Issues

Refugee youth are seldom consulted and frequently overlooked. Their potential remains largely untapped.

By Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate | Peace People – TRANSCEND Media Service* Rohingya Genocide Day 25 Aug 2018 Human Wrongs Watch – 27 August 2018 — In February 2018 I participated in a Nobel Women’s […]

Tunisian authorities are confiscating and searching the phones of men they suspect of being gay and pressuring them to take anal tests and to confess to homosexual activity, Human Rights Watch said today.

The conviction of former Khmer rouge leaders for forced marriages & sexual crimes stemming from them and their qualification as crimes against humanity set an important precedent in international law. The court’s verdict ensured that the perpetrators of forced marriages were properly punished & victims received justice.”Guissou Jahangiri, FIDH Vice President

“After a preliminary examination that lasted a decade, an additional year of waiting for victims is unacceptable.” Guissou Jahangiri, FIDH Vice-President and Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA Executive Director

ICTJ Expert argues, the nuances of gender norms and how they impact women, men, and vulnerable populations are still often missing from conversations about victims.

Thomson Reuters Foundation experts’ survey found the 10 most dangerous countries for women

Pakistan : A proposed bill sent to Pakistan’s Senate that seeks to end child marriage.

Kyrgyzstan: New rape case highlights need for immediate action to end appalling “bride kidnapping” practice

Forced and Child Labor Linked to World Bank Group Investments in Uzbekistan