Latest items for SEGI-PRACTICE-1
Nov. 1, 2026, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Speaking to the Daily Mail, Ms McCready [the mother of the rape victim] said: 'These findings are not just statistics on a page. They represent real women, real trauma and real families living with consequences that can never be undone. Behind every percentage point is somebody's child, and one of those children is my daughter, Jaysley Louise Beck'" (para 7-8).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Speaking to the Daily Mail, Ms McCready [the mother of the rape victim] said: 'These findings are not just statistics on a page. They represent real women, real trauma and real families living with consequences that can never be undone. Behind every percentage point is somebody's child, and one of those children is my daughter, Jaysley Louise Beck'" (para 7-8).
Oct. 29, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"This [data regarding boys are more favoured than girls in the UK] shows how community pressures - be it husbands of families, are leading to abort girls" (para 6). "'Don't forget, some women are also led to abort girls because they have been brought up to believe boys are better than girls, that boys carry the family name, and girls don't. They feel they are worth more if they give birth to boys"' (para 7). "'I [Rani Bilkhu, founder of domestic abuse charity Jeena International] feel boys in the Indian community have the 'prince syndome.' They are better. This is actually not just an issue about abortion, it is about...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"This [data regarding boys are more favoured than girls in the UK] shows how community pressures - be it husbands of families, are leading to abort girls" (para 6). "'Don't forget, some women are also led to abort girls because they have been brought up to believe boys are better than girls, that boys carry the family name, and girls don't. They feel they are worth more if they give birth to boys"' (para 7). "'I [Rani Bilkhu, founder of domestic abuse charity Jeena International] feel boys in the Indian community have the 'prince syndome.' They are better. This is actually not just an issue about abortion, it is about...more
Oct. 27, 2026, 11:59 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The report from the House of Commons status of women committee comes after a months-long study on the effect of the largely online anti-feminism movement, which advocates for regressive roles for women in society and relationships and has been linked to multiple cases of real-world violence" (2). "Conservative MP Dominique Vien, the committee’s chair, told reporters that witnesses who spoke to the committee struggled to identify a single reason for the rise in anti-feminism" (3). "“Hatred, extremism and discrimination has no place in our society, particularly when directed towards women,” Conservative MP (Member of Parliment) Anna Roberts said Tuesday in Ottawa after committee members tabled the report" (4).more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The report from the House of Commons status of women committee comes after a months-long study on the effect of the largely online anti-feminism movement, which advocates for regressive roles for women in society and relationships and has been linked to multiple cases of real-world violence" (2). "Conservative MP Dominique Vien, the committee’s chair, told reporters that witnesses who spoke to the committee struggled to identify a single reason for the rise in anti-feminism" (3). "“Hatred, extremism and discrimination has no place in our society, particularly when directed towards women,” Conservative MP (Member of Parliment) Anna Roberts said Tuesday in Ottawa after committee members tabled the report" (4).more
Oct. 23, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The culture of silence around domestic violence in Pacific communities remains pervasive" (para 24).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The culture of silence around domestic violence in Pacific communities remains pervasive" (para 24).
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
“Alejandra Vera, the director of Cúcuta-based feminist collective Woman, Speak Out and Move It, said the murder [of María José Estupiñán] was “preventable” but that the “state fails to act”. “The brutal murder of María José is the result of a system that normalises violence against women,” said Vera. “Colombia is facing a pandemic of femicides – every 28 hours, a woman is a victim. Each crime reflects a systematic pattern of impunity and state negligence. María José, like thousands, did what the system demands: she reported the crime, presented evidence, and asked for help. But the state let her die,” said Vera. “There are no effective protection orders, no...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
“Alejandra Vera, the director of Cúcuta-based feminist collective Woman, Speak Out and Move It, said the murder [of María José Estupiñán] was “preventable” but that the “state fails to act”. “The brutal murder of María José is the result of a system that normalises violence against women,” said Vera. “Colombia is facing a pandemic of femicides – every 28 hours, a woman is a victim. Each crime reflects a systematic pattern of impunity and state negligence. María José, like thousands, did what the system demands: she reported the crime, presented evidence, and asked for help. But the state let her die,” said Vera. “There are no effective protection orders, no...more
Oct. 18, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Countries: Fiji
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In many village cultures across the Pacific, it is considered taboo for people to seek help from outsiders, or the law, to deal with family issues" (para 83).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In many village cultures across the Pacific, it is considered taboo for people to seek help from outsiders, or the law, to deal with family issues" (para 83).
