Latest items for DTCP-PRACTICE-1
March 31, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The couple [Peter and Barbie, British couple imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan], who got married in Kabul in 1970, said that many women held in the prison were detained by the Taliban for arbitrary reasons. One was jailed for daring to drive a car in the ultra-conservative country, while another said she had been imprisoned because her husband had murdered someone" (para 7). "But Barbie's [British woman imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan along with her husband Peter] conditions were far worse, the couple said. Her cell held 15 women and two children with just five bunk beds between them all, one of which served as a basic kitchen....more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The couple [Peter and Barbie, British couple imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan], who got married in Kabul in 1970, said that many women held in the prison were detained by the Taliban for arbitrary reasons. One was jailed for daring to drive a car in the ultra-conservative country, while another said she had been imprisoned because her husband had murdered someone" (para 7). "But Barbie's [British woman imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan along with her husband Peter] conditions were far worse, the couple said. Her cell held 15 women and two children with just five bunk beds between them all, one of which served as a basic kitchen....more
March 26, 2026, 8:41 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Regarding the assault and rape of detained women, the [United Nations] report said, 'Information from reliable sources indicates that women have been raped or sexually harassed during this crackdown'" (para 7).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Regarding the assault and rape of detained women, the [United Nations] report said, 'Information from reliable sources indicates that women have been raped or sexually harassed during this crackdown'" (para 7).
March 26, 2026, 6:56 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"In the three years since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, many accounts have surfaced detailing torture and sexual abuse in the country's prisons. One of them grabbed global headlines in July 2024, after the British newspaper The Guardian reported on the rape of a female human rights activist that was caught on video. The video, made by the Taliban, shows armed men raping and torturing the inmate. Apparently, the Taliban sent the video to the women after she was released in an attempt to blackmail her and ensure her silence. She managed to flee the country and send the video to Afghan journalists, with the story eventually making its...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"In the three years since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, many accounts have surfaced detailing torture and sexual abuse in the country's prisons. One of them grabbed global headlines in July 2024, after the British newspaper The Guardian reported on the rape of a female human rights activist that was caught on video. The video, made by the Taliban, shows armed men raping and torturing the inmate. Apparently, the Taliban sent the video to the women after she was released in an attempt to blackmail her and ensure her silence. She managed to flee the country and send the video to Afghan journalists, with the story eventually making its...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"When men are targeted, posts typically insinuate that they are linked to terrorist groups working to bring down the junta, multiple experts from NGOs and digital rights groups in the region told CNN. But when women are doxxed [meaning their private information is shared online as a form of punishment or revenge], the attacks frequently feature sexist hate speech, often coupled with explicit sexual imagery and video footage of them, as was Chomden’s experience" (para 15). This information shows that certain women in Myanmar are treated differently from men in politically motivated targeting, with women subjected to sexualized abuse rather than non-gendered accusations. This reflects gender-based differential treatment that limits...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"When men are targeted, posts typically insinuate that they are linked to terrorist groups working to bring down the junta, multiple experts from NGOs and digital rights groups in the region told CNN. But when women are doxxed [meaning their private information is shared online as a form of punishment or revenge], the attacks frequently feature sexist hate speech, often coupled with explicit sexual imagery and video footage of them, as was Chomden’s experience" (para 15). This information shows that certain women in Myanmar are treated differently from men in politically motivated targeting, with women subjected to sexualized abuse rather than non-gendered accusations. This reflects gender-based differential treatment that limits...more
March 24, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian police officers are gang-raping imprisoned female protesters and then cutting out their uteruses to cover up the horrific torture – before shipping their lifeless bodies home to their families, according to a shocking new report" (para 1). "Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped...more
March 24, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International" (para 1). "One of the nurses, a 33-year-old woman, was repeatedly abused and raped during detention, according to informed sources who spoke with Iran International. Sources said agents subjected her to various forms of sexual torture. In addition to assaulting her with their fingers, agents raped her in groups of two or three over consecutive days. They also raped her by inserting a foreign object into her anus, causing severe bleeding, the sources...more
March 11, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Hanaa, a Sudanese woman who works gathering plastic bottles from bins to feed her children, says she was abducted in western Libya and taken to a forest and raped at gunpoint by a group of men. The next day her attackers took her to a facility run by the state-funded Stability Support Authority (SSA). Nobody told Hanaa why she had been detained. 'Young men and boys were beaten and forced to completely remove their clothes while I was watching,' Hanaa tells the BBC. 'I was there for days. I slept on the bare floor, resting my head on my plastic slippers. They would let me go to the toilet after...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Hanaa, a Sudanese woman who works gathering plastic bottles from bins to feed her children, says she was abducted in western Libya and taken to a forest and raped at gunpoint by a group of men. The next day her attackers took her to a facility run by the state-funded Stability Support Authority (SSA). Nobody told Hanaa why she had been detained. 'Young men and boys were beaten and forced to completely remove their clothes while I was watching,' Hanaa tells the BBC. 'I was there for days. I slept on the bare floor, resting my head on my plastic slippers. They would let me go to the toilet after...more
