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Protesters were reportedly faced with incidents of harassment and violence.
Uighur women and girls are not only enduring unspeakable cruelties in internment camps, subject to draconian sterilisation procedures, rape and sexual violence, but also in their everyday home lives.
Activists say Pakistan PM blames women's dress for rape
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was criticised for suggesting the veil can contain sexual assault.
Airbnb asked to drop Olympic ties over China abuses
Campaigners are calling on Airbnb to drop its sponsorship connection with the Olympics over alleged rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong ...
Thousands protest Turkey's withdrawal from women's treaty
Protests erupted in Turkey after announcing a decision to withdraw from the world's first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against ...
Turkey pulls out of treaty protecting women from violence
News of President Erdogan's decree to abandon a treaty designed to prevent violence against women has sparked anger among rights groups and calls for protests.
Egypt charges three men after woman's death
The three suspects have preliminarily been charged with 'thuggery' and unlawful imprisonment.
Egyptian woman 'pushed off balcony' for having male visitor
The 34-year-old woman reportedly fell to her death following a confrontation with her landlord over a male visitor.
Egypt arrests alleged paedophile caught on camera after uproar
Egyptian authorities arrested a man allegedly caught sexually assaulting a young girl in surveillance footage gone viral.
China breaching all acts in UN genocide convention: report
A newly-published report says China has violated every single provision in the UN Genocide Convention.
MENA women shake region out of sexual harassment silence
Women from Morocco, to Egypt, Iran and Kuwait took their countries by storm in the past year through social media to break the silence on sexual ...
Gender-based violence 'devastates' women across MENA: Amnesty
Marking International Women's Day, Amnesty highlights the plight of women throughout the MENA, who struggle with added pressures deriving from ...
Draft law sparks fears for women's rights in Egypt
The draft personal status law would be a major set-back for women's rights if realised, a leading Egyptian rights organisation said ...
Trial sparks a wave of desperation in Iraq's Kurdistan
Comment: The trial of five Kurdish activists and journalists for 'spying' has left Kurds furious with their leaders. As hardship increases, they ...
UN sanctions top Houthi police official in Yemen’s capital
“In these sites, women, including at least one minor, were forcibly disappeared, repeatedly interrogated, raped, tortured, denied timely medical ...
Sisters of freed Saudi activist Hathloul demand 'real' justice
Although recently released, Loujain Al-Hathloul will remain under strict restrictions, including a five-year travel ban and three years of probation.
Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison
Leading Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from prison after nearly three years behind bars, her family says
US, UK vow action after Uighur sexual violence report
The US and UK vowed action after a BBC investigation detailed testimonies of sexual violence against Uighur women in Chinese camps.
The West's dangerous dalliance with Hindu extremists
Comment: Power politics and the pursuit of profits are driving the West's enabling of the RSS and other Hindu extremist groups in India, writes ...
Fighting to advance the hard-won freedoms of Tunisia's revolution
In-depth: From women's rights to freedom of expression, progressives in Tunisia's young democracy are fighting to preserve and advance the ...
Palestinian teen's murder underscores the joint struggle with BLM
Comment: For Palestinians and US communities of colour, racism is the enabler of violence and oppression. We must unite in our resistance to ...
ICC drops UK war crimes inquiry despite finding 'atrocities'
The ICC report comes as the UK inches towards passing legislation protecting soldiers from 'vexatious claims'.
Unregulated state-backed marriage loans in Iran 'exploiting vulnerable children'
Child marriage in Iran is being facilitated by state banks that are giving off unregulated loans to those who want to marry.
The glorious hype and ugly reality of French values
Comment: For the leader of a supposedly free and secular republic, Macron's attempt to preside over the lives of French Muslims is an affront to ...
HRW has urged Pakistan to completely end the practice of virginity testing.
Women fuelled Sudan's revolution, but the promise of greater gender equality remains elusive.
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