Kenya has offered to lead the multinational mission that aims to provide much needed back up to the national police in a bid to regain control of the streets from gang rule, which has plunged the country into chaos in recent months. Kenya was joined by the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad and Jamaica in…
The incidents, which have surged since early January, are purportedly linked to violations of the Taliban’s stringent dress code for women. The Human Rights Council-appointed experts called on de facto authorities to comply with Afghanistan’s human rights obligations, including under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The Taliban crackdown…
The World Health Organization’s representative to the DRC, Dr Boureima Hama Sambo, warned that in six eastern provinces, health facilities have been set alight, health workers killed and others face constant physical and psychological threats, while supplies have been looted. Heavy rain, flooding and landslides have also compromised aid access. Dr Sambo said that the…
“The draft law could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination with the intention of suppressing women and girls into total submission,” the independent experts said. They stressed that the proposed parliamentary Bill to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab…
Hijab is mandatory for female students in Indonesian schools, Photo: File Jakarta: A teacher at an Indonesian school cut the hair of 14 female students as punishment for not wearing hijab correctly. According to the World News Agency, the teacher cut the protruding hair in a school in a town in Java, Indonesia, after expressing…
File photo In Iran, a woman who violated the hijab laws was found guilty by CCTV cameras. According to foreign media, the court has sentenced the woman to 2 years of travel ban and 2 months of life imprisonment. According to reports, the judge also ordered a mental health examination of the woman for not…
Hijab banned in Srinagar school; Photo: File Srinagar: After Karnataka and other states, the Modi government also banned the wearing of hijab in Occupied Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, Narendra Modi’s fascist government is imposing Hindutva agenda of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the schools of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir to achieve its nefarious…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media British Airways has introduced a new uniform for its crew with the option of hijab. According to foreign media, this is the first major change in the British airline’s uniform in the last 20 years. It includes three-piece suits for men and several options for women. According to foreign media,…
File photo In Iran, 3 people who were part of the protests on the issue of hijab were sentenced to death. According to foreign media, the three people were arrested for joining the protests. It should be noted that a girl named Mahsa Amini was detained in Iran last year for not wearing hijab properly,…
File photo In Iran, smart cameras have started to be installed to detect women who do not wear hijab. According to foreign media, the Iranian police say that smart cameras are being installed in public places so that women who do not cover their heads with hijab can be sent a warning message on their…
