Sexual Violence
Armanshahr interview | Mexico: Femicide, Violence and State Corruption
Watch Interview with Rodolfo Domínguez Márquez, Human Rights lawyer and feminist by Guissou Jahangiri FIDH Vice-President and Exec.dir of Armanshahr | OPENASIA
Monday، 20 May، 2019“A thousand girls like me ” a film about injustice and overcomming
A new film titled “A Thousand Girls Like Me” by filmmaker Sahra Mosawi-Mani tells Khatera’s story as she tries to overcome and heal.
Friday، 15 March، 2019Tunisia: Privacy Threatened by ‘Homosexuality’ Arrests
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.
Thursday، 29 November، 2018An Overlooked Aspect of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
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.
Thursday، 15 November، 2018The world’s 10 most dangerous countries for women
Thomson Reuters Foundation experts’ survey found the 10 most dangerous countries for women
Saturday، 10 November، 2018Afghan women still jailed alongside murderers for ‘failing’ virginity test
From domestic violence to forced sex work, and women categorised as “moral criminals” are jailed alongside convicted murderers.
Friday، 2 November، 2018THEY SAID WE ARE THEIR SLAVES
Human Rights Watch During nearly five years of conflict, armed groups in the Central African Republic have committed widespread sexual violence and used rape and sexual slavery as a tactic of war. Two main parties […]
Monday، 9 October، 2017Horrific Accounts of Sexual Violence against Muslim Rohingya ‘Just Tip of the Iceberg’ – UN
Human Wrongs Watch 28 September 2017 – Warning that the horrific accounts of rape and sexual assault against Rohingya women and girls fleeing unrest in Myanmar could be “just the tip of the iceberg,” the […]
Thursday، 5 October، 2017Afghanistan: Fight Rampant Sexual Harassment
President Ghani’s recognition of sexual harassment in Afghanistan as ‘shocking’ is spot-on. The Afghan government should promptly enact a law against sexual harassment and ensure that every government institution develops and implements an anti-sexual harassment policy.
Wednesday، 15 October، 2014Press Release – Egypt: Impunity for sexual violence must end
Yesterday’s verdict of the South Cairo Criminal Court convicting 5 men to life imprisonment, and two men to 20 years imprisonment on charges of indecent assault with force constitutes a positive step towards ending impunity for such crimes.
Thursday، 17 July، 2014