In a first, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg found in favor of one woman whose pleas for help were ignored by the Russian police.
Tag: Women’s Rights
Stressing War’s Toll, Taliban and Afghan Representatives Agree to Peace Road Map
In two days of often emotional discussions that for first time included the Afghan government, Taliban and Afghan officials called for ending civilian deaths and assuring women’s fundamental rights.
For Recording Her Boss’s Lewd Call, She, Not He, Will Go to Jail
An Indonesian school employee who recorded her boss making lewd comments must serve six months in prison for distributing indecent material, the Supreme Court ruled.
Saudi Arabia Granted Women the Right to Drive. A Year on, It’s Still Complicated.
A year after Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on female drivers, thousands of women are behind the wheel. But behind the celebrations lay larger issues.
She Thought She’d Married a Rich Chinese Farmer. She Hadn’t.
Pakistan has charged dozens of people with trafficking women to China as wives. Rabia Kanwal was one bride who says she was lied to. In China, her husband has a different story.
In Kabul’s Liberating Cafes, ‘Women Make the Culture Here, Not Men’
As peace talks threaten Afghan women’s hard-won freedoms, they find sanctuary in coffee shops and enjoy the free conversation, and mingling with men, permitted there.
Attacks on Girls’ Schools on the Rise as Taliban Make Gains
Two school bombings last month in Afghanistan renewed fears of a return to repression should the Taliban become part of a future government.
With Joko Widodo’s Re-election, Indonesia Bucks Global Tilt Toward Strongmen
The president of the world’s third-largest democracy won a second term Tuesday, and vowed in an interview to protect pluralism and fight growing extremist threats.
‘You Should Be in the Kitchen’: At Afghan Assembly, Women Are Told They Don’t Belong
Female delegates trying to speak on peace with the Taliban were told to sit down and shut up, raising fears that future governments will not protect their rights.
In Kosovo, a Teenage Girl’s Rape Case Stirs a #MeToo Fury
A young woman’s assault accusation against a teacher and a police officer has become a scandal in a country where gender-based violence is a rampant problem.