Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that an attack on a teenage woman that shocked Spain was gang rape, rather than an earlier verdict of sexual abuse. Written by BBC News The five men, known as the “wolf pack”, were originally given nine years in jail when they were cleared of rape. But prosecutors appealed to…
International Labour Organization adopts treaty designed to establish global standards on workplace violence and harassment which is being hailed as a “milestone for women’s rights”. Written by Kate Hodal The Guardian Millions of women around the world, from domestic workers to CEOs, could soon be legally protected against sexual harassment and violence in their places…
Deputy grand imam of al-Azhar calls for marriage based on mutual consent with minimum age set at 18. Written by Ruth Maclean The Guardian One of the world’s most prestigious centres of Islamic learning has issued a fatwa against child marriage, saying marriage should be based on the consent of both parties and “particularly the…
Botswana’s high court has voted to decriminalise homosexuality in a landmark ruling. Written by Reuters Johannesburg (Reuters) – Botswana decriminalised homosexuality on Tuesday 11 June, with the high court overturning a colonial-era law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison. Same-sex relationships are illegal in more than 70 countries worldwide; almost…
Sisters For Change (SFC) and Step Up Migrant Women (SUMW) welcome the Joint Committee’s support for better protection for women reporting domestic abuse, including the creation of a firewall between support services and immigration control. Members of the Step Up Migrant Women (SUMW) campaign – a coalition of more than 30 organisations – welcome recommendations by the Joint Committee…
Kenya’s high court has ruled that rape survivors have the right to abortion in landmark case. Written by The Irish Times Kenya’s high court ruled, on Wednesday, that rape survivors had the right to an abortion, as it ordered authorities to pay the equivalent of €26,000 in damages to the mother of a teenage victim…
Escalation of violence against indigenous groups in Brazil pushes growing number of native women to lead the movement. Written by Mia Alberti, Al Jazeera Sao Paulo, Brazil – Celia Xakriaba was 13 years old when she joined the fight for indigenous rights. Her indigenous Xakriaba community is one of the few who survived the advancement of…
Apolitical have announced their 2019 list of the top 100 most influential people in global policy. Written by Apolitical With more nominations than ever before, this is our biggest and most global list yet: drawn from over 9,000 nominations, it recognises and celebrates the hard work being done on gender policy by so many around…
A new report has found that no country in the world is on track to achieve gender equality by 2030, with just 11 years to go. Written by Sabrina Barr, The Independent No country in the world is set to achieve gender equality by 2030, a new report has found. On Monday 3 June, the…
Women have been at the forefront of the uprising in Sudan, but can they translate that role into a more positive positioning in the country’s next chapter? Written by Kelli María Korducki Open Canada After months of nationwide protest, longtime Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was ousted by military force in April. Since then, an image…
