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Rights Groups Warn Proposed African ‘Family Values’ Charter Threatens Women and LGBTQ Rights
A proposed African charter on family values, sovereignty and culture is facing growing criticism from human rights organizations, legal experts and advocacy groups, who say it could undermine protections for…
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…
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…
SLIDESHOW: International Women’s Day
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…
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…