9/1/2010
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China Court to Hear Nation's First HIV Discrimination Case
The case of an unidentified prospective schoolteacher who was denied a job in China because he is HIV positive was the first case of HIV discrimination to be accepted in a Chinese court Monday... |
8/30/2010
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Campaign Workers for Afghan Woman Candidate Murdered
The bodies of five campaign workers who had been working for a woman parliament candidate in Afghanistan's Herat province were found over the weekend... |
8/27/2010
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Polish Parliament Hearing Held Regarding Women Traveling for Abortions
Leading Polish activists held a civil hearing at the Polish parliament yesterday on the rising number of Polish women who are traveling abroad to obtain access to abortion... |
8/27/2010
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Sri Lankan Woman Tortured by Employers in Saudi Arabia
A Sri Lankan woman, LP Ariyawathie, who worked in Saudi Arabia as a maid for a private residence was tortured by her employers... |
8/25/2010
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New Gas Attack on Afghan Girls' School
A girls' school in Kabul, Afghanistan was the target of a gas attack yesterday... |
8/24/2010
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Gang-Rape Used as Weapon of War in Congo
Rwandan and Congolese rebels reportedly gang-raped between 150 and 200 women and young boys during a raid of eastern villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this month, humanitarian aids in the region say... |
8/23/2010
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Karzai Promises Not to Sacrifice Women's Rights
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that he will not sacrifice women's rights in any peace deal with the Taliban.
In an interview, President Karzai discussed plans to negotiate peace with members of the Taliban who are willing to break ties with terrorist groups like al-Qaida, according to the Associated Press... |
8/23/2010
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Bangladesh Court Bans Religious Attire Requirements
Bangladesh's High Court ruled late last week that individuals can not be forced to wear religious attire, including the burqa, in workplaces, schools, or colleges.
This ruling follows a recent report that Rani Bhabani Women's College in northern Bangladesh has required that all women wear burqas, according to the Canadian Press... |
8/19/2010
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Indonesia Introduces Women-Only Train Carriages
Indonesia launched its first women-only train carriage on the Jakarta public transportation system today... |
8/18/2010
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German Same-Sex Couples to Receive Equal Inheritance Rights
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that registered same-sex partners should receive the same inheritance rights as married couples... |
8/17/2010
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Mexico Upholds Same-Sex Adoption Law
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled 9 to 2 today to uphold a Mexico City law that allows same-sex couples to adopt... |
8/16/2010
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Young Couple Stoned by the Taliban
The Taliban stoned a young couple to death this weekend in northern Afghanistan because the couple allegedly committed adultery... |
8/12/2010
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Iranian Woman "Confesses" to Murder
A woman who claimed to be Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an imprisoned Iranian woman who faces execution for the crime of adultery, despite solid evidence that she is innocent, appeared yesterday on Iranian primetime television... |
8/11/2010
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Brazil Offers Asylum to Imprisoned Iranian Woman
Brazilian ambassador to Iran Antonio Luis Espinola Salgado submitted a formal request from the Brazilian Government to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday offering asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an imprisoned Iranian woman who faces execution for the crime of adultery, despite solid evidence that she is innocent... |
8/11/2010
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Argentina's Reproductive Policies Failing Women
Human Rights Watch released a report yesterday indicating that Argentina is failing to provide adequate reproductive health care for women... |
8/10/2010
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Taliban Flogs and Executes Pregnant Widow
A pregnant widow was publicly flogged 200 times before being executed in the Qades district in the Badghis Province of western Afghanistan on Sunday... |
8/10/2010
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Iranian Lawyer Seeks Asylum
Iranian human rights lawyer, Mohammad Mostafaei, has sought asylum in Norway to flee a warrant for his arrest... |
8/10/2010
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Female Malaysian Islamic Court Judges Have Equal Power of Male Counterparts
Malaysia's first two women Islamic court judges will have the same power as male judges, the Malaysian government has confirmed... |
8/10/2010
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Miss Africa USA to Raise Awareness about Female Genital Mutilation
Fatoumata Souma of the Republic of Guinea-Conakry was crowned Miss Africa USA late last month with a platform of raising awareness in the United States about female genital mutilation in Africa... |
8/9/2010
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New Kenyan Constitution Includes Gains for Women
Sixty-seven percent of Kenyan citizens voted to implement a new constitution late last week, which will decrease the powers of the presidency, expand the rights of citizens and advance the status of women... |
