Latest items for DTCP-PRACTICE-1
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).
April 9, 2025, 10:24 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
Table 2, titled "Offenses Against Women Referred to PGO [Prosecutor General's Office] by MPS [Maldives Police Service], 2015-2018," shows that there were 78 total cases in 2015, 53 of which were prosecuted, 25 of which were declined. 28 of them ended in a conviction and 11 ended in aquittal. In 2016, there were 32 total cases, 24 of which were prosecuted and 8 of which were declined. 3 cases resulted in conviction and 5 in acquittal. In 2017, there were 23 total cases, and 18 of them were prosecuted while 5 of them were decined. There were 6 convictions and 1 aquittal. In 2018, there were 10 total cases, and...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
Table 2, titled "Offenses Against Women Referred to PGO [Prosecutor General's Office] by MPS [Maldives Police Service], 2015-2018," shows that there were 78 total cases in 2015, 53 of which were prosecuted, 25 of which were declined. 28 of them ended in a conviction and 11 ended in aquittal. In 2016, there were 32 total cases, 24 of which were prosecuted and 8 of which were declined. 3 cases resulted in conviction and 5 in acquittal. In 2017, there were 23 total cases, and 18 of them were prosecuted while 5 of them were decined. There were 6 convictions and 1 aquittal. In 2018, there were 10 total cases, and...more
April 4, 2025, 9:14 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Pursuant to the ratification of international treaties covered by article 144 of the Constitution, the prison system complies with inter-institutional agreements aimed at guaranteeing due process for persons deprived of their liberty. According to reports from the Ilopango women’s remand centre and prison and the Izalco prison farm, which as of March 2021 housed a total of 757 prosecuted women, the following actions are being carried out in order to respect due legal process. Legal advice: They are informed about their rights and duties within the facilities. Logistics are coordinated to ensure that women deprived of their liberty attend scheduled hearings. Legal assistance is provided by the prison’s technical criminology...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Pursuant to the ratification of international treaties covered by article 144 of the Constitution, the prison system complies with inter-institutional agreements aimed at guaranteeing due process for persons deprived of their liberty. According to reports from the Ilopango women’s remand centre and prison and the Izalco prison farm, which as of March 2021 housed a total of 757 prosecuted women, the following actions are being carried out in order to respect due legal process. Legal advice: They are informed about their rights and duties within the facilities. Logistics are coordinated to ensure that women deprived of their liberty attend scheduled hearings. Legal assistance is provided by the prison’s technical criminology...more
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"It notes with concern the inadequate progress made in addressing the disproportionate levels of violence experienced by disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women and girls in all areas of their lives and who are also facing historical and intersecting forms of discrimination, namely... women and girls in detention" (4). "The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to strengthen access to justice for women, including the National Programme on Access to Justice for Vulnerable Persons, 2016–2021. It notes with concern, however, the persistent institutional, structural and practical barriers to women’s access to justice, including the following: (a) Discriminatory stereotypes and limited knowledge of women’s rights among members of...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"It notes with concern the inadequate progress made in addressing the disproportionate levels of violence experienced by disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women and girls in all areas of their lives and who are also facing historical and intersecting forms of discrimination, namely... women and girls in detention" (4). "The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to strengthen access to justice for women, including the National Programme on Access to Justice for Vulnerable Persons, 2016–2021. It notes with concern, however, the persistent institutional, structural and practical barriers to women’s access to justice, including the following: (a) Discriminatory stereotypes and limited knowledge of women’s rights among members of...more
March 27, 2025, 7:22 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"There has been a particular challenge to access to justice for indigenous women victims of violent crime when local authorities fail to investigate or prosecute these crimes. In January 2019, NGO-CEDAW and an indigenous rights organization coordinated to support legal services for one indigenous woman in Mondulkiri when the authorities failed her" (3). "Moreover, sex workers are still routinely arrested by police for allegedly causing public disorder and sent to the Prey Speu center, where they are imprisoned without criminal charges for up to 6 months. This center is also used to detain homeless persons, drug users, and/or those with mental disabilities. The conditions of detention are unhealthy with insufficient...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"There has been a particular challenge to access to justice for indigenous women victims of violent crime when local authorities fail to investigate or prosecute these crimes. In January 2019, NGO-CEDAW and an indigenous rights organization coordinated to support legal services for one indigenous woman in Mondulkiri when the authorities failed her" (3). "Moreover, sex workers are still routinely arrested by police for allegedly causing public disorder and sent to the Prey Speu center, where they are imprisoned without criminal charges for up to 6 months. This center is also used to detain homeless persons, drug users, and/or those with mental disabilities. The conditions of detention are unhealthy with insufficient...more
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo" (para 16).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo" (para 16).
