Latest items for IIP-PRACTICE-1
Feb. 20, 2025, 9:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, PW-DATA-1
"Samira, who remains living with Mohammad and his first wife, says she is now struggling with depression and that the only place where she is allowed to go is her sister Yasmin’s house" (para 24).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, PW-DATA-1
"Samira, who remains living with Mohammad and his first wife, says she is now struggling with depression and that the only place where she is allowed to go is her sister Yasmin’s house" (para 24).
Feb. 15, 2025, 1:20 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"While some women serve in mixed-gender units, tank crews remain segregated by sex. That policy was meant to account for religious sensitivities about men and women being stuck together for days in a tank" (par. 25). This suggest that there are some religious standards regarding the intermingling of the sexes in public that the military has to be conscious of in how they assign people to tanks (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"While some women serve in mixed-gender units, tank crews remain segregated by sex. That policy was meant to account for religious sensitivities about men and women being stuck together for days in a tank" (par. 25). This suggest that there are some religious standards regarding the intermingling of the sexes in public that the military has to be conscious of in how they assign people to tanks (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 years that US-led forces occupied the country after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York City's World Trade centre. They were seen as a safe place to gather and socialise away from men and provided vital business opportunities for women. 'Women used to chat, gossip. There was no fighting here, no noise,' said a salon worker who asked to be identified only as Neelab" (par. 12-14). ""Raha, a 24-year-old student until she was barred from university last year, was visiting a salon Tuesday for a makeover before an engagement party. 'This place was the only place...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 years that US-led forces occupied the country after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York City's World Trade centre. They were seen as a safe place to gather and socialise away from men and provided vital business opportunities for women. 'Women used to chat, gossip. There was no fighting here, no noise,' said a salon worker who asked to be identified only as Neelab" (par. 12-14). ""Raha, a 24-year-old student until she was barred from university last year, was visiting a salon Tuesday for a makeover before an engagement party. 'This place was the only place...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have banned families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants in an Afghanistan province, adding to a slew of restrictions imposed since they swept to power. An official confirmed today that women and families will be restricted from restaurants with gardens and green spaces in the northwestern province of Herat. The latest crackdown on women's rights follows complaints from religious scholars and members of the public about men and women mixing together in such places" (Para 1-3). "[Since] Tabliban's takeover in 2021 they have also prohibited women from public spaces such as parks and gyms" (Para 4). "[A]uthorities say the archaic restrictions (Not allowing women to intermingle in...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have banned families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants in an Afghanistan province, adding to a slew of restrictions imposed since they swept to power. An official confirmed today that women and families will be restricted from restaurants with gardens and green spaces in the northwestern province of Herat. The latest crackdown on women's rights follows complaints from religious scholars and members of the public about men and women mixing together in such places" (Para 1-3). "[Since] Tabliban's takeover in 2021 they have also prohibited women from public spaces such as parks and gyms" (Para 4). "[A]uthorities say the archaic restrictions (Not allowing women to intermingle in...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Feb. 3, 2025, 2 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Hundreds of thousands of women have received orders to have their cars impounded in Iran as the Iranian government cracks down on women refusing to wear hijabs. In efforts to enforce the rule, surveillance cameras are watching women in their cars - and if they are seen to not be wearing the necessary headwear, they are forced to hand their cars over, Amnesty International said today" (Para 1, 2). Impounding cars for not wearing a hijab highlights how surveillance and strict dress code enforcement restrict women's autonomy and subject them to penalties for disobeying societal norms, reflecting wider limitations on their mobility and public freedoms (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "Amnesty...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Hundreds of thousands of women have received orders to have their cars impounded in Iran as the Iranian government cracks down on women refusing to wear hijabs. In efforts to enforce the rule, surveillance cameras are watching women in their cars - and if they are seen to not be wearing the necessary headwear, they are forced to hand their cars over, Amnesty International said today" (Para 1, 2). Impounding cars for not wearing a hijab highlights how surveillance and strict dress code enforcement restrict women's autonomy and subject them to penalties for disobeying societal norms, reflecting wider limitations on their mobility and public freedoms (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "Amnesty...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
It also mandates that women refrain from wearing “thin or short” clothing and that they conceal themselves from men who are not their relatives. Additionally, the law prohibits Muslim women from interacting with non-Muslim women. The legislation explicitly states that it is forbidden for men to look at unrelated women, and vice versa, further entrenching the Taliban’s extreme measures to segregate the sexes (Para 6, 7).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
It also mandates that women refrain from wearing “thin or short” clothing and that they conceal themselves from men who are not their relatives. Additionally, the law prohibits Muslim women from interacting with non-Muslim women. The legislation explicitly states that it is forbidden for men to look at unrelated women, and vice versa, further entrenching the Taliban’s extreme measures to segregate the sexes (Para 6, 7).
