World Report 2025: Afghanistan | Human Rights Watch
The situation in Afghanistan worsened in 2024 as the Taliban authorities intensified their crackdown on human rights, particularly against women and girls. Afghanistan remained the …
Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to …
Mar 6, 2025 · To achieve this, health systems must prioritize women’s and girls’ health needs and their full participation in the workforce. By creating opportunities for women to participate …
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination …
Recalling that discrimination against women violates the principles of equality of rights and respect for human dignity, is an obstacle to the participation of women, on equal terms with …
World Report 2025: United Arab Emirates | Human Rights Watch
Women’s Rights The UAE carried out limited reforms such as prohibiting discrimination based on sex and gender and removing a legal obligation on women to obey their husbands.
Female genital mutilation
Jan 31, 2025 · Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
World Report 2025: Iran | Human Rights Watch
The crackdown targeted women human rights defenders, members of ethnic and religious minorities, and family members of some of those arrested or killed in the 2022 anti …
Sudan: Experts denounce systematic attacks on women and girls
May 14, 2025 · GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today strongly condemned the widespread and systematic violations committed against women and girls in …
Violence against women - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 25, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on violence against women providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, health consequences, prevention, WHO response.
Trump spurs global rollback on the rights of women and girls
May 7, 2025 · A global rollback of women’s rights was already underway before US President Donald Trump took office. But now it’s in hyper speed. Trump’s actions, including his broad …
Women and girls of African Descent: visibility is dignity and power
Jul 24, 2025 · Three women of African descent from Brazil, China , and Iraq share similar experiences of resilience and resistance to mark the International Day of Women and Girls of …