Women's rights

Forced birth control in Greenland violated women’s rights but didn’t constitute genocide, experts find

Greenlandic MPs and Danish Minister of Health and Church Affairs Ida Auken (right) attending a meeting of the Danish Parliament, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Aug 27.

Ex-Afghan leader Hamid Karzai says girls’ education key to Taliban legitimacy

Under his government, the number of girls in education rose sharply, though his administration was dogged by allegations of corruption.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 13, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (right) – the youngest person to be appointed to the role – will leave her role to spend more time with her family.

Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says

The Taliban have issued more than 100 decrees targeting women and girls since taking power, deepening what the UN calls the world’s worst women’s rights crisis.

2.4 million girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO

The Taliban administration - recognised solely by Russia - has imposed a series of restrictions on women that the United Nations has characterised as “gender apartheid”.

Pregnant woman dies after fall from balcony in Turkey, husband held

S. Korean court upholds pay cut for manager who told ‘pretty employee’ to sit next to boss

The court ruled that the manager’s comment objectified the employee’s looks, which could have caused her discomfort and humiliation.

Japanese mayor makes history with maternity leave that caused a stir

Yawata city mayor, Shoko Kawata, six weeks pregnant, poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters at the city hall in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling blasts Amnesty’s ‘anti-rights’ label on women’s centre

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling (left), seen here with Britain’s Queen Camilla, has spoken in the past of being a survivor of domestic violence.

West Afghanistan female dress-code crackdown hits businesses

Women in Herat said they no longer go out unless absolutely necessary, fearing they could be stopped by the authorities over alleged dress-code violations.

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