Tag: Women Rights

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WATCH: Hundreds protest in Istanbul as Erdogan withdraws Turkey from international treaty protecting women’s rights

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Protesters have taken to the streets across Turkey to express their outrage over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s move to quit the Istanbul Convention – a treaty offering protection against domestic violence. … Read More >WATCH: Hundreds protest in Istanbul as Erdogan withdraws Turkey from international treaty protecting women’s rights

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Turkish government quits ‘hijacked’ treaty aimed at preventing violence against women

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Turkey has formally left an international treaty intended to prevent violence against women, months after announcing plans to exit the agreement over concerns it had been “hijacked” and was no longer compatible with family values. … Read More >Turkish government quits ‘hijacked’ treaty aimed at preventing violence against women

Categories Asia & Pacific

Female athletes urged to boycott Tokyo Olympics as New Zealand accused of ‘cheating’ after trans weightlifter selected for Games

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New Zealand has been accused of undermining female athletics after tapping trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, with some even describing the decision as outright cheating. … Read More >Female athletes urged to boycott Tokyo Olympics as New Zealand accused of ‘cheating’ after trans weightlifter selected for Games

Categories World

Australia’s PM urges parliament to ‘get this house in order’ as female staffers stage protest after workplace sex videos leak

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Australian parliament staffers have staged a protest after imagery was leaked that allegedly showed their male colleagues engaging in workplace sex acts. They decried the building as a “disgusting” place for women to work. … Read More >Australia’s PM urges parliament to ‘get this house in order’ as female staffers stage protest after workplace sex videos leak

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Low bar for ‘triumph of democracy’? Australian PM under fire after bragging women protesters weren’t shot

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Australia’s PM has come under a storm of criticism after he praised the country’s “vibrant liberal democracy” and gave himself a pat on the back for not meeting women rights protests “with bullets.” … Read More >Low bar for ‘triumph of democracy’? Australian PM under fire after bragging women protesters weren’t shot

Categories Shows

Rose McGowan on Sarah Everard vigil, police violence, Andrew Cuomo allegations & more

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to award-winning actor and activist Rose McGowan. She discusses the murder of Sarah Everard in the UK and police brutality against women holding a vigil to commemorate her and protest against violence and sexual violence against women, why Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick … Read More >Rose McGowan on Sarah Everard vigil, police violence, Andrew Cuomo allegations & more

Categories EU

Brussels deploys plainclothes police officers to sexual harassment ‘hotspots’ where nearly 80% of women fear leaving home

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Brussels will use undercover officers as part of an initiative to crack down on sexual harassment in the streets of the de facto EU capital. The move comes after activists called on police to do more to protect women in the city. … Read More >Brussels deploys plainclothes police officers to sexual harassment ‘hotspots’ where nearly 80% of women fear leaving home

Categories Asia & Pacific

After Olympic sexism row, Japan’s ruling party tells women they can attend meetings…if they keep quiet

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Women can attend top-level Japanese government meetings as long as they keep their mouths shut, the country’s ruling party has said, just days after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief stepped down from his role over similar comments. … Read More >After Olympic sexism row, Japan’s ruling party tells women they can attend meetings…if they keep quiet

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The transgender lobby are fascists, says feminist campaigner who was tortured under Franco

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In a provocative & exclusive interview with RT.com, Lidia Falcón O’Neill accuses the trans lobby of being as dictatorial as long-term Spanish despot General Franco, and the left of supporting a dystopian war to ‘eradicate’ women. … Read More >The transgender lobby are fascists, says feminist campaigner who was tortured under Franco

Categories Middle East

Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years, local media report

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Loujain al-Hathloul, a renowned Saudi advocate of women’s rights, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison, local media have reported. However, an early release is also reportedly possible for her in February. … Read More >Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years, local media report