March 11, 2026, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Women responded to the restrictions by marching on the streets of Afghan cities, demanding the right to work and study. They were violently stopped by the Taliban government on multiple occasions. 'I was lashed with electric cables,' one protester told us in a discreet meeting in one of her friend's homes. She'd been moving from place to place, fearing she'd be caught" (para 13-14). "In January 2022, at least four female activists were detained - they were held for weeks and beaten in custody" (para 15). "And every once in a while, despite the very grave risk of detention and violence, groups of Afghan women continue to march on the...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Women responded to the restrictions by marching on the streets of Afghan cities, demanding the right to work and study. They were violently stopped by the Taliban government on multiple occasions. 'I was lashed with electric cables,' one protester told us in a discreet meeting in one of her friend's homes. She'd been moving from place to place, fearing she'd be caught" (para 13-14). "In January 2022, at least four female activists were detained - they were held for weeks and beaten in custody" (para 15). "And every once in a while, despite the very grave risk of detention and violence, groups of Afghan women continue to march on the...more
March 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses rape as a weapon against its people'" (para 6-7). "In another report from Iran, reported by Bild, officers 'threw young women...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Michel Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] has spoken of stories from inside Iran, claiming women are being abducted before being 'raped and mutilated' to prevent them from protesting against the regime" (para 1). "Mr Abdollahi [German-Iranian journalist] said: 'No women's bodies [refering to female protesters in Iran] are turning up, or very few. And that's because, according to eyewitness accounts, they are being raped, their uteruses removed, their scalps ripped off along with their hair and their bodies covered in cigarette burns.' He said the Islamic Republic, led by Khamenei, 'uses rape as a weapon against its people'" (para 6-7). "In another report from Iran, reported by Bild, officers 'threw young women...more
March 11, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"According to the regime-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, a 22-year-old woman named Saghare Etemadi was severely injured during protests in Farsan, in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. She was shot multiple times in the head with pellet bullets and is currently hospitalized in intensive care" (para 7). This information shows that Saghar was shot multiple times in the head with pellet bullets. Female protesters are often targeted in the face and head, suggesting an effort to cause visible harm and 'defile their beauty' as a form of gendered punishment (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"According to the regime-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, a 22-year-old woman named Saghare Etemadi was severely injured during protests in Farsan, in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. She was shot multiple times in the head with pellet bullets and is currently hospitalized in intensive care" (para 7). This information shows that Saghar was shot multiple times in the head with pellet bullets. Female protesters are often targeted in the face and head, suggesting an effort to cause visible harm and 'defile their beauty' as a form of gendered punishment (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
The following information indicates that local authorities systematically dismiss or minimize rural Chinese women’s complaints regarding the loss of land and village benefits following marriage outside their village, even though these entitlements were originally granted to them at birth (MR-CODER COMMENT). "They [Chinese women in rural areas fighting for their rights to land ownership] are also exposing a gap between the ruling Communist Party’s words and its actions. Many courts, which are controlled by the party, refuse to take on the women’s lawsuits. Even when women win favorable rulings, local officials have refused to implement them, fearing social unrest. Women have been harassed, beaten or detained for pursuing their rights...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
The following information indicates that local authorities systematically dismiss or minimize rural Chinese women’s complaints regarding the loss of land and village benefits following marriage outside their village, even though these entitlements were originally granted to them at birth (MR-CODER COMMENT). "They [Chinese women in rural areas fighting for their rights to land ownership] are also exposing a gap between the ruling Communist Party’s words and its actions. Many courts, which are controlled by the party, refuse to take on the women’s lawsuits. Even when women win favorable rulings, local officials have refused to implement them, fearing social unrest. Women have been harassed, beaten or detained for pursuing their rights...more
March 9, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"In September 2022, massive nationwide protests erupted in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the country’s morality police for allegedly wearing her headscarf too loosely, in violation of the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code for women. Amini died in a hospital in Tehran after falling into a coma while in detention. While authorities claim she suffered a heart attack, eyewitnesses say Amini was beaten on her head with a baton" (para 10-11).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"In September 2022, massive nationwide protests erupted in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the country’s morality police for allegedly wearing her headscarf too loosely, in violation of the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code for women. Amini died in a hospital in Tehran after falling into a coma while in detention. While authorities claim she suffered a heart attack, eyewitnesses say Amini was beaten on her head with a baton" (para 10-11).
