Sport The three Olympians who can’t play sport in their country but are competing for Afghanistan Kimia Yousofi, Fariba Hashimi and Yuldoz Hashimi are the the only female athletes representing Afghanistan at the Paris Games.
Partner Content ‘If you can breathe, you can do something’: Khadija Gbla receives Women and Leadership Australia accolade As an advocate for human rights, Khadija Gbla lives their life by the simple philosophy of feminism: “The personal is always political.”
News & Views Pope Francis called surrogacy ‘deplorable’ – but the reasons why women and parents choose surrogacy are complex and defy simple labels Surrogacy can exploit women, but others may choose to be involved for altruistic reasons. A scholar points out that surrogacy’s ethical value is dependent upon the people and systems who use it.
News & Views Mahsa Amini and ‘Women. Life. Freedom’ movement awarded EU’s top human rights prize The European Union’s top human rights prize has been awarded to Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked a historic women’s rights movement.
News & Views Teen girls today can’t wait 300 years for their basic rights Children are growing up battling for their most basic rights to health, education and safety and it’s often hardest for girls.
News & Views The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be formally recognised as gender apartheid The Taliban’s two years ruling Afghanistan have taught us ordinary human rights initiatives are insufficient to address gender apartheid.
Sport Brazil’s World Cup team lands in Australia on plane with tribute to Iranian women Brazil’s Women’s World Cup team has arrived in Australia on a plane that pays tribute to Iranian human rights protesters.
Leadership Human rights advocate and actor Nazanin Boniadi awarded 2023 Sydney Peace Prize Iranian-born human rights advocate and actor Nazanin Boniadi has been awarded the 2023 Sydney Peace Prize.
News & Views Fiona Reynolds appointed Board Chair of UN Global Compact Network Australia Global sustainable investment expert Fiona Reynolds has been appointed the new Board Chair of UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA).
News & Views Australia set to wind back critical discrimination protections for women before next CEDAW report The cause of the problem is the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021. And is set to make our record on CEDAW reporting even worse.
News & Views Australia’s ‘A’ rating on human rights is under threat with a handpicked, politically engineered commissioner Lorraine Finlay’s appointment as the new human rights commissioner was not conducted transparently, writes Justine Nolan.
News & Views Two women’s rights activists released from detention in Saudi Arabia Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah had been detained in Saudi Arabia for nearly three years, first arrested in August 2018.