women’s rights

The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step in its brutal clampdown…

Believing in the vital role of women in society and their ability to succeed in high-ranking legislative as well as…

(CNN) – Saudi women’s rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity…

Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Ibrahim Taha thanked on Monday Egypt for supporting women’s empowerment issues,…

(CNN) – The alleged gang-rape of a woman on a moving train has sparked anger in Pakistan, putting the spotlight…

(CNN) – Women in Afghanistan must cover their faces in public, according to a decree issued by the Taliban on…

(CNN) – Superstar singer Aṣa has spoken about her battles against different types of prejudice in her home city, Paris,…

(CNN) – The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return to school on…

New Delhi (CNN) – An Indian high court has upheld a ban on the wearing of hijabs or headscarves in…

Bogota, Colombia (CNN) – Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to partially decriminalize abortion on Monday, marking a…