Latest items for IIP-LAW-1
Sept. 8, 2023, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"In November, women were banned from parks, gyms and public baths in the capital" (para 26). "Prior to Tuesday's announcement [banning women from attending university], universities had already been operating under discriminatory rules for women since the Taliban takeover in 2021. There were gender segregated entrances and classrooms, and female students could only be taught by women professors or old men" (para 31-32).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1
"In November, women were banned from parks, gyms and public baths in the capital" (para 26). "Prior to Tuesday's announcement [banning women from attending university], universities had already been operating under discriminatory rules for women since the Taliban takeover in 2021. There were gender segregated entrances and classrooms, and female students could only be taught by women professors or old men" (para 31-32).
July 30, 2023, 5:25 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"M.B.S. indeed abolished the ban on women driving, which had always stood out as an outlandish source of international scorn...He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member" (Parag. 6) "The recent reforms [of 2022] mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"M.B.S. indeed abolished the ban on women driving, which had always stood out as an outlandish source of international scorn...He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member" (Parag. 6) "The recent reforms [of 2022] mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get...more
July 12, 2023, 10:28 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"M.B.S. indeed abolished the ban on women driving, which had always stood out as an outlandish source of international scorn...He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member" (Parag. 6) "The recent reforms [of 2022] mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"M.B.S. indeed abolished the ban on women driving, which had always stood out as an outlandish source of international scorn...He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member" (Parag. 6) "The recent reforms [of 2022] mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get...more
June 19, 2023, 1:46 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, SRACE-LAW-1
"Women have continually been barred from sporting events, part of a long-running government obsession 'to go to great lengths to enforce their discriminatory and cruel ban on women attending football stadiums,' as Tara Sepehri Far of Human Rights Watch said. The chief prosecutor in Isfahan announced in 2019 that it was illegal and 'un-Islamic' for women to ride bicycles in public. Male hairdressers have been banned from serving female clients. Even women's Zumba aerobic classes have been prohibited, with the head of public sports in Iran banning the Colombian dance-inspired fitness craze 'and any harmonious movement or body shaking instruction.' " (para.11).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, SRACE-LAW-1
"Women have continually been barred from sporting events, part of a long-running government obsession 'to go to great lengths to enforce their discriminatory and cruel ban on women attending football stadiums,' as Tara Sepehri Far of Human Rights Watch said. The chief prosecutor in Isfahan announced in 2019 that it was illegal and 'un-Islamic' for women to ride bicycles in public. Male hairdressers have been banned from serving female clients. Even women's Zumba aerobic classes have been prohibited, with the head of public sports in Iran banning the Colombian dance-inspired fitness craze 'and any harmonious movement or body shaking instruction.' " (para.11).
May 22, 2023, 2:59 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Rashno is not the first person to suffer violent repression as a result of going viral on the internet. In 2014, six Iranians – three men and three women – were sentenced to one year in prison and 91 lashes after a video of them dancing in Tehran to Pharrell Williams’s song Happy had more than 150,000 views" (Para.7). "Since 2015, the Iranian government has been phasing in biometric identity cards, which include a chip that stores data such as iris scans, fingerprints and facial images. Researchers worry that this information will now be used with facial recognition technology to identify people who violate the mandated dress code, both in...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Rashno is not the first person to suffer violent repression as a result of going viral on the internet. In 2014, six Iranians – three men and three women – were sentenced to one year in prison and 91 lashes after a video of them dancing in Tehran to Pharrell Williams’s song Happy had more than 150,000 views" (Para.7). "Since 2015, the Iranian government has been phasing in biometric identity cards, which include a chip that stores data such as iris scans, fingerprints and facial images. Researchers worry that this information will now be used with facial recognition technology to identify people who violate the mandated dress code, both in...more
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[I]n 2017, the legislation adopted included:...the Natural and Legal Persons’ Petitions Act (new version) of 11 September 2017..." (3)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The law stipulates that women should not be rejected from voicing their concers. This also prohibits government officials from refusing to provide hotlines, conferences, or other forms of communication to citizens).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[I]n 2017, the legislation adopted included:...the Natural and Legal Persons’ Petitions Act (new version) of 11 September 2017..." (3)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The law stipulates that women should not be rejected from voicing their concers. This also prohibits government officials from refusing to provide hotlines, conferences, or other forms of communication to citizens).
March 4, 2023, 12:20 a.m.
Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"But there has been no official announcement of any new laws, even though the new restrictions are being enforced by law enforcement officers and managers and directors at state companies" (Para. 19).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"But there has been no official announcement of any new laws, even though the new restrictions are being enforced by law enforcement officers and managers and directors at state companies" (Para. 19).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). " 'We actually had a few men working here before the Taliban took over, but since this is mostly a maternity hospital, they kicked them out. Today it’s women working for women,' Jagona Faizli, a gynaecologist, tells the Guardian" (Para.4). "Faizli, 31, says her position at the hospital has given her the opportunity to talk openly and...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). " 'We actually had a few men working here before the Taliban took over, but since this is mostly a maternity hospital, they kicked them out. Today it’s women working for women,' Jagona Faizli, a gynaecologist, tells the Guardian" (Para.4). "Faizli, 31, says her position at the hospital has given her the opportunity to talk openly and...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 10:57 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
[C]leric Jalilullah Akhundzada, head of the Dar al-Uloom seminary in the western Afghan city of Herat, who issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, in support of girls' education in March. Akhunzada was not available to speak to NPR, but his son, known as Mualana Muhibullah, said his father's fatwa was an 'expression of truth and reality which needed to be told,'he said. 'Girls and women should have the right to educate and be educated, but by preserving the conditions needed for a Muslim girl,' he said, referring to strict gender segregation and conservative clothes. 'If a woman is educated, she can raise better children and build a better society.' (Para.7-9).more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
[C]leric Jalilullah Akhundzada, head of the Dar al-Uloom seminary in the western Afghan city of Herat, who issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, in support of girls' education in March. Akhunzada was not available to speak to NPR, but his son, known as Mualana Muhibullah, said his father's fatwa was an 'expression of truth and reality which needed to be told,'he said. 'Girls and women should have the right to educate and be educated, but by preserving the conditions needed for a Muslim girl,' he said, referring to strict gender segregation and conservative clothes. 'If a woman is educated, she can raise better children and build a better society.' (Para.7-9).more
Jan. 13, 2023, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban have banned women from entering Kabul’s parks and gyms, accusing them of breaking Islamic laws in the capital. A spokesman from the vice and virtue ministry said that Afghans managing the city’s parks, gyms and fairgrounds had been ordered to turn women away, including those with male chaperones. The Taliban had been enforcing gender segregation rules that gave women access to parks on three days a week — Sunday, Monday and Tuesday — while men were allowed to visit on the remaining four days." (para 1 - 3). "The ban is the latest draconian restriction on women’s rights and freedoms, including preventing women from travelling long distances without...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban have banned women from entering Kabul’s parks and gyms, accusing them of breaking Islamic laws in the capital. A spokesman from the vice and virtue ministry said that Afghans managing the city’s parks, gyms and fairgrounds had been ordered to turn women away, including those with male chaperones. The Taliban had been enforcing gender segregation rules that gave women access to parks on three days a week — Sunday, Monday and Tuesday — while men were allowed to visit on the remaining four days." (para 1 - 3). "The ban is the latest draconian restriction on women’s rights and freedoms, including preventing women from travelling long distances without...more
Jan. 7, 2023, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[W]omen are barred from long-distance travel without a male 'guardian' to escort them" (para 2)."Officially, any woman travelling more than 75km (46 miles) or leaving the country needs a mahram" (para 8).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[W]omen are barred from long-distance travel without a male 'guardian' to escort them" (para 2)."Officially, any woman travelling more than 75km (46 miles) or leaving the country needs a mahram" (para 8).
Jan. 2, 2023, 2:15 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[G]uidance was issued that prohibits women from traveling outside of the country without a male escort (a mahram); expanding on earlier decrees stating that when traveling within Afghanistan and farther than 75 km from their home, they must be accompanied by a mahram and only in cases of necessity" (para 2).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[G]uidance was issued that prohibits women from traveling outside of the country without a male escort (a mahram); expanding on earlier decrees stating that when traveling within Afghanistan and farther than 75 km from their home, they must be accompanied by a mahram and only in cases of necessity" (para 2).
Dec. 26, 2022, 5:35 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Women have to obtain men's permission (usually their father's or brother's) to…travel" (para 3).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Women have to obtain men's permission (usually their father's or brother's) to…travel" (para 3).
Dec. 19, 2022, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[T]he Taliban had imposed mahram, the requirement placed on women to be escorted by a male in public" (para 11).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[T]he Taliban had imposed mahram, the requirement placed on women to be escorted by a male in public" (para 11).
