Rina Amiri was appointed by the United States as an envoy to defend the rights of Afghan women. She is an Afghan-born US scholar who is an expert in mediation and a lot of experience in Afghan diplomacy matters.
If the judiciary and parliament involve fewer women, how can we be assured of the safety of women activists on the ground? How can we be assured that the safety of women activists is a concern of the government?
Her kidnap and subsequent arrest in 2018, along with other campaigners, came only a few weeks shy of Saudi’s decision to lift the ban on female drivers, a cause al-Hathloul had been incredibly involved in.
The signatories claim, “The assumption that adult women who choose and consent to marry someone from another faith need to be ‘saved’ goes against the very spirit of the Constitution.”
Astrid Escobedo speaks on her commitment to fighting injustice, why she is on a year-long sabbatical and how she manages to achieve work-life balance.
Every day, Divya went to the school with the bowl to get something to eat. Venkat Reddy ultimately took a significant step and got Divya enrolled in the same school.
The Lok Sabha passed an amendment of the bill to provide a person, who has been Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or a Judge of the Supreme Court, the right to be appointed as the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
The NHRC has taken suo moto cognizance of the various medical reports across the country due to deplorable medical infrastructure.
An Iranian human rights lawyer has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes for defending women’s right to remove the hijab. Nasrin Sotoudeh, the lawyer in question, has been given a punishment which is reportedly even harsh by Iranian standards. Sotoudeh, has dedicated her life to defending the rights of Iranian women who […]
International human rights lawyer, Amal Clooney, has been appointed as the UK foreign secretary’s special envoy on media freedom. The position will be responsible for defending the atrocities against journalists. She will also co-chair a high-level panel of legal experts on the heated issue. Clooney and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will draw up proposals to counter laws […]
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