Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”

Kyrgyzstan: Efforts to Tackle Bride Kidnapping Hit Polygamy Snag

2012-02-11T09:47:00-08:00

Legislation designed to discourage the controversial practice of bride kidnapping fizzled recently in Kyrgyzstan's parliament.

Brazil: Rio Police Reports to Respect Transgendered Identities

2012-02-10T20:19:00-08:00

The state of Rio de Janeiro in southeast Brazil will introduce a pioneering policy in March to reduce the under-registration of crimes against transvestites and transsexual people, who will be able to identify themselves with their preferred names when they report crimes to the police.

Q&A: U.S. Women's Commissions Under the Budget Axe

2012-02-10T08:34:00-08:00

State and local Commissions on the Status of Women (CSW) are facing shrinking budgets and even total elimination at a time when women are some of the hardest hit by the financial crisis, says Susan Rose, vice chair of Human Rights Watch's Santa Barbara Committee.

Philippines: LGBT Radio Switches to Podcasting

2012-02-08T22:11:00-08:00

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues have generally been ignored in the Philippines, or worse, negatively portrayed to spice up mainstream media programmes.

South-South Focus To Keep Pace With Rising Population:

2012-02-08T13:13:00-08:00

When the world's rising population hit the historic seven billion milestone last October, the United Nations predicted that population growth will continue to increase, reaching an estimated 9.3 billion by the year 2050.

Sierra Leone Drafts A Development Plan For The Next 50 Years:

2012-02-08T07:32:00-08:00

Fifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of colonial rule, with it came a feeling of optimism that along with a newfound control of its governance, the country would profit from its ample endowment of natural resources, like timber, fish, minerals and oil. Instead, in the last 50 years, the country has had 13 military coups and an 11-year civil war that left the economy in ruins and the country heavily reliant on foreign donor funding.

800,000 Kashmiris Haunted By Horror:

2012-02-07T15:09:00-08:00

Maheen was nine years old when she witnessed the death of her elder brother. At the age of 10 she saw the dead body of her neighbour, killed in the crossfire between Kashmiri rebels and Indian security forces, his guts spilled out on the road.

Despite Rhetoric, Women Still Sidelined In Development Funding:

2012-02-06T12:03:00-08:00

As U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro once put it, 'Women hold the keys to unlocking the barriers to sustainable development.'

Political And Economic Turmoil Threaten Women's Progress:

2012-02-02T19:46:00-08:00

As UN Women celebrated its first birthday, its executive director Michelle Bachelet stressed that political upheveal and shrinking budgets are no excuse to push back the hard-won gains made by the women's movement globally.

Guatemala Heeds The Cries Of Femicide Victims:

2012-01-31T20:19:00-08:00

The relentless wave of femicides in Guatemala, which has one of the highest female murder rates in the world, has prompted actions by the government, civil society groups, and two Nobel Peace laureates to try to put a stop to this brutal violence against women, which has reached horrific proportions.