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Mexican ‘militares’ not trained to police or to protect
Summary of story from The LATimes, November 16, 2011 A 63-year-old Roman Catholic nun, Consuelo Morales, is one of Mexico’s most indefatigable and effective defenders of human rights. And as the...
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A matter of life and death for disabled people
Photo by Richard Downes Rachel Salmon WVoN co-editor To celebrate International Day of Disabled People, on December 3, I spoke to UK-based disabled women about their lives and concerns. British actor...
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US proposes law to hinder genital mutilation
Summary of story from Feminist News, December 2, 2011 The US government has proposed legislation making it illegal to transport girls and women out of the country to undergo female genital mutilation...
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Campaign to free Iranian lawyer marks human rights day
Julie Tomlin WVoN co-editor Human rights campaigners are calling for the release of lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh who is in prison in Iran because of her work. Sotoudeh was sent to prison for six years last...
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UN launches campaign to promote human rights
Summary of story from the UN News Centre, December 9, 2011 United Nations officials are urging everyone to build on the momentum following the Arab Spring and support a new internet and social media...
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Two years on: Iranian human rights activist still in prison
Summary of story from Change for Equality, December 31, 2011 Two years have passed since the arrest and imprisonment of Bahareh Hadayat, a women’s rights and student’s rights activist and campaigner...
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Women lead the way in world politics
Summary of story from Policymic, January 11, 2012 When this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced, much of the media coverage focused on the fact that all three recipients were women. Sadly,...
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Momentum gathering against FGM/C in Africa
Liz Draper WVoN co-editor Thousands of communities across Africa have abandoned the practice of female circumcision, according to an announcement by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and...
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African women hit hardest by “land-grabs”
Laura Bridgestock WVoN co-editor ‘Land grabs’ in west Africa leave women, who produce up to 80 per cent of the food in some poor countries, vulnerable. So last month the International Oromo Women’s...
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Bangladesh open cast mine threatens fundamental human rights, warns UN
Rachel Salmon WVoN co-editor The United Nations has warned the Government of Bangladesh that a planned open cast mine will threaten the fundamental human rights of people living in the area. The mine...
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Uzbekistan government secretly sterilising women
Hannah Boast WVoN co-editor An investigation by the BBC has revealed that women in Uzbekistan are being sterilised without their knowledge or consent. Doctors say that the practice has been going on...
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Digging deep for women in mining
Anna Reitman Freelance journalist Amid the rocks, equipment and resource estimates at the conferences I attend as a journalist for the mining industry, an interesting booth can be found – Women in...
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Egyptian protesters accuse troops of sexual assault
Rachel Salmon WVoN co-editor Women protesters in Egypt have accused the military authorities there of rape and sexual assault. Last weekend 12 women were among 300 people arrested outside the Defence...
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Fears grow for Iranian prisoner of conscience
The hunger strike of imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh enters its eighth week on today amid growing concerns about her imminent hospitalisation. Iranian authorities arrested...
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We need human rights not mere privilege
Why women should beware of the call for a ‘modern Bill of Rights’ for the UK. Guest post by Mairi Christine Oliver. When it comes to human rights, much of Britain’s media coverage has been so...
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Sterilisation hell for Indian women
Over 100 Indian women were left to recover in a field after sterilisation surgery. The treatment of over 100 women at a sterilisation camp in the district of Malda, West Bengal, has caused an outcry...
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Women’s rights are human rights
For an abuse to be recognised in law as a human rights abuse the State has to be responsible for the abuse. Guest post by Heather Harvey of Eaves. “Women’s rights are human rights” is an old, old...
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UK pledges to tackle FGM
David Cameron has pledged to help eradicate FGM within ‘a generation’. The UK’s coalition government brought female genital mutilation (FGM) to the fore of British politics last week as Prime Minister...
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Should sex offenders have human rights?
Four sex offender registration appeals have been successful on the grounds of human rights. Imagine if you or a member of your family or your best friend was a victim of rape, how would you feel if...
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Police tricks: victims call for people’s inquiry
Call for an end to police infiltration of protest groups – and defending the right to protest. Anti-racist campaigners, whose organisation was infiltrated by under-cover officers in the 1990s believe a...
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