Human Rights
7 ridiculous restrictions on women’s rights around the world
7 ridiculous restrictions on women’s rights around the world
Wednesday 30 October 2013Gang Rape in India, Routine and Invisible
The New York Times By ELLEN BARRY and MANSI CHOKSI In Mumbai Case, a Group of Assault Suspects Had Little Fear of the Law MUMBAI, India — At 5:30 p.m. on that Thursday, four young men were playing […]
Monday 28 October 2013Rights Defenders Oppose China’s Membership in UN Human Rights Council
Two hundred and eighteen rights defenders in Shanghai signed a public appeal urging the United Nations not to elect China to the 47-member Human Rights Council. The election will be held on November 12 among UN member states in the General Assembly.
Sunday 27 October 2013Fighting For Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
The Afghan state has failed to protect women from violence. 12 years after the Taliban’s ouster, despite international support & the hard work of human rights activists, equal protection & equal benefit of the law are notable by their absence for majority of Afghan women.
Sunday 27 October 2013An American Bride in Kabul: ‘I once lived in a harem in Afghanistan’
The GlobalandMail REVIEWED BY ILANA TEITELBAUM Special to The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Oct. 25 2013 “I once lived in a harem in Afghanistan” is the gripping opening sentence of An American Bride in Kabul, in which […]
Saturday 26 October 2013The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Graeme Smith’s account is compulsory reading on Canada’s role in Afghanistan
During the height of Canada’s combat deployment in southern Afghanistan, the young correspondent Graeme Smith stood out in the press corps because of his seniority in the city of Kandahar. Many journalists dropped in briefly, […]
Friday 25 October 2013Bringing Education to Afghan Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Village-Based Schools
By Dana Burde and Leigh L. Linden * We conduct a randomized evaluation of the effect of village-based schools on children’s academic performance using a sample of 31 villages and 1,490 children in rural northwestern […]
Friday 25 October 2013Uzbekistan under review by the UN Committee against Torture: report on Uzbekistan’s implementation of the CAT
Uzbek Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (UBHRRL), with the support of FIDH, published a report on “Uzbekistan’s Implementation of the UN Convention against Torture “.
Monday 21 October 2013Saudi Arabia: Confirmation of the conviction of two Saudi Arabian women’s rights defenders, Ms. Wajiha Al-Huwaider and Ms. Fawzia Al-Uyuni, sentenced to ten months imprisonment and a two-year travel ban
Conviction of two Saudi Arabian women’s rights defenders, Ms. Wajiha Al-Huwaider and Ms. Fawzia Al-Uyuni, sentenced to ten months imprisonment and a two-year travel ban.
Monday 21 October 2013Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women takes up situation in Cambodia, Tajikistan and Seychelles with NGOs
REPORT: from UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations to hear information on the situation of women in […]
Tuesday 15 October 2013