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Laws such as the misogynistic anti-pornography law of 2014 has spurred more attacks on female victims rather than perpetrators of the crime. The blaming and shaming of victims of violence openly by Government workers and also members of the police force who are supposed to protect victims is also concerning" (2).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Laws such as the misogynistic anti-pornography law of 2014 has spurred more attacks on female victims rather than perpetrators of the crime. The blaming and shaming of victims of violence openly by Government workers and also members of the police force who are supposed to protect victims is also concerning" (2).
March 19, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"We know that women make up the overwhelming majority of victims of certain types of crimes and represent a growing proportion of the prison population. We also know that victimization plays an important role in many women’s experiences as offenders" (para 47). "Females are currently being forced to share their living quarters with males who identify as women in federal and provincial jails and prisons across Canada... Gender Dissent has already documented the 'lived experiences' of incarcerated females who are forced into being housed with males who identify as women" (para 49, 51).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"We know that women make up the overwhelming majority of victims of certain types of crimes and represent a growing proportion of the prison population. We also know that victimization plays an important role in many women’s experiences as offenders" (para 47). "Females are currently being forced to share their living quarters with males who identify as women in federal and provincial jails and prisons across Canada... Gender Dissent has already documented the 'lived experiences' of incarcerated females who are forced into being housed with males who identify as women" (para 49, 51).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Members of the police are also known to be perpetrators of gender-based violence. Sexual assault is frequently used during police interrogation as a method of extracting confessions and is also widespread within the detention system. Women who have escaped from trafficking have been convicted on charges of prostitution, which is illegal under Iraqi law, or for other offences such as possession of forged documents. The federal government has prevented NGOs from operating shelters, while making scant efforts to establish functioning government-run shelters. Many victims of trafficking who are serving prison sentences prefer to stay in prison past their sentences than to leave and risk being trafficked again or punished by...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Members of the police are also known to be perpetrators of gender-based violence. Sexual assault is frequently used during police interrogation as a method of extracting confessions and is also widespread within the detention system. Women who have escaped from trafficking have been convicted on charges of prostitution, which is illegal under Iraqi law, or for other offences such as possession of forged documents. The federal government has prevented NGOs from operating shelters, while making scant efforts to establish functioning government-run shelters. Many victims of trafficking who are serving prison sentences prefer to stay in prison past their sentences than to leave and risk being trafficked again or punished by...more
March 17, 2025, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Guards are using prison work assignments at correctional facilities across the United States to lure and rape female inmates, a shocking investigation by the Associated Press has found.While female prisoners have long been victims of sexual violence, the number of reports against correctional staff has exploded across the country in recent years. Many complaints follow a similar pattern: Accusers are retaliated against, while those accused face little or no punishment." (Para 1,2, 3). "In all 50 states, the AP found cases where staff allegedly used inmate work assignments to lure women to isolated spots, out of view of security cameras. The prisoners said they were attacked while doing jobs like...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Guards are using prison work assignments at correctional facilities across the United States to lure and rape female inmates, a shocking investigation by the Associated Press has found.While female prisoners have long been victims of sexual violence, the number of reports against correctional staff has exploded across the country in recent years. Many complaints follow a similar pattern: Accusers are retaliated against, while those accused face little or no punishment." (Para 1,2, 3). "In all 50 states, the AP found cases where staff allegedly used inmate work assignments to lure women to isolated spots, out of view of security cameras. The prisoners said they were attacked while doing jobs like...more
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Cases of assault and rape committed against women by members of the security forces are investigated only at the request of the military or civilian courts, depending on the circumstances of each case" (7).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Cases of assault and rape committed against women by members of the security forces are investigated only at the request of the military or civilian courts, depending on the circumstances of each case" (7).