March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Dr. Sheyda Riyahi, a doctor at Seyedoshohada hospital in Isfahan, was arrested by the IRGC forces in her house on January 9th. There has not been any contact or news about her well-being since the arrest. While arresting her, the IRGC forces told her family the charges were because she was actively involved in treating wounded protesters who were brought to the hospital" (para 1). This information indicates the arbitrary detention and coercive treatment by security forces in arresting the female doctor for treating wounded protesters and holding her incommunicado with no information provided to family (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Dr. Ghazal Omidi, a physician in Abdanan, Iran, known for her humanitarian...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Dr. Sheyda Riyahi, a doctor at Seyedoshohada hospital in Isfahan, was arrested by the IRGC forces in her house on January 9th. There has not been any contact or news about her well-being since the arrest. While arresting her, the IRGC forces told her family the charges were because she was actively involved in treating wounded protesters who were brought to the hospital" (para 1). This information indicates the arbitrary detention and coercive treatment by security forces in arresting the female doctor for treating wounded protesters and holding her incommunicado with no information provided to family (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Dr. Ghazal Omidi, a physician in Abdanan, Iran, known for her humanitarian...more
March 9, 2026, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Simultaneously with the news of her [Diana Bahadori, 19-year-old-Iranian influencer who was killed in the protests] death, a post appeared on Diana’s Instagram page claiming she died in a driving accident, stating: 'The incident for dear Diana was due to a crash. The family is deeply grieving. Please do not create rumors.' However, the source told IranWire that the Bahadori family is under severe pressure from intelligence and security agencies. Diana was buried in secret, and her family has been forced to publicly deny that the government was responsible for her death" (para 5-6). This information implies that authorities sought to control the public narrative, especially when it comes to...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Simultaneously with the news of her [Diana Bahadori, 19-year-old-Iranian influencer who was killed in the protests] death, a post appeared on Diana’s Instagram page claiming she died in a driving accident, stating: 'The incident for dear Diana was due to a crash. The family is deeply grieving. Please do not create rumors.' However, the source told IranWire that the Bahadori family is under severe pressure from intelligence and security agencies. Diana was buried in secret, and her family has been forced to publicly deny that the government was responsible for her death" (para 5-6). This information implies that authorities sought to control the public narrative, especially when it comes to...more
March 4, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Medical professionals and human rights investigations have documented targeted shootings aimed at women’s faces, eyes and genitals, as well as sexualized violence during arrest and detention" (para 16). "Families seeking to recover the bodies of slain women report being forced to obtain invasive forensic certificates prior to burial" (para 17). This information shows the gendered-based violence the Iranian female protesters endure during detention or even after execution. The Required forensic certificates reportedly allow authorities to alter the cause of death, obscuring evidence of rape or assault and substituting nonviolent explanations such as heart attack or suicide (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Medical professionals and human rights investigations have documented targeted shootings aimed at women’s faces, eyes and genitals, as well as sexualized violence during arrest and detention" (para 16). "Families seeking to recover the bodies of slain women report being forced to obtain invasive forensic certificates prior to burial" (para 17). This information shows the gendered-based violence the Iranian female protesters endure during detention or even after execution. The Required forensic certificates reportedly allow authorities to alter the cause of death, obscuring evidence of rape or assault and substituting nonviolent explanations such as heart attack or suicide (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 26, 2025, 8:16 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"A woman has the right to cover herself or leave the house designated for inspection if she is not accused, and to be granted by the necessary facilities. If the accused woman is alone in the house designated for inspection, it is required by law to have a woman on the inspection team. Executive imprisonment is not permissible for a woman if she is pregnant or has a child under the age of two" (para 23-25). "The Personal Status Courts consider marriage requests for those who do not have a guardian, and for those who have guardians, but whose guardians prevent them from getting married. Preventing a woman from marriage...