Oct. 8, 2026, 7:47 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Instead, he spoke broadly of the need to correct for years of "gender and demographic engineering" that he asserted had blunted the effectiveness of U.S. troops on the battlefield" (para 26). Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is the prominent government figure speaking, and the quotation marks around the phrase gender and demographic engineering are the source's own. The paragraph reports his assertion and gives no evidence for it. (MJ - CODER COMMENT). "Before he was selected by President Trump to serve in the Pentagon, Mr. Hegseth had opposed the inclusion of women in combat jobs. Since then he has moderated his position, saying that women should be able to serve in...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Instead, he spoke broadly of the need to correct for years of "gender and demographic engineering" that he asserted had blunted the effectiveness of U.S. troops on the battlefield" (para 26). Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is the prominent government figure speaking, and the quotation marks around the phrase gender and demographic engineering are the source's own. The paragraph reports his assertion and gives no evidence for it. (MJ - CODER COMMENT). "Before he was selected by President Trump to serve in the Pentagon, Mr. Hegseth had opposed the inclusion of women in combat jobs. Since then he has moderated his position, saying that women should be able to serve in...more
Oct. 5, 2026, 10:55 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The posters, just like the women holding them, were taking no prisoners. 'Girls don’t need curfews, rapists need consequences,' read one. 'Lock your dicks rather than your women at home,' read another. As hundreds of women walked from the gates of their university campus into the streets of Delhi – where sexual harassment, assault, catcalling and molestation are a constant, daily threat – they shouted together in a chorus of rage and defiance: 'We want justice.' The fury that has erupted on India’s university campuses over the past week has been double-edged. The trigger was a series of brutal rapes that have taken place in Delhi in recent weeks, including...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The posters, just like the women holding them, were taking no prisoners. 'Girls don’t need curfews, rapists need consequences,' read one. 'Lock your dicks rather than your women at home,' read another. As hundreds of women walked from the gates of their university campus into the streets of Delhi – where sexual harassment, assault, catcalling and molestation are a constant, daily threat – they shouted together in a chorus of rage and defiance: 'We want justice.' The fury that has erupted on India’s university campuses over the past week has been double-edged. The trigger was a series of brutal rapes that have taken place in Delhi in recent weeks, including...more
Sept. 19, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In interviews with more than 50 students, educators, therapists and parents, many said they feared the ban would do permanent damage — to girls and to Afghanistan’s social fabric. All asked to be identified only by their first names, for fear of retaliation" (para 8). "'Are they expecting the country to develop by depriving half of the population of education?' said Palwasha, one of Ayesha’s [Afghan girl] classmates. 'We don’t want anything other than the basic rights Islam gave us'" (para 20).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In interviews with more than 50 students, educators, therapists and parents, many said they feared the ban would do permanent damage — to girls and to Afghanistan’s social fabric. All asked to be identified only by their first names, for fear of retaliation" (para 8). "'Are they expecting the country to develop by depriving half of the population of education?' said Palwasha, one of Ayesha’s [Afghan girl] classmates. 'We don’t want anything other than the basic rights Islam gave us'" (para 20).
Sept. 18, 2026, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Leading women's rights campaigner and Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy said Britain should put pressure on allies such as India and Qatar, who maintain contact with the Taliban. She told Radio 4's Today programme: 'What is happening is gender apartheid. The extremes against women are extraordinary" (para 19-20).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Leading women's rights campaigner and Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy said Britain should put pressure on allies such as India and Qatar, who maintain contact with the Taliban. She told Radio 4's Today programme: 'What is happening is gender apartheid. The extremes against women are extraordinary" (para 19-20).
Aug. 30, 2026, 7:48 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Musasa, a local organisation set up to help survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), reported more than 30,000 GBV incidents in 2024, while the Zimbabwean police recorded nearly 19,000 cases. Much of the abuse happens inside the home. During Covid lockdowns, GBV rose by 60%" (para 10). "Judith Ncube, minister of state for provincial affairs, says she is deeply concerned as southern Matabeleland, which borders Bulawayo, has the highest rates of intimate partner violence in the country. 'In the region of Matabeleland, it’s as if we take the silver medal. What has gone wrong, what’s happened to us, where did we get lost? In marriage, not everything is smooth, but it...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Musasa, a local organisation set up to help survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), reported more than 30,000 GBV incidents in 2024, while the Zimbabwean police recorded nearly 19,000 cases. Much of the abuse happens inside the home. During Covid lockdowns, GBV rose by 60%" (para 10). "Judith Ncube, minister of state for provincial affairs, says she is deeply concerned as southern Matabeleland, which borders Bulawayo, has the highest rates of intimate partner violence in the country. 'In the region of Matabeleland, it’s as if we take the silver medal. What has gone wrong, what’s happened to us, where did we get lost? In marriage, not everything is smooth, but it...more
