Tanzania government had appealed a ruling raising minimum age for marriage from 15 to 18 years for girls. Written by Rose Mirembe, The EastAfrican Gender and children’s rights activists in Tanzania scored a major victory last week after the country’s Court of Appeal quashed the government’s appeal against a 2016 High Court ruling that raised…
A bench of justices Arun Mishra, M R Shah and B R Gavai said the struggle of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) people for equality is still not over and they still face untouchability, abuse and are socially outcast. Written by the Press Trust of India, The Economic Times New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday…
On 19-20 September 2019, the 12th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting in Nairobi gathered government officials from over 30 countries. The approaches agreed upon by ministers to accelerate gender equality are set out in the events’ outcome statement and are to be considered by country leaders at the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Written…
The Domestic Abuse Bill was debated in Parliament on Wednesday. Written by Flora Thompson, Belfast Telegraph Laws proposed to protect victims of domestic abuse are “nowhere near perfect” and are missing key elements which would guarantee “vital” support and funding, campaigners have said. The Domestic Abuse Bill was among those brought to a halt when…
Northern Ireland’s abortion law breaches the UK’s human rights commitments, the High Court ruled. Written by BBC News The case was taken in Belfast by Sarah Ewart, who challenged the law after she was denied a termination. The judge said she ruled in Mrs Ewart’s favour as it was not right to ask another woman…
Indonesia is poised to pass a new penal code that criminalises consensual sex outside marriage and introduces stiff penalties for insulting the president’s dignity: a move rights groups criticised as an intrusive assault on basic freedoms. Written by Channel News Asia Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim majority country and has substantial Christian, Hindu…
Studies show that social initiatives such as access to a formal education and sexual health education, as well as the promotion of gender equality are essential to ending child marriage. Written by Nadira Irdiana, The Jakarta Post In Indonesia, one out of nine girls marry before their 18th birthday. It’s a statistic that puts Indonesia…
As day three of the 2019 Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Conference (CMJC) got under way yesterday, one presentation has shone a light on the negative implications of failing to prosecute marital rape charges on fundamental human rights. Written by The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier Guest speaker, Justice Kumundini Wickramasinghe from Sri Lanka, in her presentation,…
President Barham Salih has sent a long-stalled bill for the protection of women against gender-based violence to Parliament. Written by Mina Aldroubi, The National Iraqi women are calling on Parliament to pass a draft bill banning domestic abuse against women, which has the backing of President Barham Salih but has not progressed since it was…
New approach has led to collapse in number of defendants charged, say activists. Written by Caelainn Barr and Owen Bowcott, The Guardian A women’s rights group has launched a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service over its failure to pursue rape cases amid allegations of a covert change in policy on how it handles…
