Prime Minister Boris Johnson says an emphatic no, but rights groups argue that it would add an extra layer of protection for women who face violence at the hands of men.
Tag: Women and Girls
Maria Ressa is Only the 18th Woman to Win the Nobel Peace Prize in 126 Years
Past recipients include the women’s rights activist Jane Addams; the Catholic saint Mother Teresa; and the African leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Kamla Bhasin, a First-Wave South Asian Feminist, Dies at 75
An activist, poet and author, she spent most of her adult life fighting injustice and patriarchy and building bonds of solidarity with women across borders.
Why the Taliban’s Repression of Women May Be More Tactical Than Ideological
For Afghanistan’s new rulers, keeping the clamps on women is a kind of marketing. But it may still cost them dearly.
Breast Implant Company’s Sponsorship of Women’s Chess Draws Backlash
The International Chess Federation’s partnership with Establishment Labs touched off criticism in the chess world, where women say they have long faced unequal treatment and misogyny.
3,000 Yazidis Are Still Missing. Their Families Know Where Some of Them Are.
Seven years after they were captured by the Islamic State, some members of the Iraqi religious minority are still being held captive by fighters in Syria. Others are with families of ISIS militants.
Sarah Everard’s Killer, Wayne Couzens, Falsely Arrested Her, Court Hears
Wayne Couzens, a British police officer who pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard, used the pretense of Covid regulations to kidnap the 33-year-old as she was walking home.
Tunisian President Appoints Prime Minister Amid Protests Over Power Grab
President Kais Saied named Najla Bouden Romdhan, the country’s first female prime minister. But it may do little to dispel fears he is moving toward one-man rule of the nation where the Arab Spring began.
Man Charged With Murder in Killing of Sabina Nessa in London
Sabina Nessa, 28, was killed in a park in Southeast London. A 36-year-old man has been charged with her murder.
New Taliban Chancellor Bars Women From Kabul University
The new policy for Afghanistan’s premier university is another major blow to women’s rights under Taliban rule, and to a two-decade effort to build up higher education.