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Greta stands with Sami and Navalny on trial again: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Myanmar to Mexico Continue readi…
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Lives of LGBTQ+ Afghans ‘dramatically worse’ under Taliban rule, finds survey
Human Rights Watch reports cases of mob attacks, gang-rape and death threats, with LGBTQ+ people living in fea…
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Desmond Tutu’s funeral and Kazakhstan clashes: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Hong Kong Continue rea…
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The disappeared in Mexico, Afghan female footballers and a giant puppet: human rights this fortnight in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms from Thailand to Texas Continue readin…
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Kidnapped, raped and wed against their will: Kyrgyz women’s fight against a brutal tradition
At least 12,000 women are still abducted and forced into marriage every year in Kyrgyzstan. But pressure is gr…
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The abandonment of Afghanistan is shameful | Letters
Jane Ghosh thinks we have left behind devastation and despair, Trevor Curnow looks at parallels with Vietnam, …
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Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’
Exclusive: Front Line Defenders report says rights defenders working in sex industry face ‘targeted attacks’ a…
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‘Stop patronising me and give me an interview’: the female journalists speaking up for India’s poor
India’s only all-women news organisation is the subject of an award-winning documentary. The film-makers expla…
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Imran Khan’s comments about rape and purdah were taken out of context | Letter
Raoof Hasan, special assistant to Imran Khan, responds to criticism of the Pakistani prime minister’s remarks …
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Outrage after Pakistan PM Imran Khan blames rape crisis on women
Khan accused of being a ‘rape apologist’ after saying rise in attacks is down to women wearing ‘very few cloth…
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Student’s rape and murder puts India’s sexual violence under spotlight again
Despite new laws to combat the problem, a rape is reported every 15 minutes, leaving victims and families cryi…
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Rape victims in south Asia still face vaginal tests, report finds
Unscientific ‘morality’ examination linked to low conviction rates and violates women’s rights, says Equality …
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Pakistani PM blasted for blaming rape on how women dress
Human rights campaigners accuse Imran Khan of ‘baffling ignorance’ amid rise in rape casesPakistan rights camp…
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Quarter of women and girls have been abused by a partner, says WHO
Largest such study finds domestic violence experienced by one-in-four teenage girls with worst levels faced by…
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Virginity tests for female rape survivors outlawed by Pakistani court
Judge said the ‘humiliating’ practice was used to cast suspicion on the victim, and deflected focus from the a…