Aug. 18, 2022, 10:34 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Footage taken by an undercover camera crew inside Herat’s central jail found all the women interviewed had been incarcerated for minor infringements of strict Islamic law." (3) "Maryam said her friends had been arrested for taking a taxi without a male relative. When she went to the police to help she was arrested." (15) "Women should also stay at home if there is no important work to do outside, it adds. Khalid Hanafi, acting minister for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which replaced the previous women’s ministry, said: ‘We want our sisters to live with dignity and safety." (23)
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Footage taken by an undercover camera crew inside Herat’s central jail found all the women interviewed had been incarcerated for minor infringements of strict Islamic law." (3) "Maryam said her friends had been arrested for taking a taxi without a male relative. When she went to the police to help she was arrested." (15) "Women should also stay at home if there is no important work to do outside, it adds. Khalid Hanafi, acting minister for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which replaced the previous women’s ministry, said: ‘We want our sisters to live with dignity and safety." (23)
March 19, 2022, 9:01 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-1
"Their fears are grounded in the horrors unfolding across the country. In many districts captured by the Taliban, new rules have already been imposed, including restrictions on women’s movement. Women are not allowed to leave the house unless in the company of a male guardian and fully covered in the traditional burqa" (para 11).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-1
"Their fears are grounded in the horrors unfolding across the country. In many districts captured by the Taliban, new rules have already been imposed, including restrictions on women’s movement. Women are not allowed to leave the house unless in the company of a male guardian and fully covered in the traditional burqa" (para 11).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"There are no laws restricting on women intermingling with men in public or moving about in public society. Women are free to mingle with men in public spaces" (1).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"There are no laws restricting on women intermingling with men in public or moving about in public society. Women are free to mingle with men in public spaces" (1).
Nov. 30, 2021, 2:34 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Authorities generally prohibited public mixing of the sexes" (96).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Authorities generally prohibited public mixing of the sexes" (96).
Nov. 30, 2021, 2:33 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[T]he decision on entering municipal parks, which are a shared public space, cannot be made on the basis of religion, nationality, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation, or any other inherent characteristic" (46).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[T]he decision on entering municipal parks, which are a shared public space, cannot be made on the basis of religion, nationality, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation, or any other inherent characteristic" (46).
Oct. 15, 2021, 9:09 a.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Women interviewed for the report described how their guardians denied them permission to drive, travel, study, work or marry someone of their own choosing. Some spoke of how this had affected their mental health, contributing to self-harm, depression, stress and suicidal thoughts" (para 5). "Even where they led 'privileged' lives, guardianship rules leave women treated 'as children', said 'Lolwa', 44, whose father agreed to let her drive when she was 33. 'When I am working in my job, I’m the one signing contracts. I am treated like an adult on one side but on the other side, I’m not an adult'" (para 13). "When Maadeed went public about her escape,...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Women interviewed for the report described how their guardians denied them permission to drive, travel, study, work or marry someone of their own choosing. Some spoke of how this had affected their mental health, contributing to self-harm, depression, stress and suicidal thoughts" (para 5). "Even where they led 'privileged' lives, guardianship rules leave women treated 'as children', said 'Lolwa', 44, whose father agreed to let her drive when she was 33. 'When I am working in my job, I’m the one signing contracts. I am treated like an adult on one side but on the other side, I’m not an adult'" (para 13). "When Maadeed went public about her escape,...more
Aug. 3, 2021, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The proposed law also reportedly stipulates that a single mother who has guardianship over her children from a previous marriage must receive written permission from her ex-husband if she wishes to travel"(para 20).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The proposed law also reportedly stipulates that a single mother who has guardianship over her children from a previous marriage must receive written permission from her ex-husband if she wishes to travel"(para 20).
July 30, 2021, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The women are among more than a dozen activists, including men, arrested in the weeks before a ban on women driving cars in the conservative kingdom was lifted" (para 7).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The women are among more than a dozen activists, including men, arrested in the weeks before a ban on women driving cars in the conservative kingdom was lifted" (para 7).
July 27, 2021, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"In June, women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time in decades as the kingdom overturned the world's only ban on female motorists. The kingdom has also allowed women to enter sports stadiums, previously a male-only arena..." (para 16-17).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"In June, women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time in decades as the kingdom overturned the world's only ban on female motorists. The kingdom has also allowed women to enter sports stadiums, previously a male-only arena..." (para 16-17).
July 21, 2021, 11:03 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"But in spite of the reforms which allow women to work, drive and travel independently, women's rights are still a major issue amid a recent crackdown on dissenters" (Para 8). "The harsh crackdown against women who had pressed for the right to drive before the kingdom lifted the ban in mid-2018 came to symbolize the dual strategy of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman" (Para 19).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"But in spite of the reforms which allow women to work, drive and travel independently, women's rights are still a major issue amid a recent crackdown on dissenters" (Para 8). "The harsh crackdown against women who had pressed for the right to drive before the kingdom lifted the ban in mid-2018 came to symbolize the dual strategy of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman" (Para 19).
