Women's rights

Heavy metals in tampons aren’t cause for concern, US regulators say

The FDA found that products made mostly from rayon had higher levels of lithium and zinc.

Vatican rejects proposal to allow sermons by Catholic women

Many Catholic masses include a sermon, where a priest or a deacon offers a reflection on the day’s Bible readings.

Afghan women struggle to run a business under Taliban

Afghan women clad in burqas, along with their children, walk along a road in Spin Ziyarat village in the Dand district of Kandahar on June 16. The vast majority of Afghan women do not work at all – less than 7 per cent of Afghan women were employed as of 2024, according to the UN Development Program.

With war likely over, Iranian rulers must face demands of angry, embittered population

Iran's economy faces very high inflation, a tumbling currency and widespread unemployment.

Taliban arrested at least 30 women for violating hijab rules in Afghanistan: UN

Taliban security forces had reportedly opened fire during an earlier protest, injuring men, women and children and killing at least two people.

UN urges Afghan Taliban to end arrests of women over dress rules

The Taliban issued a directive last week prohibiting women from appearing in public without what authorities described as a “proper hijab”.

South Korea’s unfinished fight for menstrual rights

Officials say the ultimate goal is to ensure anyone can access menstrual products freely in urgent situations.

Taliban’s new marriage separation decree draws UN criticism

The decree sets out various grounds for separation in Afghanistan, including a husband’s prolonged disappearance and “incompatibility” between couples.

Abortion pill lawsuit leaves Trump silent, and in a political bind

Mifepristone is the first pill taken in a two-drug medication abortion regimen that has become the method used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the United States.

Brutal stabbing in Kelantan puts spotlight on femicide

Muhammad Hazim Muhammad, 19, being escorted by police officers at the Kota Bharu Magistrate's Court, Kelantan, on May 12.

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