“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
"We are at the end of a long, open and consultative process anchored by the UN Open Working Group.
This briefing details how the Burmese Army has used rape and sexual violence with impunity for decades.
After more than a decade of an international intervention and close to the proclaimed second post-2014 transition pha
The Syrian civil war has had a devastating impact on women and girls.
February 7, 2014 - Both men and women suffer from the severe flaws of the criminal justice system.
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and its sister organisation the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) are pleas
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF WOMEN, GIRLS, BOYS AND MEN MAKES HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MORE EFFECT
Over 1.6 million refugees have fled Syria since the conflict started two years ago, with almost one-third seeking pro
The 140-page report provides detailed accounts of 75 cases of alleged rape and sexual abuse that occurred from 2006-2
In recent months ICAN's staff have held regular in-person and online consultations with Syrian civil society activist
Women in Sri Lanka's predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east are facing a desperate lack of security in the after
In Syria, women and girls are being targeted for rape on a massive scale.
Health is essential to the economy, well-being, national security, and future of the Middle East region.
Dominant human rights frameworks tend to define women's human rights in terms of individual political rights, a frame
On 18 January 2011, in Cairo, Asmaa Mahfouz, a 26-year-old blogger, posted a video on Facebook calling for a demonstr
The societal and political transformations sweeping the Arab region have empowered large segments of the region's pop
Senator BOXER [presiding]. The hearing will come to order.
A number of news articles, news programs, and pundits have described the “Arab Spring” as an "Arab S
American journalist Lara Logan explained on camera how she endured a sexual assault in Cairo's Tahrir Square, but cou
Successful uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt in the last year have sparked movements against dictatorships across the Mi
About 60,000 Kachin villagers fleeing Burma Army attacks and persecution, who are sheltering in Kachin-controlled ter
International efforts to assist women have produced mixed results: while Afghan women have won the right to participa
Syrian women and girls coming to Lebanon are at increased risk of multiple forms of violence due to generalized insec
The government has taken a policy to prioritise women leadership in the microfinance and other income generating prog
This joint report by ICTJ and the Institute for Human Rights Study and Advocacy (ELSHAM-Papua) provides important ins
The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has issued a letter to the Security Council Permanent Representati
“We women of Papua have been bruised, cornered, besieged from all directions.
I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.
Gender discrimination in Kuwait's nationality laws increases the incidence of statelessness by rendering children of
Gender discrimination in Kuwait's nationality laws increases the incidence of statelessness by rendering children of
In 2001, after the fall of the Taliban regime, reconstruction of political and economical structures began in Afghani
UN Women working for Afghan women.
Ten years ago, as the world was celebrating the arrival of the twenty-first century, the
The human cost of the armed conflict in Afghanistan grew in 2010.
This report documents acts of violence, harassment, and threats against women in Chechnya to intimidate them into wea
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Wom
Project Background
The combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Israel (CEDAW/C/ISR/4-5) states the Police Special Task Force for Tr
To mark the 10th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 resolution on women, peace an
The Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) has issued a report highlighting the gender-specific impact
The UN has, over many decades, taken steps and established mechanisms to promote gender justice and equality and wome
This report describes continuing abuses of women's righ
In early June 2010, news began to emerge from southern Kyrgyzstan of an eruption of brutality and violence against et