Women’s rights

Malta: Majority believe prostitution legalisation will lead to increased sexual violence

The majority of people in Malta believe the legalisation of prostitution will lead to increased sexual violence in society, a survey carried out by the Malta Women’s Lobby has shown.…

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Turkey withdraws from Istanbul Convention on women’s rights

Turkey has withdrawn from the Istanbul Convention on women's rights, which aims to protect women against violence. The decision by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was published in the country's…

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Angela Merkel tells the U.N. – ‘Long way to go’ for women’s rights

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a virtual UN General Assembly on Thursday that there is still "a long way to go" on women's rights. Merkel and several world leaders took…

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Photo Story: Monument to Women’s Right Pioneers Statue unveiled in New York

A woman looks at the newly unveiled monument to 'Women's Rights Pioneers' which depicts three key figures in the women’s rights movement Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady…

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SLIDESHOW: International Women’s Day

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Berlin marks first official Women’s Day public holiday

Deutsche Welle reported that this year, for the first time, March 8 is a public holiday in the city-state of Berlin making it the first of Germany's 16 states…

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Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approves criminalisation of sexual harassment amidst criticism for detention of women rights’ activists

Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a measure which criminalises sexual harassment. The Saudi's state news agency SPA reported that legislation, which awaits an expected royal decree to become law, is the…

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