Feb. 1, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to “honour”, according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. That could involve eloping, posting social media content, fraternising with men, or any other infraction against conservative values relating to women" (para 11-12).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to “honour”, according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. That could involve eloping, posting social media content, fraternising with men, or any other infraction against conservative values relating to women" (para 11-12).
Jan. 25, 2025, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban published a host of new 'vice and virtue' laws last week, approved by their supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which state that women must completely veil their bodies – including their faces – in thick clothing at all times in public to avoid leading men into temptation and vice.Women’s voices are also deemed to be potential instruments of vice and so will not be allowed to be heard in public under the new restrictions. Women must also not be heard singing or reading aloud, even from inside their houses" (para 2-3). "From now on, Afghan women are also not allowed to look directly at men they are not related...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban published a host of new 'vice and virtue' laws last week, approved by their supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which state that women must completely veil their bodies – including their faces – in thick clothing at all times in public to avoid leading men into temptation and vice.Women’s voices are also deemed to be potential instruments of vice and so will not be allowed to be heard in public under the new restrictions. Women must also not be heard singing or reading aloud, even from inside their houses" (para 2-3). "From now on, Afghan women are also not allowed to look directly at men they are not related...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"'The crime of deepfake sexual exploitation is not new,' the group said. 'Women have faced sexual crimes for decades, with their faces and identities exposed in male online communities, while the state has downplayed the severity and remained passive. As a result, women across the country are anxious and fearful of becoming victims, leading many to abandon their daily lives'" (para 6). "'Every time we do group assignments and hang out with male students, we have to worry about being victims of crime,' an anonymous university student said. 'We have to blame a society that has no choice but to suspect all men before telling us not to treat them...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"'The crime of deepfake sexual exploitation is not new,' the group said. 'Women have faced sexual crimes for decades, with their faces and identities exposed in male online communities, while the state has downplayed the severity and remained passive. As a result, women across the country are anxious and fearful of becoming victims, leading many to abandon their daily lives'" (para 6). "'Every time we do group assignments and hang out with male students, we have to worry about being victims of crime,' an anonymous university student said. 'We have to blame a society that has no choice but to suspect all men before telling us not to treat them...more
Jan. 23, 2025, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The backlash began in the mid-2010s, following a surge of feminist activism. During this time, women took to the streets in protest at sexual violence and the widespread use of hidden cameras that secretly film women using toilets and changing rooms - around 5,000 to 6,000 cases are reported annually" (para 24).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The backlash began in the mid-2010s, following a surge of feminist activism. During this time, women took to the streets in protest at sexual violence and the widespread use of hidden cameras that secretly film women using toilets and changing rooms - around 5,000 to 6,000 cases are reported annually" (para 24).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:13 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban have banned the construction of windows that allow women to be seen in the kitchen or courtyard of neighboring houses. This further restricts women’s freedom. Yet, the world and United Nations remains silent about Afghan women" (1).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban have banned the construction of windows that allow women to be seen in the kitchen or courtyard of neighboring houses. This further restricts women’s freedom. Yet, the world and United Nations remains silent about Afghan women" (1).
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:10 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, AFE-LAW-1
"Girls are banned from education beyond sixth grade, including university, and women are barred from most jobs and public spaces" (par. 3).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, AFE-LAW-1
"Girls are banned from education beyond sixth grade, including university, and women are barred from most jobs and public spaces" (par. 3).
