Women’s Rights

by Rita Bhowmick, Dhaka Bureau, edited by Sharmin Rahman & Sheikh Arif (panel editor of Pressenza Dhaka Bureau) Women from all walks of life have historically played a crucial role in humanitarian movements, whether political, social, educational, or cultural. Their…

Rozina Rozi (Dhaka Bureau): To mark International Women’s Day 2025, the Financial Institutions Division Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Nazma Mobarek, unveiled the special publication ‘Kanthaswar’ of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU). The unveiling ceremony, discussion meeting, and cake-cutting…

Marking the 118th years of service of La Proteccion de La Infancia Inc. February 22, 2025. This month, La Proteccion de la Infancia, Inc. (LPI) marks its 118th year as the Philippines’ longest-serving registered non-profit corporation. La Proteccion began in…

The Berlin couple-dancing scene is an integral part of Berlin’s nightlife. Thursdays and Sundays at Berlin’s Soda Club (located at Kulturbrauerei), where you can dance pairwise on 5 different floors (Kizomba, Salsa Cubana, Mambo, Bachata, Zouk), are quite simply an…

Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Swayamsevaks and the Sangh-inspired organizations support the victim women of Sandeshkhali (West Bengal) in their movement for justice. During a press briefing at Nagpur (Maharashtra) on Sunday, RSS  Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale also mentioned the recent meeting…

Guwahati: The Assam government in Northeast India, which earned national and international media headlines with the crackdown on child marriages in February, is going to relaunch the drive across the State. Addressing the fourth SP (superintendent of police) conference at…

Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines—Jhpiego Philippines successfully conducted a two-day Program Implementation Review and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Workshop on June 27-28, 2023. The event took place at the 1A Express Hotel in Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental,…

It took a years-long campaign, waged in a highly repressive environment by women’s rights activists, but finally, on April 6 the Uzbek Senate unanimously approved the crime of domestic violence through an amendment to the criminal code. In addition to…

“The woman’s problem has always been a man’s problem” Simone de Beauvoir. In recent days, three decisions of the US Supreme Court have outlined the path of a radical step backward in terms of rights, but also the confirmation of…

The Taliban have decreed the compulsory wearing of the burqa in public places for all women and girls in Afghanistan and that all women working with the administration who do not wear the garment will be dismissed. This is in…