“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.”
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and its sister organisation the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) are pleas
Nepal is small country situated between the large country China and India.
The 140-page report provides detailed accounts of 75 cases of alleged rape and sexual abuse that occurred from 2006-2
Women in Sri Lanka's predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east are facing a desperate lack of security in the after
Manipur is one of eight states in the Northeast region of India.
Women in Sri Lanka's predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east are facing a desperate lack of security in the after
In 2001, after the fall of the Taliban regime, reconstruction of political and economical structures began in Afghani
Over the past three decades, gender-based violence as a form of discrimination against women has become increasingly
UN Women working for Afghan women.
The human cost of the armed conflict in Afghanistan grew in 2010.
Launched in 2008, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign is a mu
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Wom
Widespread harmful traditional practices – child marriage, giving away girls for dispute resolution, forced iso
ICTJ, in collaboration with Advocacy Forum – Nepal (AF), has published a report documenting women's experiences
Women, traditionally responsible for taking care of their families, watched helplessly as Colombo's final militar
This report describes continuing abuses of women's righ
We, the people representing civil society organizations, political parties, gender, human rights, legal institutions
International laws embodied within international conventions and treaties provide the legal framework for relations b
IANSA Women's Network member, Blue Veins, has started a media monitoring project that summarizes cases of armed viole
This report comprises the Afghanistan component of an international project examining women's participation in family
The 131-page report documents the serious abuses that domestic workers face at every step of the migration process.
In Tackling Violence against Women WOMANKIND Worldwide shares the stories, struggles, and strategies of people in Zim
This volume documents UNFPA's experience addressing many forms of violence against women.
Trafficking as an international legal concept is a twentieth century phenomenon, linked to the greater movement of pe
More Nepalese women and children are being tricked into sexual exploitation outside their country, but fewer victims
Afghans have suffered twenty-three years of war that has seriously compromised the cultural, economic, social and pol
Throughout history, gender−based violence has been an integral component of armed conflict.
The Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights completed its general debate this morning under its
The extent to which the Taliban regime has violated the human rights of Afghan women is unparalleled in recent histor
Hundreds of thousands of women and children are employed in Indian brothels—many of them lured or kidnapped fro