Jan. 18, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In just over three years, Afghan women have been banned from nearly every aspect of public life: schools, universities, most workplaces – even parks and bathhouses. From Kandahar, the birthplace and political headquarters of the Taliban, the group’s leaders have dictated that women must cover their faces in public, always be accompanied by a man and never let their voices be heard in public" (para 3). "Foreign women... still carried the rare privilege of freedom of movement... which has nearly disappeared for the 14 million Afghan women and girls across the country" (para 4). " In some areas – in the south and east in particular – women were already...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In just over three years, Afghan women have been banned from nearly every aspect of public life: schools, universities, most workplaces – even parks and bathhouses. From Kandahar, the birthplace and political headquarters of the Taliban, the group’s leaders have dictated that women must cover their faces in public, always be accompanied by a man and never let their voices be heard in public" (para 3). "Foreign women... still carried the rare privilege of freedom of movement... which has nearly disappeared for the 14 million Afghan women and girls across the country" (para 4). " In some areas – in the south and east in particular – women were already...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 6:10 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"When I walk it is with my head down, handbag clutched to my chest and my keys gripped in my palm as a weapon – always. Always I am on alert in case a man tries to overpower and attack me" (para 1). "[W]hy must a task as simple as going to the grocery store make me fear for my safety?" (para 8).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"When I walk it is with my head down, handbag clutched to my chest and my keys gripped in my palm as a weapon – always. Always I am on alert in case a man tries to overpower and attack me" (para 1). "[W]hy must a task as simple as going to the grocery store make me fear for my safety?" (para 8).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The workers had a broad range of concerns beyond a minimum wage, social security and their legal recognition as workers. They also discussed everyday concerns, including transport, electricity, housing security and violence against women" (par. 7). If the activists and unionists are discussing concerns about women and transportation, this suggests it is not safe for them to intermingle in public (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The workers had a broad range of concerns beyond a minimum wage, social security and their legal recognition as workers. They also discussed everyday concerns, including transport, electricity, housing security and violence against women" (par. 7). If the activists and unionists are discussing concerns about women and transportation, this suggests it is not safe for them to intermingle in public (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 10, 2025, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"It is the latest attack on women’s rights by the Taliban who, since coming to power in August 2021, have ended higher education for girls, closed universities to young women, forced women out of their jobs and restricted their ability to leave their homes" (para 7).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"It is the latest attack on women’s rights by the Taliban who, since coming to power in August 2021, have ended higher education for girls, closed universities to young women, forced women out of their jobs and restricted their ability to leave their homes" (para 7).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves" (par. 1-2). Women are not safe in some areas to be outside (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves" (par. 1-2). Women are not safe in some areas to be outside (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"5.43 million women and girls in South Sudan face a range of human rights violations rooted in multiple layers of violence and discrimination, including sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, exclusion, and restrictions of movement, compounded by a lack of access to justice" (para 4).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"5.43 million women and girls in South Sudan face a range of human rights violations rooted in multiple layers of violence and discrimination, including sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, exclusion, and restrictions of movement, compounded by a lack of access to justice" (para 4).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In order to improve the knowledge and skills of civil servants on issues of gender equality, prevent domestic violence, increase the participation of women in public administration and the civil service, and promote the active participation of women in elections, the Academy of Public Administration has developed and, taking into account the positions and functional duties of trainees, has added the following subjects to civil service capacity-building programmes and other training courses for civil servants:. . .• The role of women in the social and political life of society" (p. 7-8).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In order to improve the knowledge and skills of civil servants on issues of gender equality, prevent domestic violence, increase the participation of women in public administration and the civil service, and promote the active participation of women in elections, the Academy of Public Administration has developed and, taking into account the positions and functional duties of trainees, has added the following subjects to civil service capacity-building programmes and other training courses for civil servants:. . .• The role of women in the social and political life of society" (p. 7-8).
Jan. 6, 2025, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban has banned women from hearing other women's voices, in its latest bid to control and subjugate an entire gender in Afghanistan. Announced on Monday, the new rule is feared to mean that women will now no longer be able to talk to each other. Afghanistan's minister for the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice, Khalid Hanafi said: 'Even when an adult female prays and another female passes by, she must not pray loudly enough for them to hear'" (par. 1-3). "Women are also ordered to cover their faces 'to avoid temptation and tempting others', and are banned from speaking if unfamiliar men who aren't husbands or close...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban has banned women from hearing other women's voices, in its latest bid to control and subjugate an entire gender in Afghanistan. Announced on Monday, the new rule is feared to mean that women will now no longer be able to talk to each other. Afghanistan's minister for the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice, Khalid Hanafi said: 'Even when an adult female prays and another female passes by, she must not pray loudly enough for them to hear'" (par. 1-3). "Women are also ordered to cover their faces 'to avoid temptation and tempting others', and are banned from speaking if unfamiliar men who aren't husbands or close...