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The Apatani women in Ziro Valley
25 Jun 2018
The Apatani women in Ziro Valley
25 Jun 2018

The Apatani tribe lives in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, in north-eastern India. The tribe lives mainly in the Ziro Valley, at an altitude of 1500m. 

25 Jun 2018
The story of an acid attack survivor
15 May 2018
The story of an acid attack survivor
15 May 2018

Pragya Singh had been married for only twelve days when a jilted man threw acid at her

15 May 2018
An interview with Dr Bhavna Chawla, a surgeon at MSF India
30 Apr 2018
An interview with Dr Bhavna Chawla, a surgeon at MSF India
30 Apr 2018

Bhavna Chawla is an Indian surgeon with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

30 Apr 2018
Kashmiri Women, victims of armed conflict
23 Mar 2018
Kashmiri Women, victims of armed conflict
23 Mar 2018

For more than 70 years, women have been the primary victims of the ongoing conflict over the Kashmir territory

23 Mar 2018
Family planning in the slums of Mumbai
14 Mar 2018
Family planning in the slums of Mumbai
14 Mar 2018

Family planning and contraception are unknown options for most of the women who live in the slums

14 Mar 2018
Kerala’s Pink Police Patrol
12 Mar 2018
Kerala’s Pink Police Patrol
12 Mar 2018

The Pink Police Patrol have taken to the streets in Kerala’s cities to protect women and children from street violence and sexual harassment.

12 Mar 2018
Women seeking asylum in Canada
26 Feb 2018
Women seeking asylum in Canada
26 Feb 2018

When Donald Trump won the US Presidential elections in November 2016, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada was open to asylum seekers and anyone who needed protection

26 Feb 2018
Colombia’s peace deal: the cultural divide and its impact on women’s rights
30 Jan 2018
Colombia’s peace deal: the cultural divide and its impact on women’s rights
30 Jan 2018

On 30 November 2016, Colombia’s congress approved a revised peace deal between the government and Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), the nation’s largest rebel group.

30 Jan 2018
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Menstruation matters
10 Apr 2018
Menstruation matters
10 Apr 2018

Periods are natural. Women worldwide are often still made to feel ashamed about this aspect of their lives.

10 Apr 2018
Abortion law in Italy
22 Mar 2018
Abortion law in Italy
22 Mar 2018

The Italian legislation about reproductive rights is hindering the right to abortion for many Italian women due to the practice of the so called conscientious objectors

22 Mar 2018
Abortion law in Poland
15 Mar 2018
Abortion law in Poland
15 Mar 2018

In the first days of October 2017, Polish women marched to protest against the government and the restrictive abortion law

15 Mar 2018
Women in STEM careers
7 Mar 2018
Women in STEM careers
7 Mar 2018

Women remain a minority in STEM fields

7 Mar 2018
Women in the Media: Spain
6 Mar 2018
Women in the Media: Spain
6 Mar 2018

Decades after the end of Franco’s dictatorship, women in Spanish media are still represented, or underrepresented, in a way that does not reflect changes in society

6 Mar 2018
Barriers to adoption
2 Mar 2018
Barriers to adoption
2 Mar 2018

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) advocates that children’s best interest must be a top priority in all decisions and actions

2 Mar 2018
Women in the Media: Hollywood – part two
27 Feb 2018
Women in the Media: Hollywood – part two
27 Feb 2018

Although the number of female protagonists is becoming higher, it’s still surprisingly low, with only 29 per cent of protagonists being female in 2016's top 100 Hollywood films 

27 Feb 2018
Northern Ireland’s abortion law: free access to terminations across the sea is not enough
21 Feb 2018
Northern Ireland’s abortion law: free access to terminations across the sea is not enough
21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018
Women in the Media: Hollywood – part one
20 Feb 2018
Women in the Media: Hollywood – part one
20 Feb 2018
20 Feb 2018
Women who are deprived of liberty
19 Feb 2018
Women who are deprived of liberty
19 Feb 2018

In Spain, more than 5000 women were in prison in 2014

19 Feb 2018
Women in the workplace: far from striking the balance
13 Feb 2018
Women in the workplace: far from striking the balance
13 Feb 2018

Women are not making it to the top of any profession anywhere in the world. The numbers tell the story quite clearly...

