Health rights and gender-based violence

Jacinda Ardern has announced she will suspend indefinitely New Zealand’s human rights dialogue with Iran, as protests continue.

China’s top legislative body passed an amendment to the Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Law in an effort to improve gender equality.

Schoolgirls in Iran have taken to the streets, removing their headscarves and chanting “death to the dictator”

Another woman defying Iran’s mandatory hijab-wearing laws has reportedly been killed by the Islamic Republic’s security forces.

Women in Iran have begun burning their headscarves as protests continue into its second week, after the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini.

Women in Iran protest after death of a 22-year old woman was beaten by the country’s morality police for not complying with dress code.

Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for posting messages on social media that “tear [the kingdom’s] social fabric.”

Almost four in five women in Australia have experienced street harassment in public spaces, according to a new study.

Queensland women are forced to procure abortion-inducing pills because of poor healthcare providers, leading many to self-harm.

Criminal lawyer, researcher and author, Katrina Marson has written a new book about how we can do relationship and sex education better.

Facebook messages were used to charge teenager of illegal abortion, in violation of Nebraska’s law that makes abortion over 20 weeks illegal. 

Manjula Datta O’Connor talks to WA about her book on violence against Indian women, “Daughters of Durga”, out now.