Desmond Tutu’s funeral and Kazakhstan clashes: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
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A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Hong Kong Continue reading…
Read MoreA roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Manila Continue reading…
Read MoreA roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms from Thailand to Texas Continue reading…
Read MoreAt least 12,000 women are still abducted and forced into marriage every year in Kyrgyzstan. But pressure is growing to finally end the medieval customAisuluu was returning home after spending the afternoon with her aunt in the village of At-Bashy, not …
Read MoreRights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’A report has found that sex worker activists are among the most at risk human righ…
Read MoreExclusive: Front Line Defenders report says rights defenders working in sex industry face ‘targeted attacks’ around the world‘I’m scared of being killed’: sex worker activists speak outSex worker activists are among the most at risk defenders of human …
Read MoreFamilies fearful of what will happen to girls and young women as the Islamist militants gain ground are joining the tens of thousands of displaced AfghansIt was an exceptionally hot summer morning, on 13 July, when people in Malistan district, in the s…
Read MoreLocal officials launch review as Indian government remains silent and protests continue into fourth dayA judge-led inquiry has been ordered into the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Delhi, as public anger mounts over the Indian govern…
Read MoreHundreds take to streets of Indian capital after latest case of sexual violenceThe alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl from India’s lowest caste has sparked a third day of protests in the capital, in the latest case to spotlight the country…
Read MoreHundreds take to streets of Indian capital after latest case of sexual violenceThe alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl from India’s lowest caste has sparked a third day of protests in the capital, in the latest case to spotlight the country…
Read MoreVictims’s family speak of their heartbreak as brutal killing sparks national debate on lack of progress to end violence against womenThe family of a 27-year-old woman who was allegedly tortured and beheaded by the son of a business tycoon have spoken o…
Read MoreDespite new laws to combat the problem, a rape is reported every 15 minutes, leaving victims and families crying out for justiceIt was a historic day for women in India. Mamata Banerjee and her party won a spectacular election victory in West Bengal, d…
Read MoreUnscientific ‘morality’ examination linked to low conviction rates and violates women’s rights, says Equality NowPhysical vaginal tests are still used to determine whether women and girls have been raped in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, according to a ne…
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Read MoreLargest such study finds domestic violence experienced by one-in-four teenage girls with worst levels faced by women in their 30s One in four women and girls around the world have been physically or sexually assaulted by a husband or male partner, acco…
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