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"A woman has the right to cover herself or leave the house designated for inspection if she is not accused, and to be granted by the necessary facilities. If the accused woman is alone in the house designated for inspection, it is required by law to have a woman on the inspection team. Executive imprisonment is not permissible for a woman if she is pregnant or has a child under the age of two" (para 23-25). "The Personal Status Courts consider marriage requests for those who do not have a guardian, and for those who have guardians, but whose guardians prevent them from getting married. Preventing a woman from marriage...more
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"They [The Taliban] have also shut down beauty parlors and started enforcing a dress code, arresting women who don’t comply with their interpretation of hijab, or Islamic headscarf. In May 2022, the Taliban issued a decree calling for women to only show their eyes and recommending they wear the head-to-toe burqa, similar to restrictions during the Taliban’s previous rule between 1996 and 2001" (para 4). "In Paktia province [in Afghanistan], the Vice and Virtue Ministry has stopped women without mahrams [male companion related by blood or marriage] from accessing health facilities since December. It visits health facilities in the province to ensure compliance" (para 9). This information shows with the...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"They [The Taliban] have also shut down beauty parlors and started enforcing a dress code, arresting women who don’t comply with their interpretation of hijab, or Islamic headscarf. In May 2022, the Taliban issued a decree calling for women to only show their eyes and recommending they wear the head-to-toe burqa, similar to restrictions during the Taliban’s previous rule between 1996 and 2001" (para 4). "In Paktia province [in Afghanistan], the Vice and Virtue Ministry has stopped women without mahrams [male companion related by blood or marriage] from accessing health facilities since December. It visits health facilities in the province to ensure compliance" (para 9). This information shows with the...more
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"...And if witnesses are called, Iranian law dictates that a man's testimony is twice as reliable as a woman's. This particular policy, derived from a rigid interpretation of the Koran, has led to several high-profile miscarriages of justice, including the execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 26-year-old interior designer convicted of killing a man who was trying to rape her.Ms Jabbari insisted that the man, a former intelligence official named Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, had lured her to his house on the pretext of wanting help redecorating an office, before launching the attack. She claimed to have then stabbed him in the back with a penknife. But a male friend of Sarbandi...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"...And if witnesses are called, Iranian law dictates that a man's testimony is twice as reliable as a woman's. This particular policy, derived from a rigid interpretation of the Koran, has led to several high-profile miscarriages of justice, including the execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 26-year-old interior designer convicted of killing a man who was trying to rape her.Ms Jabbari insisted that the man, a former intelligence official named Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, had lured her to his house on the pretext of wanting help redecorating an office, before launching the attack. She claimed to have then stabbed him in the back with a penknife. But a male friend of Sarbandi...more
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"But the Taliban's own morality police - the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice - focus almost exclusively on policing women's behaviour, while crimes like Bacha Bazi [The barbaric tradition in Afghanistan in which young boys are dressed up (often in girls’ clothing), made to dance and entertain, and in many cases sexually exploited by older men] continue in the shadows" (para 29).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"But the Taliban's own morality police - the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice - focus almost exclusively on policing women's behaviour, while crimes like Bacha Bazi [The barbaric tradition in Afghanistan in which young boys are dressed up (often in girls’ clothing), made to dance and entertain, and in many cases sexually exploited by older men] continue in the shadows" (para 29).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian society has changed significantly in recent years, particularly following the uprisings that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman was arrested by Iran's morality police for 'improperly' wearing her headscarf during a visit to Tehran and died in police custody" (para5). "'The changes are particularly visible on Tehran’s public transportation', notes Sepideh. 