Women's rights

UN adopts post-Assad Syria resolution recognizing women searching for missing family

Syria’s representative to the UN, told the General Assembly ahead of the resolution’s adoption that Syrian women faced what he described as “the worst missing persons crisis in modern history."

Artists perform, as Kurdish female fighters attend a military parade to mark the 13th anniversary of the founding of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in Qamishli, Syria, April 4, 2026.
Dr Manal Radwan at the Med-Gulf Summit 2026.

Saudi Arabia names women diplomat Manal Radwan as special envoy for peace efforts

 TOLOnews television anchor Tahmina Usmani, 23, poses for a portrait in Kabul, August 1, 2022.

Afghan journalist explains her escape from Taliban after restrictions on women in broadcasting

 Women wearing burqas pause at the side of a road in Kabul, Afghanistan October 26, 2021.

Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women remain trapped in deepening rights crisis


Taliban continues to brutalize Afghan women, MSF staff member detained by regime

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), known as Doctors Without Borders, confirmed on Friday that a staff member was held for two days in early June.

Afghan women walk across a street in Herat on June 8, 2026.

UN says Taliban arrest 30 women for violating hijab rules in Afghanistan

"The arrests have heightened fear and apprehension among women and girls across Afghanistan," UN Women said, adding that many of the women had since been released.

FILE PHOTO: Two Afghan women in interview with Reuters.

Acid attack on female doctor exposes workplace security lapses in Pakistan

Haji Ismat, Dr. Nasir’s uncle, told TML the attack against his niece has sent “a wave of fear through working women across the country who have pursued higher education and professional careers.”

A woman walks past a poster displayed by medical practitioners to express solidarity with acid attack victim doctor Mahnoor Nasir, at a hospital in Quetta on June 9, 2026.

The rabbis attacking Israel’s courts are attacking Religious Zionism - opinion

The very ethos of Religious Zionism is integration: to bridge the sacred and the worldly, and to play an integral role in building the State of Israel.

Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in the settlement of Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026.

The Israeli-Bedouin women’s rights activist bringing women to the negotiation table - interview

“Stubborn” was how the Israeli Bedouin women’s rights activist and lawyer described herself in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

Israeli Bedouin women’s rights activist and lawyer, Hanan Alsanah.

Deep in the trenches of women’s rights, Na’amat fights the good fight

President of World Na’amat Hagit Pe’er reflects on the efforts to keep women in the public sphere amidst the hostile political reality.

Hagit Pe’er (second from the right) during the World Na'amat visit to the Gaza Envelope.

Karachi Women’s March takes place under restrictions on clothing, slogans, LGBTQ content

The incident triggered strong criticism, including allegations of police misconduct and unlawful detention of activists.

People carry placards during a rally organised by women's rights group Aurat March on the occasion of Mother's Day in Karachi on May 10, 2026.

Women’s rights activist Moran Katzenstein joins Democrats, Golan vows to advance gender equality

Party leader Yair Golan vowed that, after the upcoming elections, a government led by him would anchor gender equality in the country's Basic Laws.

Democrats leader Yair Golan (center) announces newest party member  Moran Zer Katzenstein, founder of the Bonot Alternativa organization (right), Monday May 4, 2026.

Meet the lionesses of Iran leading the fight for freedom

They tried to silence them, but these women roar louder than ever

A woman wearing a Lion and Sun Iranian flag (used before the 1980 Islamic Revolution) holds a sign during a protest in solidarity with the anti-government protesters of Iran on February 14, 2026.

Young Yemeni woman's suicide prompts calls for new legislation on women’s rights

The young woman died after being ordered by a Sanaa court to return to her husband's home.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A displaced Yemeni girl stands outside her shelter inside a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 28, 2024.