Montly Archive June 2018
No more time limit to prosecute sexual offense in South Africa
FIDH – On Thursday 14 June 2018, the South African Constitutional Court (Court) issued an unanimous judgment confirming that there will be no more time limit in which to institute a criminal prosecution for any sexual […]
Wednesday، 27 June، 2018Hodeidah: What the assault means for Yemen’s civilians and the aid effort
Forces backed by the United Arab Emirates and their Yemeni partners – part of a Saudi Arabian-led coalition that has been fighting Houthi rebels and their allies in Yemen since March 2015 – are now on the outskirts of the Houthi-controlled city of 600,000.
Wednesday، 27 June، 2018Trump and Women: A Marxist Critique
We all know that Donald Trump is a misogynist. But that’s not the end of the story. Trump uses women in a calculated way to promote his business empire and political image.
Wednesday، 27 June، 2018Saudi Arabia: Nouf Abdulaziz and Mayya Al-Zahrani detained incommunicado in wave of arrests
Iran: Zeinab Taheri arbitrarily arrested and detained incommunicado
53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, female filmmakers from eastern Europe and Iranian cinema
The Karlovy Vary Int. Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic &the most prestigious one in Central and Eastern Europe. It is incidentally one of the oldest. A-list film, which means a category equal to the festivals of Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Moscow…
Monday، 25 June، 2018Frida Kahlo and the birth of Fridolatry
Frida Kahlo has been subject to global scrutiny and commercial exploitation. She has been appropriated by curators, historians, artists, actors, activists, Mexican consulates, museums and Madonna.
Friday، 15 June، 2018‘I couldn’t even scream’: survival and abuse inseparable for Kabul children
The Guardian -For 14-year-old Ahmed*, life as a kid on the streets of the Afghan capital has become synonymous with abuse. His voice calm and unwavering, Ahmed reels off stories of the assaults he has suffered […]
Friday، 15 June، 2018Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer detained
Press release13 June 2018 – The Iranian authorities should immediately release human rights lawyer Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh and cease all acts of harassment against her, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a […]
Thursday، 14 June، 2018Jailed Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab named an honorary citizen of the city of Paris
The Council of Paris has unanimously awarded honorary citizenship to activist Nabeel Rajab, in recognition of his fight for freedom, democracy and human rights. Co-founder-president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, founding director of Gulf Center for HR.
Thursday، 14 June، 2018