'In the subway I take every day to work, I see mothers in chadors [the severe, all-encompassing veil] and their daughters in T-shirts and trousers. I also see groups of students, some veiled, others not, all laughing together. The police see them, sometimes make an annoyed remark, then they look away,' said...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian society has changed significantly in recent years, particularly following the uprisings that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman was arrested by Iran's morality police for 'improperly' wearing her headscarf during a visit to Tehran and died in police custody" (para5). "'The changes are particularly visible on Tehran’s public transportation', notes Sepideh. 'In the subway I take every day to work, I see mothers in chadors [the severe, all-encompassing veil] and their daughters in T-shirts and trousers. I also see groups of students, some veiled, others not, all laughing together. The police see them, sometimes make an annoyed remark, then they look away,' said...more
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Two days later, she [Deeba, the Afghan woman] was arrested and taken into custody by the Taliban and accused of insulting the police, as well as being a woman without a mahram outside her home. She was held in prison for 20 days.'There were 15 of us in one cell. Four beds; the rest slept on the floor. They weren’t giving us food. The blankets were filthy.I asked for my phone to call home because my daughter was sick and didn’t know I’d been arrested, but the Taliban refused. I screamed, begged. But instead they threw me into a solitary cell.' Deeba was brought before a Taliban court. No lawyer...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Two days later, she [Deeba, the Afghan woman] was arrested and taken into custody by the Taliban and accused of insulting the police, as well as being a woman without a mahram outside her home. She was held in prison for 20 days.'There were 15 of us in one cell. Four beds; the rest slept on the floor. They weren’t giving us food. The blankets were filthy.I asked for my phone to call home because my daughter was sick and didn’t know I’d been arrested, but the Taliban refused. I screamed, begged. But instead they threw me into a solitary cell.' Deeba was brought before a Taliban court. No lawyer...more
Oct. 25, 2025, 6:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban’s male foot soldiers and authority figures are also suspected of falsely accusing or target women who have slighted or spurned them, Aziz Gul, an Afghan human rights activist, said" (para 24).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban’s male foot soldiers and authority figures are also suspected of falsely accusing or target women who have slighted or spurned them, Aziz Gul, an Afghan human rights activist, said" (para 24).
Sept. 19, 2025, 5:48 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Criminal Procedural Code provided for two years of reprieve from detention for pregnant women, and when both parents were charged with the same crime, one parent was granted reprieve from detention to care for their children while the other parent was detained" (para 80).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Criminal Procedural Code provided for two years of reprieve from detention for pregnant women, and when both parents were charged with the same crime, one parent was granted reprieve from detention to care for their children while the other parent was detained" (para 80).
Aug. 20, 2025, 7:11 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Male and female prisoners were detained in separate prisons and measures had been adopted to monitor women’s prison conditions" (Para 5).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Male and female prisoners were detained in separate prisons and measures had been adopted to monitor women’s prison conditions" (Para 5).
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned about the following: (a) The limited access of women in detention to education, professional training and health care and the limited information on the use of alternative measures to detention; (b) The prevalence of hate speech and online violence against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women, as well as reports of gender-based violence, arbitrary detention and violations of their right to privacy by law enforcement personnel" (15).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned about the following: (a) The limited access of women in detention to education, professional training and health care and the limited information on the use of alternative measures to detention; (b) The prevalence of hate speech and online violence against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women, as well as reports of gender-based violence, arbitrary detention and violations of their right to privacy by law enforcement personnel" (15).