Aug. 17, 2026, 6:23 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Describing Karachi as a 'petri dish' of crime because it is such a melting pot of people and ethnicities, Tariq [Dr Summaiya Syed-Tariq, the chief police surgeon in Pakistan’s Sindh provincial health department] says the city reflects many forms of violence experienced by Pakistan’s women, which is often concealed, misreported or never reported at all. 'If the woman has been killed in the process, they will say, she fell, she took poison, she burnt herself, or she committed suicide. In the last case, they often stage the entire event by hanging a flimsy scarf from a ceiling fan'" (para 8-9). "The reluctance to believe survivors is especially acute in cases...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Describing Karachi as a 'petri dish' of crime because it is such a melting pot of people and ethnicities, Tariq [Dr Summaiya Syed-Tariq, the chief police surgeon in Pakistan’s Sindh provincial health department] says the city reflects many forms of violence experienced by Pakistan’s women, which is often concealed, misreported or never reported at all. 'If the woman has been killed in the process, they will say, she fell, she took poison, she burnt herself, or she committed suicide. In the last case, they often stage the entire event by hanging a flimsy scarf from a ceiling fan'" (para 8-9). "The reluctance to believe survivors is especially acute in cases...more
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Kapila [Dr Kriti Kapila, the author of the study] said that a dowry was historically a ritual offering to compensate the groom’s family for taking on a daughter. After it was outlawed, it mutated into an 'extractive demand' where grooms could 'command a price' based on caste, class, education and professional status. The dowry became a 'premium on the male child', tied to his economic potential, she said. When the bride’s family could not meet inflating demands, the groom’s family could retaliate by inflicting physical and psychological violence on the bride" (para 9-10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Kapila [Dr Kriti Kapila, the author of the study] said that a dowry was historically a ritual offering to compensate the groom’s family for taking on a daughter. After it was outlawed, it mutated into an 'extractive demand' where grooms could 'command a price' based on caste, class, education and professional status. The dowry became a 'premium on the male child', tied to his economic potential, she said. When the bride’s family could not meet inflating demands, the groom’s family could retaliate by inflicting physical and psychological violence on the bride" (para 9-10).
Aug. 12, 2026, 7:45 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
"Australian National University demographer and Senior Lecturer Liz Allen believes that the plummeting birth rate has reached a critical tipping point, warning it would be 'very difficult to reverse' if levels drop below 1.4. 'That decline then gets to 1.3, then the decline gets to 1.2 … and once we hit 1.2, it's done. You're done like a dinner,' she told News24" (para 6-7). "Dr Allen [Liz Allen, Australian National University demographer and Senior Lecturer] believes that housing affordability, economic security, gender equality and climate change were factors in Australia's fertility decline.'What we're seeing is this declining total fertility rate is perhaps an indication of something troubling, and that is...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
"Australian National University demographer and Senior Lecturer Liz Allen believes that the plummeting birth rate has reached a critical tipping point, warning it would be 'very difficult to reverse' if levels drop below 1.4. 'That decline then gets to 1.3, then the decline gets to 1.2 … and once we hit 1.2, it's done. You're done like a dinner,' she told News24" (para 6-7). "Dr Allen [Liz Allen, Australian National University demographer and Senior Lecturer] believes that housing affordability, economic security, gender equality and climate change were factors in Australia's fertility decline.'What we're seeing is this declining total fertility rate is perhaps an indication of something troubling, and that is...more
Aug. 11, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'A woman may be declared kari [a Sindhi term used to accuse a woman of having illicit relationships to justify ‘honour’ killings] not because of any evidence, but because it provides a pretext to kill her and seize property or extract compensation,' Raza [Asad Raza, Pakistani deputy inspector general of police] says. Raza says the same patriarchal attitudes often shape criminal investigations. 'The victim is a woman, the accused is usually a man, those making the accusation are men, community elders deciding the dispute are men, and often the investigating officer is also a man raised within the same social mindset,' he says" (para 17-18). "Shazia Nizamani, a senior lawyer...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'A woman may be declared kari [a Sindhi term used to accuse a woman of having illicit relationships to justify ‘honour’ killings] not because of any evidence, but because it provides a pretext to kill her and seize property or extract compensation,' Raza [Asad Raza, Pakistani deputy inspector general of police] says. Raza says the same patriarchal attitudes often shape criminal investigations. 'The victim is a woman, the accused is usually a man, those making the accusation are men, community elders deciding the dispute are men, and often the investigating officer is also a man raised within the same social mindset,' he says" (para 17-18). "Shazia Nizamani, a senior lawyer...more
Aug. 10, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"May Lu, managing partner at Shanghai Yaowang law offices who specialises in employment issues, said that in recent years there were more cases of victims of sexual harassment filing lawsuits, thanks to the influence of the MeToo movement and the development of Chinese laws. 'But overall, we could not say it is common to see such cases successfully filed,' Lu said. 'One of the reasons is culturally it is difficult for females speak up about sexual harassment'"(para 17).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"May Lu, managing partner at Shanghai Yaowang law offices who specialises in employment issues, said that in recent years there were more cases of victims of sexual harassment filing lawsuits, thanks to the influence of the MeToo movement and the development of Chinese laws. 'But overall, we could not say it is common to see such cases successfully filed,' Lu said. 'One of the reasons is culturally it is difficult for females speak up about sexual harassment'"(para 17).
