Amendments to Iraq's Personal Status Law that came into effect on February 17, 2025, fail to adequately protect women's right to equality before the law and leave them vulnerable to abuse and ...

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February ...

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February ...

Nenman Calvin, a Counselor with Child-Friendly Space Centre, disclosed this while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

Shivani witnessed her older sister being married off at 16 in 2022 when she was just 12. Soon after, her sister’s health ...

A smiling selfie before hot air balloon disaster, a daredevil's proposal gone wrong and haunting last words of a volcanic ...

The grim reality of gender-based atrocities pervades every corner of our world, evincing in abhorrent forms such as sexual violence, dowry deaths, domestic violence, female foeticide and infanticide, ...

Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriage ...

On International Women’s Day, March 8, a human rights researcher warned about the concerning state of women’s rights in Iraq, ...

Kenza Isnasni grew up in Belgium with her Moroccan parents. In 2002, when Kenza was 18, her parents were shot dead in their home by a neighbour. Now she fights to stop other Islamophobic attacks.

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

A report issued by UNICEF investigators described horrific abuses, affecting children as young as 1 year old, in the civil ...