Stop Violence Against Women
Afghan government must take firm action to protect women human rights defenders - 6 March 2009
The October 2001 US-led international intervention to oust the Taleban regime was accompanied by a pledge by the Afghan government to protect women’s human rightCall on the Government of Venezuela to protect women’s rights - 24 February 2009
Sign the petition to demand that the Government of Venezuela takes the urgent steps to protect women’s rightsProtection law fails Mexican women - 30 January 2009
A law to protect women in Mexico has had no impact in the two years since its inception, leaving the safety of many Mexican women at risk.Mexico: two years on: the law to protect women has had no impact at state level - 29 January 2009
On the second anniversary of the passing of the General Law on Women’s Access to a Life Free FStruggling for women's rights in Somalia - 20 January 2009
Questions and answers with Somali human rights activist, Zam Zam Adbullahi.Women's rights activist detained in China - 14 January 2009
Authorities in Shanghai detained a prominent female activist on Monday and assigned her to seven days administrative detention.Guatemala's President must act to avert crisis - 12 January 2009
A year into Alvaro Colom's term as Guatemala's President, more action needs to be taken to build on his promising commitments to improve human rights in the country.Authorities close key human rights centre in Tehran - 23 December 2008
The Iranian authorities have forced the closure of the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Tehran, co-founded by 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin E