Women's Rights in the News
News items on women's rights from around the world
Saudi prince makes economic case for women drivers
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince AlWaleed bin Talal, a nephew of King Abdullah, has thrown his support behind allowing Saudi women to drive, saying it makes economic sense.
Read more...Malawi Pres. JB assents to domestic violence Bill: Vows to continue championing women rights
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Friday assured all women in the country that she will continue championing women empowerment and right in the country, disclosing that she has ascended the Domestic Violence Bill in into law.
Read more...Canada minister to oversee investigation of teen's suicide
Canada is looking further into the case of a teenage girl who hanged herself after an alleged rape and months of bullying, after a photo said to be of the assault was shared online and no charges were filed against four teenage boys being investigated.
Read more...Mexico: Man sentenced to 38 years in prison for the killing of human rights defender and journalist Regina Martinez
On 10 April 2013 the Third Court of First Instance of the Judicial District of Xalapa sentenced Jorge Antonio Hernandez Silva, “El Silva”, to 38 years and two months in prison, for the homicide and robbery of human rights defender and journalist Regina Martínez Pérez in April 2012.
Read more...Rights Commission Documents More than 900 Honor Killings In Pakistan
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says hundreds of women were killed in so-called honor killings in the country last year.
Read more...Uruguay legalises same-sex marriage
Vote in lower house of Congress makes Uruguay the third country in Americas and 12th in world to allow gay marriage.
Read more...Egyptian Women Reject Blame for Upsurge in Sexual Harrassment
In Egypt, women's rights groups are pushing back against some Islamists' attempts to blame women for an upsurge in sexual harassment.
Read more...Papua New Guinea Witchcraft Killings: Two Women Suspected Of Sorcery Beheaded
Two elderly women were beheaded in Papua New Guinea after being tortured for three days, a report said Monday, the latest in a string of sorcery-related crimes.
Read more...Bogota 'SlutWalk' demands end to machismo in Colombia
Women's rights supporters on Saturday marched through Bogota for the right of women to behave and dress as they like, drawing a thousand protestors.
Read more...Brazil: Two sentenced for the killings of human rights defenders, but accused mastermind acquitted
On 4 April 2013, a jury in Marabá, in the state of Pará, Brazil, sentenced Lindonjonson Silva Rocha and Alberto Lopes do Nascimento to prison terms of 42 to 45 years respectively for the May 2011 murders of human rights defenders Maria do Espírito Santo and José Claudio da Silva.
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