July 20, 2021, 8 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Women in the UAE are allowed to drive, vote, work, and own and inherit property. A report from the In the World Economic Forum ranked the UAE second-best in the Middle East and North African (Mena) region for gender equality" (Para 5). "Then, while women do have rights, under the Personal Status Law some of these are dependent on the formal approval of a male 'guardian' - that is a man, often a spouse or other male relative, who grants a woman permission to do certain things. Although the UAE's guardianship laws aren't as strict or wide-reaching as neighbouring Saudi Arabia's, they do impact women's lives. At other times, where...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Women in the UAE are allowed to drive, vote, work, and own and inherit property. A report from the In the World Economic Forum ranked the UAE second-best in the Middle East and North African (Mena) region for gender equality" (Para 5). "Then, while women do have rights, under the Personal Status Law some of these are dependent on the formal approval of a male 'guardian' - that is a man, often a spouse or other male relative, who grants a woman permission to do certain things. Although the UAE's guardianship laws aren't as strict or wide-reaching as neighbouring Saudi Arabia's, they do impact women's lives. At other times, where...more
July 20, 2021, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Women in the UAE are allowed to drive, vote, work, and own and inherit property. A report from the In the World Economic Forum ranked the UAE second-best in the Middle East and North African (Mena) region for gender equality" (Para 5). "Then, while women do have rights, under the Personal Status Law some of these are dependent on the formal approval of a male 'guardian' - that is a man, often a spouse or other male relative, who grants a woman permission to do certain things. Although the UAE's guardianship laws aren't as strict or wide-reaching as neighbouring Saudi Arabia's, they do impact women's lives. At other times, where...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Women in the UAE are allowed to drive, vote, work, and own and inherit property. A report from the In the World Economic Forum ranked the UAE second-best in the Middle East and North African (Mena) region for gender equality" (Para 5). "Then, while women do have rights, under the Personal Status Law some of these are dependent on the formal approval of a male 'guardian' - that is a man, often a spouse or other male relative, who grants a woman permission to do certain things. Although the UAE's guardianship laws aren't as strict or wide-reaching as neighbouring Saudi Arabia's, they do impact women's lives. At other times, where...more
July 20, 2021, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"In March, the director of the Khartoum state police, Lieutenant General Eisa Ismail, came under fire after calling for the Public Order Law - in place under deposed President Omar al-Bashir - to be reinstated in order “to combat crime”. The law, repealed in late 2019, notably forbade women from wearing trousers, dancing, or mixing with men outside of their family" (Para 8).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"In March, the director of the Khartoum state police, Lieutenant General Eisa Ismail, came under fire after calling for the Public Order Law - in place under deposed President Omar al-Bashir - to be reinstated in order “to combat crime”. The law, repealed in late 2019, notably forbade women from wearing trousers, dancing, or mixing with men outside of their family" (Para 8).
July 16, 2021, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Dubai: Saudi Arabia has officially allowed single, divorced or widowed women to live independently in a house without permission from father or any other male guardian, the Makkah newspaper reported. The landmark rule gives Saudi women the freedom to stay on their own in a separate accommodation without seeking approval from their male guardians. The Kingdom recently introduced a legal amendment allowing an adult and rational woman to live by herself in a separate house without permission from her father or male guardianship. Judicial authorities scrapped Paragraph B under article No. 169 of the 'Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts' which states that an adult single, divorced, or widowed woman...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Dubai: Saudi Arabia has officially allowed single, divorced or widowed women to live independently in a house without permission from father or any other male guardian, the Makkah newspaper reported. The landmark rule gives Saudi women the freedom to stay on their own in a separate accommodation without seeking approval from their male guardians. The Kingdom recently introduced a legal amendment allowing an adult and rational woman to live by herself in a separate house without permission from her father or male guardianship. Judicial authorities scrapped Paragraph B under article No. 169 of the 'Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts' which states that an adult single, divorced, or widowed woman...more
July 16, 2021, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: Libya
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"There were also multiple reports of women who could not depart from the country’s western airports controlled by pro-GNA militias because they did not have “male guardians,” which is not a legal requirement in the country" (p 18). "On February 16, LNA commander Khalifa Haftar and the military governor of the region that extends from Derna to Ben Jawwad, Abdelrazeq al-Nadhouri, issued an order requiring women who wished to travel abroad by land, air, or sea to be accompanied by a male guardian. On February 23, al-Nadhouri repealed the order and expanded the travel restriction to all men and women ages 18 to 45. The PC issued a statement in...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"There were also multiple reports of women who could not depart from the country’s western airports controlled by pro-GNA militias because they did not have “male guardians,” which is not a legal requirement in the country" (p 18). "On February 16, LNA commander Khalifa Haftar and the military governor of the region that extends from Derna to Ben Jawwad, Abdelrazeq al-Nadhouri, issued an order requiring women who wished to travel abroad by land, air, or sea to be accompanied by a male guardian. On February 23, al-Nadhouri repealed the order and expanded the travel restriction to all men and women ages 18 to 45. The PC issued a statement in...more