New Resources
Report: Sexual orientation and gender identity
In May 2009, the APF brought together member institutions to discuss the role of national human rights institutions in promoting implementation of the Yogyakarta Principles on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Read more...UN Report: Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan
Harmful traditional practices violating women’s rights, including honour killings, child marriage and giving away girls to settle disputes, are pervasive in Afghanistan, says a United Nations report released today that calls on the Government to implement a new law aimed at ending the scourge.
Read more...Sexual rights in action: Case studies from around the world
These stories demonstrate why we are fighting for sexual rights.
Read more...Capturing Change in Women’s Realities
By Srilatha Batliwala and Alexandra Pittman
This document provides a critique of current M&E frameworks and approaches as experienced by women’s organizations and movements worldwide along with an analysis of a large number of M&E frameworks and tools.
Read more...Polygamy and the rights of women
Generally conceived as the union of a man with multiple women, polygamy raises the many questions that have yet to be answered.
Read more...Sharia, Family, and Democracy in Nigeria and Beyond
Sharia Cannot be Enforced as the Law of the State
Read more...CCHR releases report examining the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Cambodia
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) today releases a report entitled Coming out in the Kingdom: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Cambodia (the “Report”).
Read more...FRA report on Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
Today the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presents its report on Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity to Members of the European Parliament.
Read more...Revival of Zina Laws in Muslim Contexts: Control & Sexuality
Control and Sexuality by Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Vanja Hamzić examines zina laws in some Muslim contexts and communities in order to explore connections between the criminalisation of sexuality, gender-based violence and women’s rights activism.
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