Global Issues
News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 41
Lack of Accountability for War Crimes in Libya Raises Instability
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 04 (IPS) - The situation in Libya continues to grow more dire every year since the emergence of the al-Kaniyat militant group. From 2013 to 2022, al-Kaniyat had been responsible for a multitude of human rights violations, including mass killings, kidnappings, forced displacements, torture, and sexual violence. The lack of accountability for these injustices has spurred renewed conflict, which threatens to destabilize Libya years later.
New Bulgarian LGBT+ Law Marginalizes Communities Rights Groups Warn
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Sep 04 (IPS) - A law banning the portrayal of LGBT+ identities in Bulgarian educational institutions is just the latest piece of repressive legislation in a wider assault on minorities and marginalized communities across parts of Europe and Central Asia, rights groups have warned.
Afghanistan: UN will ‘continue to engage’ with Taliban, following threat to withdraw cooperation
- UN News
The United Nations will continue engaging with all stakeholders in Afghanistan, advocating for human rights and equality, the global body’s Spokesperson said on Friday, amid the Taliban’s reported rejection of criticism by UN officials of a strict morality law.
Hostility in the midst of Hunger Escalates in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The ongoing humanitarian crisis taking place in Sudan, which is a result of the civil war which began last year, continues to escalate as hunger and displacement plague the population, according to spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stéphane Dujarric, during an August 21st press briefing.
Bangladesh Students, Community Moves to Protect Minorities Following Fall of Hasina Government
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Aug 28 (IPS) - Immediately after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, 2024, following weeks of deadly demonstrations staged by students, people carried out attacks on the houses and temples of the Hindu community in Dacope of Khulna, about 225 kilometres from Dhaka. They particularly attacked and vandalized the houses of minorities believed to be involved in the politics of the ousted Awami League government.
World News in Brief: IMO tanker attack alert, UN Women on new Afghan law, counter-terrorism in Viet Nam, Paralympics tech
- UN News
The head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) raised serious concerns on Wednesday about a tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil that was attacked in the Red Sea.
Afghanistan: Condemnation for new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women
- UN News
A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be immediately revoked.
Clean Energy Boosts Autonomy for Brazilian Women Farmers - VIDEO
- Inter Press Service
ACREUNA / ORIZONA, Brazil, Aug 26 (IPS) - A community bakery, family production of fruit pulp, and the recovery of water springs are some of the initiatives of the Energy of Women of the Earth, organised since 2017 in the state of Goiás, in central-western Brazil.
Rohingya Refugees Must Not Be Forgotten
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (IPS) - Seven years ago, a brutal campaign of violence, rape and terror against the Rohingya people ignited in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Villages were burned to the ground, families were murdered, massive human rights violations were reported, and around 700,000 people – half of them children – fled their homes to seek refuge in Bangladesh.
Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women
- UN News
The rights of women in Poland are currently being violated due to restrictive abortion laws that have contributed to “several preventable deaths,” according to independent rights experts on Monday.
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