March 14, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"[O]vercrowded prisons are associated with poor ventilation and inadequate sanitation and nutrition, creating risks for the spread of HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis and now COVID" (4). "The Narcotics Law, which has multiple interpretations and overlaps, remains open in practice for law enforcement officials (APH) to commit extortion/corruption. When women are arrested for possession of illicit drugs, the police have the power to either implement criminal sanctions or refer to rehabilitation institutions. Indonesian WUD [women who use drugs] are accordingly at risk of multiple levels of violence. A recent study sampling 731 WUD in Indonesia reported that 86.9% had experienced extortion for money and/or sexual favours in return for a lesser charge....more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"[O]vercrowded prisons are associated with poor ventilation and inadequate sanitation and nutrition, creating risks for the spread of HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis and now COVID" (4). "The Narcotics Law, which has multiple interpretations and overlaps, remains open in practice for law enforcement officials (APH) to commit extortion/corruption. When women are arrested for possession of illicit drugs, the police have the power to either implement criminal sanctions or refer to rehabilitation institutions. Indonesian WUD [women who use drugs] are accordingly at risk of multiple levels of violence. A recent study sampling 731 WUD in Indonesia reported that 86.9% had experienced extortion for money and/or sexual favours in return for a lesser charge....more
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The period covered by this report saw the introduction of the new Penitentiary System in all women’s prisons, under the administration of the Ministry of People’s Power for the Penitentiary Service. The System encourages the social rehabilitation of female prisoners through comprehensive plans, projects and policies for them in areas including education, work, culture and sports. In 2020, there were 2,153 female prisoners, distributed between 16 prison facilities. The managerial, disciplinary and custodial staff of these facilities are all female and are kept separate from the men’s facilities. The centres have space to accommodate the number of female prisoners specified in the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The period covered by this report saw the introduction of the new Penitentiary System in all women’s prisons, under the administration of the Ministry of People’s Power for the Penitentiary Service. The System encourages the social rehabilitation of female prisoners through comprehensive plans, projects and policies for them in areas including education, work, culture and sports. In 2020, there were 2,153 female prisoners, distributed between 16 prison facilities. The managerial, disciplinary and custodial staff of these facilities are all female and are kept separate from the men’s facilities. The centres have space to accommodate the number of female prisoners specified in the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women...more
March 13, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"We have lots of problems about violence in our communities. Girls and women are raped by men and even by police" (8). "When we have a problem and we go to the police to give them a report they will just pretend like they are writing the report and when you come back to ask about the case they don’t know who wrote the report but you know who was writing it. They don’t take us seriously. It’s like what we say does not matter to them and that is why we don’t feel protected in our community, because our duty bearers are not protecting us but deny us access...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"We have lots of problems about violence in our communities. Girls and women are raped by men and even by police" (8). "When we have a problem and we go to the police to give them a report they will just pretend like they are writing the report and when you come back to ask about the case they don’t know who wrote the report but you know who was writing it. They don’t take us seriously. It’s like what we say does not matter to them and that is why we don’t feel protected in our community, because our duty bearers are not protecting us but deny us access...more
March 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Paragraph 139 of the state party’s report asserts that it has 'paid special attention to the allegations of some women that they were subjected to ill-treatment and intimidation by law enforcement personnel, to dismissals and suspensions, and to other forms of retribution such as detention and revocation of nationality.' Paragraphs 139 to 143 set out measures that the GoB [government of Bahrain] claims it has instituted to limit the practice of torture. Paragraph 144, not addressing the claims of women whow faced torture or ill treatment, asserts that 'they were in fact found guilty of criminal offences following due process of law and a fair trial, during which they enjoyed...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Paragraph 139 of the state party’s report asserts that it has 'paid special attention to the allegations of some women that they were subjected to ill-treatment and intimidation by law enforcement personnel, to dismissals and suspensions, and to other forms of retribution such as detention and revocation of nationality.' Paragraphs 139 to 143 set out measures that the GoB [government of Bahrain] claims it has instituted to limit the practice of torture. Paragraph 144, not addressing the claims of women whow faced torture or ill treatment, asserts that 'they were in fact found guilty of criminal offences following due process of law and a fair trial, during which they enjoyed...more
