Torture
Nigeria: Male ritualist brutally kills female food vendor
In Osun State, Nigeria, on the 11th of April 2021 a female vendor was lured into the home of the male suspect. The ...
Crisis & Conflict
French activists protest violence against women and femicide
In France, around 200 000 women suffer from domestic violence yearly and the rates of femicide are one of the highest in Europe. ...
Torture
Poland accused of abandoning domestic violence victim
Women’s rights activists and opposition MPs have accused the Polish government of abandoning victims of domestic violence after parliament moves a bill that ...
Asia
HRFP and GHRD observed Women’s Day on “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”:
Pakistan (March 08, 2022): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) observed International Women’s Day 2022 on ...
Women's Rights
As access to abortions becomes more difficult, volunteers support women terminating pregnancy
Abortion is legal in Croatia until tenth week of pregnancy, however access to abortions is diminishing. According to World Health Organization, the amount ...