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"But most definitely, I’ll be humiliated by a cisgender man shouting a slur at me on the bus, belittling my work, touching me without consent or making inappropriate remarks about my body – and I’ll choose to keep quiet about it. Peace of mind over a demand for basic decency" (par. 2). This indicates that women are free to move about society, since the writer is able to ride the bus (IME - CODER COMMENT). "Cases of domestic violence in Germany rose drastically during the pandemic, as they did elsewhere – but instead of returning to pre-lockdown rates they are still rising, even though women are not, at least in...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"But most definitely, I’ll be humiliated by a cisgender man shouting a slur at me on the bus, belittling my work, touching me without consent or making inappropriate remarks about my body – and I’ll choose to keep quiet about it. Peace of mind over a demand for basic decency" (par. 2). This indicates that women are free to move about society, since the writer is able to ride the bus (IME - CODER COMMENT). "Cases of domestic violence in Germany rose drastically during the pandemic, as they did elsewhere – but instead of returning to pre-lockdown rates they are still rising, even though women are not, at least in...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Toure says the risks are both outside the camp and inside it: 'If you go to fetch water in the camp, it's a risk. If you go to the restroom, it's a risk. A lot of the daily tasks become risk calculations'" (para 14).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Toure says the risks are both outside the camp and inside it: 'If you go to fetch water in the camp, it's a risk. If you go to the restroom, it's a risk. A lot of the daily tasks become risk calculations'" (para 14).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:39 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"YouGov research carried out for Channel 4 which revealed 1 in 4 women in the UK have been followed at some point during a night out, while 1 in 4 have been sexually assaulted or raped on a night out" (para 19).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"YouGov research carried out for Channel 4 which revealed 1 in 4 women in the UK have been followed at some point during a night out, while 1 in 4 have been sexually assaulted or raped on a night out" (para 19).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:42 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"Women and girls have been increasingly confined to their homes since the Taliban takeover in 2021. They are barred from education beyond sixth grade, including university, public spaces like parks, and most jobs. They are required to take a male chaperone with them on journeys of more than 72 km (45 miles) and follow a dress code. A Taliban decree in July ordered the closure of all beauty salons, one of the few remaining places that women could go to outside the home or family environment" (para 7-8).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"Women and girls have been increasingly confined to their homes since the Taliban takeover in 2021. They are barred from education beyond sixth grade, including university, public spaces like parks, and most jobs. They are required to take a male chaperone with them on journeys of more than 72 km (45 miles) and follow a dress code. A Taliban decree in July ordered the closure of all beauty salons, one of the few remaining places that women could go to outside the home or family environment" (para 7-8).
Dec. 6, 2024, 6:21 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"'From the Tuesday, police started questioning the taxi driver. We had just moved to the area and school was online for Covid, so neighbours didn’t know I had young girls at home. So they didn’t warn us about the character of the taxi driver. After, I had people come to my door to say: ‘That man raped my daughter.’ One father say that when his face [was shown] on TV his daughter say: ‘Daddy, that is the man who raped me.’ Before, she had not told. She didn’t want the shame.What chance do our girls have? It’s normal to get a taxi'" (para 23-25).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"'From the Tuesday, police started questioning the taxi driver. We had just moved to the area and school was online for Covid, so neighbours didn’t know I had young girls at home. So they didn’t warn us about the character of the taxi driver. After, I had people come to my door to say: ‘That man raped my daughter.’ One father say that when his face [was shown] on TV his daughter say: ‘Daddy, that is the man who raped me.’ Before, she had not told. She didn’t want the shame.What chance do our girls have? It’s normal to get a taxi'" (para 23-25).
Dec. 6, 2024, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The walk to school can be dangerous in Karamoja. In this region of north-east Uganda, one of the poorest in the east African country, marriages can begin with a man abducting a woman, raping her and keeping her captive at his house until it is unacceptable for her to return to the life she had. Girls on their way to school are a target. 'Most children drop out of school when their mothers cannot always escort them. Other mothers, out of fear, stop sending their girls to school,' says Christine Akello, from the Uganda Association of Women Lawyers in Karamoja. It is why Gloria Nakong became a home-help when she...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The walk to school can be dangerous in Karamoja. In this region of north-east Uganda, one of the poorest in the east African country, marriages can begin with a man abducting a woman, raping her and keeping her captive at his house until it is unacceptable for her to return to the life she had. Girls on their way to school are a target. 'Most children drop out of school when their mothers cannot always escort them. Other mothers, out of fear, stop sending their girls to school,' says Christine Akello, from the Uganda Association of Women Lawyers in Karamoja. It is why Gloria Nakong became a home-help when she...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:53 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Hours later, videos verified by human rights groups showing women and girls being forcefully arrested by agents of the notorious Gasht-e-Irshad ('morality police') flooded social media along with stories of beatings and assault. One mother and daughter walking through a busy Tehran square were surrounded by five chador-clad female agents and two male agents, who hurled insults and accusations before they grabbed the women. When they resisted arrest, they were violently dragged into the van, a source close to the family said" (par. 3-4). "Dina Ghalibaf, a student at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University and was among the first to tweet about a confrontation. On her now suspended X (formerly Twitter)...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Hours later, videos verified by human rights groups showing women and girls being forcefully arrested by agents of the notorious Gasht-e-Irshad ('morality police') flooded social media along with stories of beatings and assault. One mother and daughter walking through a busy Tehran square were surrounded by five chador-clad female agents and two male agents, who hurled insults and accusations before they grabbed the women. When they resisted arrest, they were violently dragged into the van, a source close to the family said" (par. 3-4). "Dina Ghalibaf, a student at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University and was among the first to tweet about a confrontation. On her now suspended X (formerly Twitter)...more