Young Girls to Be More Desirable for Marriage
Some girls of West African nation Mauritania, are forced to consume up to 16,000 calories a day to make them gain weight so they appear more 'attractive' to men. Channel 4 Unreported World presenter Sahar Zand learns about the so-called 'feeding season', when girls as young as 11 are made to spend two months eating kilos of porridge and couscous, . Learn More
Slovakia: First Female President Hails Victory For Progressive Values
Zuzana Čaputová: ‘Let us promote cooperation above personal interests.’ Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPA By Shaun Walker, central and eastern Europe correspondent March 31, 2019 - The woman who has been elected Slovakia’s first female president said her victory showed “you can win without attacking your opponents”, after fighting a positive . Learn More
Syria: Thousands of Palestinian Women Raped, Tortured, Killed in Syrian Prisons
By Bassam Tawil - March 25, 2019 For Palestinian women in Syria, there was no reason to celebrate International Women's Day, an event commemorated around the world earlier in March. While in many countries women were celebrating, a report published by a human rights organization, the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria, revealed that 107 . Learn More
Sex Trafficking – Face the Demand – Hold Buyers Accountable
Hold Buyers Accountable In Sex Trafficking By William Snyder - March 26, 2019 The usual tactic for law enforcement officers when we detect signs of illegal brothel activity is to go in with a couple of undercover agents, arrest the women, shut down the operation, and move on. But when a health department inspector noticed suspicious activity in . Learn More
Turkey: Women to Run Turkey’s Major Cities After Local Ballot
Female candidates win local vote to become mayors of three of Turkey's metropolitan municipalities Meltem Öztürk |02.04.2019 ANKARA Four women were elected to run Turkish cities in a local ballot held on March 31 across the country. According to unofficial results, ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party candidate Fatma Sahin was elected . Learn More
WHO: Women Outlive Men – Uneven Access to Health Services Drives Life Expectancy Gaps
4 April 2019 - Where women can access health services, maternal deaths decrease, lengthening women’s life expectancy. In many circumstances, men access health care less than women. Men are much more likely to die from preventable and treatable noncommunicable diseases and road traffic accidents. 18.1-year gap in life expectancy between . Learn More
USA – A Glimpse Inside the Hidden World of Orthodox Jewish Hassidic Women
By Sarah Maslin Nir - Photographs by Sharon Pulwer - Sept. 19, 2018 Sharon Pulwer was lost in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, shortly after moving here from Israel to study photography, when she came across the black hats and modest clothes of religious Jews in New York City. A secular Jew, she was momentarily taken aback. “I was very surprised that there . Learn More
Venezuela – Collaborative Open Civil Society Letter on the Serious Humanitarian Situation in Venezuela & Use of Food Aid as a Political Weapon Against the People
As members of the international community concerned about the right to food and food sovereignty, including advocates, practitioners and scholars, we denounce the use of food aid as a political weapon against the Venezuelan people and government at present while standing in solidarity with efforts on the ground in Venezuela focused on feeding . Learn More
Australia – Overview of Aboriginal & Torres Islander Health Status in 2018 – Gender Issues
WUNRN Australia Indigenous HealthInfoNet . Learn More
Venezuela – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Grants Urgent Measures to Protect Rights of Women & Girls in Venezuela
An international human rights organization and four Venezuelan organizations*, united in a coalition called Red Equivalencias en Acción, presented a request for precautionary measures before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, seeking to protect pregnant Venezuelan women who go to Maternidad Concepción Palacios, a hospital in Caracas, . Learn More
Indonesia-Aceh Province – Public Whipping of Unmarried Couples, after Hotel Raid
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Six couples were publicly whipped in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province Monday for relations outside marriage, with at least two women unable to walk after the painful punishment. Flogging is common for a range of offenses in the region at the tip of Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay . Learn More
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