Women

The report highlights the grave crimes perpetrated against Yazidi captives, including at the hands of foreign ISIL fighters. Among the nationalities documented by Kinyat and FIDH: French, German, American, Saudi, Libyan, Tunisian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Yemeni and Chinese fighters.

Violence against women remains pervasive today in Tajik society. Survivors of domestic violence told Human Rights Watch harrowing stories of the worst kinds of abuse, including sadistic violence committed by perpetrators, all across the country across every socioeconomic category.

“Fanta” lost her future, her friends, and, for a while, her family, when she got pregnant at 17. The man who got her pregnant, and whom she had been seeing for nearly two years, rejected her and acknowledged nothing. 

Around the world, discriminatory legislation prevents women from accessing their human rights. It can affect almost every aspect of a woman’s life, including the right to choose a partner, inherit property, hold a job, and obtain child custody.

THE DAILY STAR Since 2015, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi women have gone to the Middle East, mostly Saudi Arabia, in search of a livelihood. Nearly five thousand of them have so far returned, with many alleging torture and serious abuse.

FIDH Report in Kyrgyzstan. Women and children from Kyrgyzstan affected by migration are an exacerbated vulnerability.

How migrant women are leading locally in France, Spain & beyond. Migrants women are often marginalised and prevented from enjoying their rights, like voting and running for public office.

A report by the organization Kids in Need of Defense.
Sexual and Gender-based Violence and Gang Violence in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala

A brief by Girls Not Brides. Child marriage is a critical issue in both crisis and stable contexts. In humanitarian settings (conflict, natural disasters and displacement), it highlights a number of initiatives.

This study, conducted by F,rance terre d’Asile, has established a typology of the violence women residing in France may face.