March 4, 2025, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"It is hard to provide accurate data on the number of women of the HM targeted and detained, although the Stockholm Center for Freedom estimates that the aftermath of the witch-hunt persecution against the HM results in approximatively 16,000 to 20,000 detained women" (7). "Another disturbing pattern of violations from the Turkish government targeting women of the HM (but not only) is the arrest of wives of suspects when they are not found. A well-known case is that of journalist the police could not find him at home: they arrested his wife, housewife and mother of five, and kept her under arrest for eight months. The OHCHR stated in 2018...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"It is hard to provide accurate data on the number of women of the HM targeted and detained, although the Stockholm Center for Freedom estimates that the aftermath of the witch-hunt persecution against the HM results in approximatively 16,000 to 20,000 detained women" (7). "Another disturbing pattern of violations from the Turkish government targeting women of the HM (but not only) is the arrest of wives of suspects when they are not found. A well-known case is that of journalist the police could not find him at home: they arrested his wife, housewife and mother of five, and kept her under arrest for eight months. The OHCHR stated in 2018...more
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"It remains concerned, however, at reports that law enforcement officials continue to detain Chinese and foreign women on charges of 'prostitution' and without due process in detention and re-education centres, where they are allegedly subjected to forced labour, despite the abolishment of the custody and re-education system for prostitution in 2019" (Page 8-9). "It remains concerned, however, at reports that law enforcement officials continue to detain Chinese and foreign women on charges of “prostitution” and without due process in detention and re-education centres, where they are allegedly subjected to forced labour, despite the abolishment of the custody and re-education system for prostitution in 2019" (Page 8-9). "It also notes with...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"It remains concerned, however, at reports that law enforcement officials continue to detain Chinese and foreign women on charges of 'prostitution' and without due process in detention and re-education centres, where they are allegedly subjected to forced labour, despite the abolishment of the custody and re-education system for prostitution in 2019" (Page 8-9). "It remains concerned, however, at reports that law enforcement officials continue to detain Chinese and foreign women on charges of “prostitution” and without due process in detention and re-education centres, where they are allegedly subjected to forced labour, despite the abolishment of the custody and re-education system for prostitution in 2019" (Page 8-9). "It also notes with...more
Feb. 27, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Women arrested by the Taliban have said that they are being subjected to 'brutal' rapes and beatings in Afghan prisoners. They said they were arrested for begging by Taliban officials enforcing draconian new anti-begging laws before being sexually abused, tortured and forced to work in prison. Children were allegedly also detained, abused and some were even beaten to death. The women explained that they had to beg for money and food for their children as they were unable to find paid work after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021 and barred women from working. arlier his year the Taliban passed a new law prohibiting 'healthy people' who have...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Women arrested by the Taliban have said that they are being subjected to 'brutal' rapes and beatings in Afghan prisoners. They said they were arrested for begging by Taliban officials enforcing draconian new anti-begging laws before being sexually abused, tortured and forced to work in prison. Children were allegedly also detained, abused and some were even beaten to death. The women explained that they had to beg for money and food for their children as they were unable to find paid work after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021 and barred women from working. arlier his year the Taliban passed a new law prohibiting 'healthy people' who have...more
Feb. 20, 2025, 9:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"That morning, as she waited alone outside her employer’s shop to collect her salary while he ate his lunch, the Taliban’s 'morality police' were on patrol nearby. 'I had to wait because the workshop was an hour’s walk from home,' she says. 'The shop was near a main road. Unluckily, I was sitting right outside the door when the Taliban passed by and suddenly noticed me.' The Taliban officials roam the streets enforcing the Islamic fundamentalists’ strict interpretation of sharia religious law, such as bans on women speaking or showing their faces outside their homes, or travelling without a male relative. They can make decisions about people’s lives and liberties...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"That morning, as she waited alone outside her employer’s shop to collect her salary while he ate his lunch, the Taliban’s 'morality police' were on patrol nearby. 'I had to wait because the workshop was an hour’s walk from home,' she says. 'The shop was near a main road. Unluckily, I was sitting right outside the door when the Taliban passed by and suddenly noticed me.' The Taliban officials roam the streets enforcing the Islamic fundamentalists’ strict interpretation of sharia religious law, such as bans on women speaking or showing their faces outside their homes, or travelling without a male relative. They can make decisions about people’s lives and liberties...more
