“A more gender-responsive mission builds trust with the communities they serve and improves its effectiveness,” said UN Women’s Executive Director Sima Bahous at the start of the event. She also highlighted the vital role women play in today’s multifaceted peacekeeping missions and stressed the need to ensure the equal participation of women. The Fund was…
Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of…
The priority theme for this year’s CSW, an annual, two-week long event which has been advancing rights for women since 1946, was the ongoing discrimination, abuse, and misogyny women face in the virtual world. The aim was to advance progress towards levelling the digital playing field, and to address persistent issues that affect women and…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media After several incidents of killing women and dumping the bodies in plastic drums in the Indian city of Bengaluru, the buzz of a serial killer began to be heard. According to Indian media, three women’s bodies have been found in plastic drums since December, while the police claim that one…
Lady Diana and Kate Middleton had to undergo reproductive health tests before marriage; Photo: File London: Author Tom Quinn’s book ‘Gilded Youth’ reveals that before marrying Prince William, Kate Middleton had to undergo ‘reproductive health’ tests to ensure that the royal bride-to-be was capable of bearing children. . Prince Harry’s recently published book has also…
The town hall with representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was held as part of the annual session of the UN Committee on the Status of Women (CSW), which meets in New York every March. Its latest two-week session – known as CSW67, which runs through Friday – is focused on the theme of innovation,…
Videos of Hindu extremists harassing Muslim women have gone viral on social media. Photo: Twitter New Delhi: Extremist Hindus in India have made the festival of Holi a nightmare for Muslim women. On the day of Holi, videos of Hindu extremists harassing Muslim women in different cities of India have gone viral on social media….
Gender equality in the judiciary has been historically unbalanced, including at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The first woman to be elected as a member of the ICJ in 1995 was Dame Rosalyn Higgins, who in 2006 also became the first female President of the Court. …
In India, many extremists rioted on the festival of Holi and during this time they did not even spare women and went out of their way by misbehaving. Abaya-wearing Muslim women in India have had paint and other objects thrown at them, while foreign bloggers have been harassed. According to reports, despite the ban, the…
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called for the authorities to provide full reparation and an official apology to the survivors, who have suffered decades of physical, psychological and other consequences. ‘Symbolic’ victory “This is a symbolic moment of victory for these victims who were previously silenced, ignored, written off and…
