Global IssuesNews headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 2
Why Russia's Ban on Child-Free 'Propaganda' Impacts Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Jan 06 (IPS) - “A lot of people are very scared,” says Zalina Marshenkulova. “This is obviously another tool of repression. The state is waging war on the remnants of free-thinking people in Russia and trying to suppress all dissent and freedom,” the Russian feminist activist tells IPS.
‘Absolutely the wrong path,’ Türk warns against Afghanistan’s ban on women in NGOs
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep alarm over Afghanistan’s recent decision to revoke the licenses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that continue to employ Afghan women in the country.
South Korea’s Democracy Defended
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Dec 20 (IPS) - Democracy is alive and well in South Korea. When President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to impose martial law, the public and parliamentarians united to defend it. Now Yoon must face justice for his power grab.
We Can and Must Do Our Best
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (IPS) - As 2024 comes to a close, I dare to say that this has been an especially gruesome year for millions upon millions of young children, their parents and their teachers. The world has witnessed one horrific crisis of cruelty, dispossession and human suffering after another.
In Times of War: Tough Ethical Questions and Inner Turmoil
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO / BEIRUT, Dec 17 (IPS) - Sixty-four days of unrelenting war machine by Israel against Lebanon put my entire beliefs and ethos to a painful test: my sincerity in promoting social justice, human rights, integrity, patriotism, spirituality and, philosophically speaking, universal human values of love, peace and non-violence.
Afghan Women Vow To Resist Taliban Oppression Until Freedom Is Achieved
- Inter Press Service
Dec 13 (IPS) - The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasonsThree years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, women continue to face oppressive laws and systemic marginalization.
Mahrang BalochFeted Worldwide, Persecuted at Home
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Dec 13 2024 (IPS) - “This recognition by a media outlet highlights the painful stories of abductions, torture, and the genocide of the Baloch people,” said 31-year-old political activist Mahrang Baloch, speaking with IPS over the phone from Quetta, Balochistan, in reference to her inclusion on the BBC’s annual list of 100 most inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024.
Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed
- UN News
Iranian women and girls now face prison terms of up to 15 years and possible death sentences for failing to wear a hijab, through a new strict law on religious dress and behaviour that was due to take effect on Friday.
To What Extent is Bangladesh’s Hindu Population Under Attack?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (IPS) - Bangladesh has been in the midst of a deepening political crisis and a significant social divide since August 5 when the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following a mass uprising led by students. Diplomatic relations between India and Bangladesh have since soured and given way to a considerable amount of disinformation, especially surrounding the persecution of the Hindu population.
India Bangladesh Relations on the Edge?
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Dec 10 (IPS) - Even as India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Bangladesh amid strain in ties over attacks on Hindu minorities, he carried with him a bag of complaints: it sure was not a good will mission. It was one where India has focused on its discomfort, rather anger, over the persecution of Hindus under the new regime in Bangladesh.
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