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Women and children who are foreign nationals and accused of affiliation with ISIS have been subjected to rushed proceedings, lack of due process, and unfair convictions and sentences. Most of the foreign women and children held in Iraq belong to a group of more than 1,300 foreigners detained by Iraqi forces in August 2017 during the battle for the ISIS stronghold of Tal Afar in the northwest of Iraq. A security source told AFP news agency that the group was composed of 509 women and 813 children, though the overall number of foreign women and children in detention is believed to be higher based on information from sources close to...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Women and children who are foreign nationals and accused of affiliation with ISIS have been subjected to rushed proceedings, lack of due process, and unfair convictions and sentences. Most of the foreign women and children held in Iraq belong to a group of more than 1,300 foreigners detained by Iraqi forces in August 2017 during the battle for the ISIS stronghold of Tal Afar in the northwest of Iraq. A security source told AFP news agency that the group was composed of 509 women and 813 children, though the overall number of foreign women and children in detention is believed to be higher based on information from sources close to...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"However, the Committee also expresses concern about reports that police are not sensitized to human rights, including women’s rights, and that, particularly in rural areas where the Amazigh language is spoken, women are not aware of their rights because information is not as available in their language" (5).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"However, the Committee also expresses concern about reports that police are not sensitized to human rights, including women’s rights, and that, particularly in rural areas where the Amazigh language is spoken, women are not aware of their rights because information is not as available in their language" (5).
Feb. 5, 2025, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"One of the defense lawyers said the girls reported that police had coerced them into signing statements they had not read. B told the Aswat Group for Sexual Minorities that she was made to sign five statements, none of which she was allowed to read, after she had been transferred to an adult prison. The statement taken by police, reviewed by Human Rights Watch, were identical, except for the names of the girls—both offering identical testimonies and confessing to 'sexual deviancy'" (5). "Moroccan authorities have routinely used a law designed to keep people from falsely claiming professional credentials to bring criminal charges against people trying to expose abuses. In one...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"One of the defense lawyers said the girls reported that police had coerced them into signing statements they had not read. B told the Aswat Group for Sexual Minorities that she was made to sign five statements, none of which she was allowed to read, after she had been transferred to an adult prison. The statement taken by police, reviewed by Human Rights Watch, were identical, except for the names of the girls—both offering identical testimonies and confessing to 'sexual deviancy'" (5). "Moroccan authorities have routinely used a law designed to keep people from falsely claiming professional credentials to bring criminal charges against people trying to expose abuses. In one...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"As in the rest of China, having too many children can lead to high fines. But unlike the rest of China, violating the state’s birth control policies is also one reason Uyghur people are being sent to detention camps. There are disturbing reports of sexual violence against Turkic Muslim women in detention. Human Rights Watch has reported on the separation of Uyghur children from their families, and how parents often lose contact with their children after having been sent to detention camps" (4).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"As in the rest of China, having too many children can lead to high fines. But unlike the rest of China, violating the state’s birth control policies is also one reason Uyghur people are being sent to detention camps. There are disturbing reports of sexual violence against Turkic Muslim women in detention. Human Rights Watch has reported on the separation of Uyghur children from their families, and how parents often lose contact with their children after having been sent to detention camps" (4).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:31 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Mistrust of the authorities runs deep as a result of general discrimination faced by the Roma community, making Roma women and girls less likely to seek protection from the police when they experience domestic violence" (4).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Mistrust of the authorities runs deep as a result of general discrimination faced by the Roma community, making Roma women and girls less likely to seek protection from the police when they experience domestic violence" (4).