Australia continue to be the only cricket country firmly opposed to playing Afghanistan due to the human rights of women and girls in the Taliban-ruled country.
The French parliament recently voted in favor of enshrining the right to abortion into the country's constitution. While crowds celebrated outside, the slogan "my body my choice" was projected onto the Eiffel Tower in giant letters.
Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Palestinian homes, creating a dissonant visual record of the war in Gaza as a looming famine intensifies world scrutiny of Israel's offensive. In one video, an Israeli soldier sits in an armchair in a room in Gaza grinning, with a gun in one hand and dangling white satin underwear from the other over the open mouth of a comrade lying on a sofa. Elsewhere, another soldier sits atop a tank holding a...
Political strategist James Carville just issued Democrats an explicit warning that President Biden’s poor polling numbers indicate serious problems with the Democratic Party.
The "TRANSform the Vote" rally will advocate for greater transgender political engagement and increased transgender visibility.
Thousands of protestors, organised by Aurat March, have marched for trans
Written By: Hakim Bigzaad Following the extension of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) by the UN Security Council, several human rights and women’s organizations are calling for special attention to the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan by this office. The United Nations Security Council, in a session held on Friday, […]
Following the extension of UNAMA’s mission in Afghanistan by the United Nations Security Council, Amnesty International has welcomed the one-year extension and urged the head of UNAMA to focus its objectives in the current year on the rights of women, girls, minorities, and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Amnesty International, on its social media platform […]
Saudi Arabia will be the new chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, an organization founded in 1945 to be responsible for defending women’s rights. The election was reported to have been uncontested. The Kingdom’s ambassador to the U.N., Abdulaziz Alwasil, was selected from the members of the ‘Asia group,’ whose
Saudi Arabia controversially elected chair of UN forum for 'women's rights' (Third column, 4th story, link)
UMaine will take on Big Ten regular season champion Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of a gender equality forum has been criticized by women’s rights advocates. The UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) unanimously appointed Saudi Arabia to chair its 69th session in 2025, according to the Saudi