April 16, 2025, 10:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian security forces used rape and sexual violence to torture, punish and inflict lasting physical and psychological damage on protesters as young as 12 during the country’s nationwide protests last year, a report says. The report by Amnesty International is based on the testimonies of 12 women, 26 men, one girl and six boys who survived rape or other forms of sexual violence. Six survivors of rape were subjected to gang rapes by up to 10 male state agents, according to Amnesty" (para 1-2). "Some of the victims interviewed by Amnesty said they were sexually assaulted at the time of arrest, in police vehicles while they were being taken to...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Iranian security forces used rape and sexual violence to torture, punish and inflict lasting physical and psychological damage on protesters as young as 12 during the country’s nationwide protests last year, a report says. The report by Amnesty International is based on the testimonies of 12 women, 26 men, one girl and six boys who survived rape or other forms of sexual violence. Six survivors of rape were subjected to gang rapes by up to 10 male state agents, according to Amnesty" (para 1-2). "Some of the victims interviewed by Amnesty said they were sexually assaulted at the time of arrest, in police vehicles while they were being taken to...more
April 16, 2025, 9:07 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"In cases that resulted in the deaths of civilians, including children and women, the right to life of the suspects was abolished although there was no attack and violence against the police, no armed conflict with the police, no response to the government’s influence and actions with weapons, and no violence and rape that endanger the life and property of others" (3). "As the table below shows, the police executed a total of 404 people, including 93 children, 70 women and 240 adult men, without including them in any judicial proceedings" (4). The table below shows that 241 men were executed, but the document's text says that 240 men were...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"In cases that resulted in the deaths of civilians, including children and women, the right to life of the suspects was abolished although there was no attack and violence against the police, no armed conflict with the police, no response to the government’s influence and actions with weapons, and no violence and rape that endanger the life and property of others" (3). "As the table below shows, the police executed a total of 404 people, including 93 children, 70 women and 240 adult men, without including them in any judicial proceedings" (4). The table below shows that 241 men were executed, but the document's text says that 240 men were...more
April 15, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Some police violence cases were investigated" (3). "Women’s access to justice is hindered by a lack accountability of public authorities. Existing regulations about legal liability of responsible parties are too general and difficult to implement in practice. There are increasing reports of sexual humiliation in police stations and detention facilities" (3). "There is no standard procedures such as 'rape kit' for police to deal with sexual assault case. Women are always asked to repeat the details of sexual conducts. And there is no significant role played by female police officers when the plaintiffs are questioned" (9). "Women account for 8.6% of persons in detention or serving sentences, increased from 4.6%...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Some police violence cases were investigated" (3). "Women’s access to justice is hindered by a lack accountability of public authorities. Existing regulations about legal liability of responsible parties are too general and difficult to implement in practice. There are increasing reports of sexual humiliation in police stations and detention facilities" (3). "There is no standard procedures such as 'rape kit' for police to deal with sexual assault case. Women are always asked to repeat the details of sexual conducts. And there is no significant role played by female police officers when the plaintiffs are questioned" (9). "Women account for 8.6% of persons in detention or serving sentences, increased from 4.6%...more
April 11, 2025, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Impunity towards perpetrators of sexual violence due to the perspective and stereotype of law enforcement officers still blaming the victim and in many cases threatening victims to revictimizing, especially if the victim is still a child" (5). "Some women migrant workers who are suspected of being victims of human trafficking have been executed by police as drugs trafficking syndicates or drugs couriers" (10). "Despite the pandemic, Qanun Jinayat (Islamic Criminal Bylaw) in Aceh which was endorsed by the provincial legislative council in 2014 were implemented several times by caning women and girls. Anybody can be reporting if a woman/girl were seen together in an enclosed area with a man outside...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Impunity towards perpetrators of sexual violence due to the perspective and stereotype of law enforcement officers still blaming the victim and in many cases threatening victims to revictimizing, especially if the victim is still a child" (5). "Some women migrant workers who are suspected of being victims of human trafficking have been executed by police as drugs trafficking syndicates or drugs couriers" (10). "Despite the pandemic, Qanun Jinayat (Islamic Criminal Bylaw) in Aceh which was endorsed by the provincial legislative council in 2014 were implemented several times by caning women and girls. Anybody can be reporting if a woman/girl were seen together in an enclosed area with a man outside...more
April 10, 2025, 7:06 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"[I]t notes with concern… (d) The shortage of vital medications for pregnant women, women and girls with infectious and non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, malaria and tuberculosis, low-income women and women in detention" (11). "The Committee notes with concern the poor conditions of women in detention, including overcrowded facilities and limited access to sexual and reproductive health services, menstrual hygiene products and protection from sexual violence and harassment" (14).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"[I]t notes with concern… (d) The shortage of vital medications for pregnant women, women and girls with infectious and non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, malaria and tuberculosis, low-income women and women in detention" (11). "The Committee notes with concern the poor conditions of women in detention, including overcrowded facilities and limited access to sexual and reproductive health services, menstrual hygiene products and protection from sexual violence and harassment" (14).