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Honour-killing in Karachi
22-01-25 Chiara Bellini Team Pakistan Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. On Tuesday, January 22nd, 2025, police officials recovered the bodies of two ...
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Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan to advocate for the right to education of girls during the Girls’ Education Summit in Islamabad
10-01-25 Emma Wijnen Team Pakistan Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will be returning to Pakistan this week to attend ...
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The UNiTE Campaign and the ongoing fight against Gender-Based Violence in Pakistan
13-12-24 Emma Wijnen Team Pakistan Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. At the beginning of this week, the UNiTE Campaign, which focuses on ...
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Latest Restrictions on Women’s Freedom in Afghanistan
4-12-2024 Roxie Burton Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. On the morning of December 4th, women training as midwives and nurses in ...
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Belgium becomes first country to award sex workers comprehensive labour rights and protections.
01-12-24 Roxie Burton Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. On December 1st, a historic law was introduced in Belgium, when it ...
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Empowering women in Agriculture: Nepal’s First Women-Owned Rice Mill
01-12-2024 Fanni Lovas South East Asia Researcher Global Human Rights Defence In the last decade, Nepal has witnessed a significant shift in agricultural ...
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The Silent Crisis: How Domestic Violence Affects Women in the Workforce
25-11-2024 Valentina Stivanello-Gussoni Southeast Asia & Pacific Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. The devastating impact of domestic violence stretches beyond the boundaries of ...
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Iran seeks to open ‘treatment facilities’ for women who defy the country’s strict hijab laws
25-11-2024 Roxie Burton Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence The Iranian state has spoken of its plans to open treatment clinics for ...
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Women’s Bodies, from Repressed to Exhibited: Ahou Daryaei Reignites Iranian Women’s Fight for their Bodily Autonomy
06-11-2024 Benedetta De Rosa Women’s Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. For 45 years, Iran has had the Hijab law, which not only ...
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China’s Illegal Surrogacy Industry: Women’s Rights at Risk Amid Demographic Crisis
28-10-2024 Fanni Lovas Human Rights Researcher Global Human Rights Defence A shocking case in China has reignited debate over the country’s illegal surrogacy ...