Women’s rights

Reaction / Yunus speaks out: A rallying cry for women’s safety

He ordered the policemen, in no uncertain terms, that they ensure the safety of women and bring the perpetrators to justice

Human Rights Defenders / Remembering Sigma Huda’s trailblazing activism against gender-based violence

Sigma Huda’s legacy for the empowerment of women, be it at the home, on the roads or in the courtroom, lives on.

Afghan police jailed over Farkhunda mob killing

An Afghan judge sentences 11 police on Tuesday to one year in jail for failing to prevent the mob killing of Farkhunda in Kabul who was accused of burning a copy of the Quran.

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

Yunus speaks out: A rallying cry for women’s safety

He ordered the policemen, in no uncertain terms, that they ensure the safety of women and bring the perpetrators to justice

December 7, 2024
December 7, 2024

Remembering Sigma Huda’s trailblazing activism against gender-based violence

Sigma Huda’s legacy for the empowerment of women, be it at the home, on the roads or in the courtroom, lives on.

May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015

Afghan police jailed over Farkhunda mob killing

An Afghan judge sentences 11 police on Tuesday to one year in jail for failing to prevent the mob killing of Farkhunda in Kabul who was accused of burning a copy of the Quran.