13 Feb 2018
Supreme Court: no NHS abortion services in Northern Ireland
13 Feb 2018
Supreme Court: no NHS abortion services in Northern Ireland
13 Feb 2018

The UK Supreme Court has upheld the ban on women from Northern Ireland receiving NHS-funded abortion services in England.

13 Feb 2018
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Leaving a legacy: a brief look back at the legal initiatives of Michelle Bachelet's tenure in Chile
18 Jun 2018
Leaving a legacy: a brief look back at the legal initiatives of Michelle Bachelet's tenure in Chile
18 Jun 2018

As Michelle Bachelet prepares for her departure from Chile’s Presidential Palace in Santiago, she leaves behind an influential precedent established with the motive to enhance women’s rights and equality through a number of legislative reforms. 

18 Jun 2018
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of women in Kenya
24 May 2018
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of women in Kenya
24 May 2018

Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya guarantees to everyone ‘the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care’.

24 May 2018
Applying Kenya’s domestic law to combat female genital mutilation in Dadaab refugee camp
22 May 2018
Applying Kenya’s domestic law to combat female genital mutilation in Dadaab refugee camp
22 May 2018

Although refugee camps are meant to be beacons of hope, refugee women in the Dadaab, Kenya, continue to be victims of one of the worst forms of gender-based violence, FGM.

22 May 2018
A booming child cybersex industry: the Philippines
2 May 2018
A booming child cybersex industry: the Philippines
2 May 2018

The Philippines has ‘become the global epicentre of the live-stream sexual abuse trade, and many of the victims are children’.

2 May 2018
Unlocking the door to legalising female genital mutilation (FGM) in Kenya: the case for culture?
11 Apr 2018
Unlocking the door to legalising female genital mutilation (FGM) in Kenya: the case for culture?
11 Apr 2018

Female Genital Mutilation has been qualified as violence against women and girls by the United Nations and under international human rights law

11 Apr 2018
First Bill against rape – a milestone for women’s rights in Somaliland
11 Apr 2018
First Bill against rape – a milestone for women’s rights in Somaliland
11 Apr 2018

Somaliland's first Bill against rape passes through the Lower House

11 Apr 2018
Combating sexual exploitation
29 Mar 2018
Combating sexual exploitation
29 Mar 2018

Prostitution in Thailand has been illegal since the 1996 Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act since 1996. Yet, the sex industry is booming due to a lack of law enforcement

29 Mar 2018
Fleeing North Korea: refugees’ perilous journey to safety
24 Mar 2018
Fleeing North Korea: refugees’ perilous journey to safety
24 Mar 2018

In  light of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang and the joint participation of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea)  under a unified Korean flag, it is easy to forget the tensions leading up to this event.

24 Mar 2018
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The Refugee Family Reunion Bill – bringing families together again
24 Apr 2018
The Refugee Family Reunion Bill – bringing families together again
24 Apr 2018

The Refugee Family Reunion Bill proposes to amend the current law that forces many families who have survived unimaginable atrocities to live apart

24 Apr 2018
The conflict in Myanmar
5 Mar 2018
The conflict in Myanmar
5 Mar 2018

Today, Rohingya Muslims, an ethnic minority that mainly lives in the northern region of Rakhine State in Myanmar, are victims of a violent displacement, forced to seek refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh.

5 Mar 2018
The long journey of seeking asylum in the UK
1 Mar 2018
The long journey of seeking asylum in the UK
1 Mar 2018

Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) recognises the right of persons to seek asylum from persecution in other countries

1 Mar 2018
Empowering women – Australia
28 Feb 2018
Empowering women – Australia
28 Feb 2018

Reflecting on Australian women’s representation in political office and public life

28 Feb 2018

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