Women & Girls – Passion of the Present

United They Work, Divided They Don’t

On: July 8, 2011

In: Asia, Commentary, Indonesia, Labor, Migrants, Migrants, Forced Labor, Women & Girls, Women's Rights

The Indonesian government has long praised its migrant workers as “economic heroes” for their immense contributions to the economy in their home country.

The Indonesian government has long p…Continue Reading

Bangladesh: Protect Women Against ‘Fatwa’ Violence

On: July 7, 2011

In: Asia, Bangladesh, cruel punishment, Fatwa, gender-based violence, Health, Press release, shalish, Violence Against Women, Women & Girls, Women’s Status in the Family and Legal Status, Women's Rights

The Bangladesh government should take urgent measures to make sure that religious fatwas and traditional dispute resolution methods do not result in extrajudicial punishments, Human Rights Watch said today. The g…Continue Reading

The Hidden Victims of Human Trafficking

On: June 29, 2011

In: Asia, Child Labor, Children, Children's Rights, Commentary, Domestic Workers, Human Trafficking, ILO Convention, ILO Treaty, Indonesia, Labor, labor laws, Migrant Domestic Workers, Migrants, Migrants, Forced Labor, modern-day slavery, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Trafficking, Trafficking of Women and Girls, Women & Girls, Women's Rights, Workers, Forced Labor & Trafficking

Being forced into domestic servitude is one of the most common forms of human trafficking. Yet it remains one of the most invisible, including meager media coverage and law enforcement efforts. On June 27, the US …Continue Reading

ILO: New Landmark Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers

On: June 16, 2011

In: Business, Children, Labor, Middle East/N. Africa, Migrants, Migrants, Forced Labor, Press release, Refugees, United Nations, Women & Girls, Women's Rights

The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16, 2011, of a new, groundbreaking treaty to extend key labor protections to domestic workers will protect millions of people who have been withou…Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia: Free Woman Who Dared to Drive

On: May 23, 2011

In: Middle East/N. Africa, Press release, Racism and Discrimination, Saudi Arabia, Saudi women, Women & Girls, Women in State Custody, Women’s Status in the Family and Legal Status, Women's Rights

King Abdullah should immediately order the release of Manal al-Sharif, who was arrested on the morning of May 22, 2011, after she defied the kingdom’s de facto ban on driving by women.

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Yemen’s Women: Out from the Shadows

On: May 9, 2011

In: Commentary, Domestic Violence, gender-based violence, Health, Middle East/N. Africa, Racism and Discrimination, Sexual Violence, Women & Girls, Women and Security, women demonstrators, women protestors, Women’s Status in the Family and Legal Status, women's legal status, Women's Rights, Yemen

In the past, any mention of Yemen’s women in the news media has usually been about two issues, neither of them positive. The first is that they are more likely than most women in the Middle East to die in child…Continue Reading

Liberia: Protect Refugees Against Sexual Abuse

On: April 21, 2011

In: Africa, Asylum Seekers, Children's Rights, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Migrants, Press release, Refugee and Internally Displaced Women, Refugees, Refugees and Migrants, Sexual Violence, survival sex, Violence Against Children, Women & Girls, Women's Rights

Dozens of Ivorian refugee women and girls recently arrived in eastern Liberia say they have had to engage in sex to get adequate food, shelter, or money, Human Rights Watch said today. The Liberian government, the…Continue Reading