Women's Rights

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that there is a need to change the system of men marrying three-four women to give justice to Muslim women

The Centre is set to roll out a nationwide campaign on Friday to sensitise women, especially in rural areas, about gender-based violence and make them aware of various institutional mechanisms available to help them. 'Nai Chetna', the month-long campaign envisioned as a 'Jan Andolan' (people's movement), will be launched by Union Minister for Rural Development Giriraj Singh at an event here to mark International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls. "It is sad that a large number of men and women still consider gender-based violence normal. Such a perspective needs to be changed. "To bring the change, we are going to start a month-long campaign against gender-based discrimination and violence with a focus on rural areas," Rural Development Ministry Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha told reporters on Thursday. "It is a people's campaign, triggered and mobilised by the (Union) government. The idea is to bring the issue of gender-based violence in focus and make women .

V R Devika's biography of Muthulakshmi Reddy brings to life not just the story of India's first female student in a medical college. She was a trailblazer in many other ways

The trampling of women's rights and deeply ingrained misogyny are connected in many ways to today's global challenges, from the proliferation of conflicts to increasing assaults on human rights, the UN deputy secretary-general said on Thursday. Amina Mohammed told a UN Security Council meeting on women, peace and security that despite decades of evidence that gender equality offers a path to sustainable peace and conflict prevention, we are moving in the opposite direction. We cannot separate the perilous state of peace in our world from the destructive effects of patriarchy and the silencing of women's voices, she said. Mohammed urged the world's nations to call out misogyny as it manifests itself in the abuse and discrimination that women confront on the street, at home, at work, as well as online. They must challenge the social, political, and economic structures and norms that sustain it, she said. The Security Council was assessing the state of a resolution it adopted on Octob

The Iranian Legal Medicine Organisation confirmed that the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini was not a result of alleged blows to her head or vital organs, a state news media outlet reported.

It's one of a number of attacks, some fatal, against women in recent years that are focusing attention on gender-based violence, political representation and rights as Kuwaitis prepare to vote

Over 3,000 religious scholars, tribal elders, intellectuals, influential figures and national traders will attend the gathering in Kabul on Thursday without the participation of women

The UN's top human rights body is to hold an urgent debate next week to discuss the erosion of rights of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover nearly a year ago

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Taliban's deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani, during which he urged the Taliban to adopt a friendly policy towards its neighboring countries.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the international community must engage with the Taliban and "incentivise" them on issues such as women's rights and an inclusive Afghan government

It remains to be seen if Afghanistan's new rulers will allow women in government and respect basic freedoms, say experts.

The BJP Mahila Morcha on Monday held a protest here against increasing instances of crimes against women and deteriorating law and order in the state.

The Gujarat High Court has said that a woman's right to a share in her father's property cannot be relinquished on the basis of a mere consent affidavit signed by her waiving her rights.

The status of democracy depends fundamentally on the empowerment of women, whose exclusion from decision-making is a marker of a "flawed democracy", Kamala Harris has said

One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her family said

Public health researchers fear that the real impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown on India's demographics will become apparent only after nine months

A citizen of India, Sen holds a doctoral degree in economics from the Stanford University.

Complaints of policy apathy against women topped those of molestation and dowry

The trauma of the tragedy lives with Krishnaveni, but it made her more determined than ever

Justice Sikri was speaking at a symposium organised by the Jindal Global University in New Delhi