July 20, 2026, 6:56 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'There is a big lack of trust in the reporting process,' says Susan Leadbetter, a transport design expert at WSP, a global engineering and professional services consultancy. She has spent years researching how public spaces and transport can be made safer for women. 'A lot of the women that I spoke to who had been assaulted or harassed – 20 per cent said that they would never report it again because of how it was handled'" (para 49-50). "...London graduate Camille Brown, 22, has made headlines with her petition calling for women-only carriages on the Tube, with a YouGov poll from last year finding a majority in favour. 'I remember...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'There is a big lack of trust in the reporting process,' says Susan Leadbetter, a transport design expert at WSP, a global engineering and professional services consultancy. She has spent years researching how public spaces and transport can be made safer for women. 'A lot of the women that I spoke to who had been assaulted or harassed – 20 per cent said that they would never report it again because of how it was handled'" (para 49-50). "...London graduate Camille Brown, 22, has made headlines with her petition calling for women-only carriages on the Tube, with a YouGov poll from last year finding a majority in favour. 'I remember...more
July 15, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Nana Pasiieshvili, the director of the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Perinatal Center, said many premature births since the war started were 'associated with stress, with shelling, with alerts, with insomnia, with anxiety, with blood pressure that rises.' High blood pressure can contribute to placental abruption, she added, which can lead to premature births" (para 25).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Nana Pasiieshvili, the director of the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Perinatal Center, said many premature births since the war started were 'associated with stress, with shelling, with alerts, with insomnia, with anxiety, with blood pressure that rises.' High blood pressure can contribute to placental abruption, she added, which can lead to premature births" (para 25).
July 14, 2026, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'One order [on Taliban’s laws on Afghan women’s dress code] said female officers have been deployed to detain those who disobey,' she [Afghan woman speaking to RFE/RL] said. 'And it warned that if family members or others try to intervene, they will be arrested too'" (para 11). "'These are incredibly hard days for the women and girls in Herat,' said another woman. 'The city has fallen silent. Young women are too afraid to leave their homes'" (para 17).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'One order [on Taliban’s laws on Afghan women’s dress code] said female officers have been deployed to detain those who disobey,' she [Afghan woman speaking to RFE/RL] said. 'And it warned that if family members or others try to intervene, they will be arrested too'" (para 11). "'These are incredibly hard days for the women and girls in Herat,' said another woman. 'The city has fallen silent. Young women are too afraid to leave their homes'" (para 17).
July 13, 2026, 7:06 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Despite Norway’s reputation as a global leader on gender equality, one in five women have been raped at least once, and one in 10 have experienced serious partner violence. 'We call it the Nordic paradox,' said Solberg [Åsne Solberg, a legal adviser at JURK, which provides free advice to women at their offices in Oslo]. 'That on paper we are very equal but when it comes to our violence statistics it is quite dire still'" (para 8). "It was especially apparent, she [Åsne Solberg, a legal adviser at JURK, which provides free advice to women at their offices in Oslo] said, in the focus on whether or not victims were...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Despite Norway’s reputation as a global leader on gender equality, one in five women have been raped at least once, and one in 10 have experienced serious partner violence. 'We call it the Nordic paradox,' said Solberg [Åsne Solberg, a legal adviser at JURK, which provides free advice to women at their offices in Oslo]. 'That on paper we are very equal but when it comes to our violence statistics it is quite dire still'" (para 8). "It was especially apparent, she [Åsne Solberg, a legal adviser at JURK, which provides free advice to women at their offices in Oslo] said, in the focus on whether or not victims were...more
July 7, 2026, 4:06 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'Just like they murdered my daughter, there are going to be loads of Agostinas [Agostina Vega, a 14-year-old girl who was murdered], and this can’t happen again,' said Agostina’s father, Gabriel Vega, during a press conference on Wednesday evening" (para 5). "'This decline [in the rates of femicide in Argentina] that the government is claiming, which isn’t true, has to do with refusals to register a crime as a femicide,' said Lucía de la Vega, who coordinates work on violence against women at the Center for Legal and Social Studies, a human rights non-profit. It also has to do with the elimination of places and entities that gathered statistics and...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'Just like they murdered my daughter, there are going to be loads of Agostinas [Agostina Vega, a 14-year-old girl who was murdered], and this can’t happen again,' said Agostina’s father, Gabriel Vega, during a press conference on Wednesday evening" (para 5). "'This decline [in the rates of femicide in Argentina] that the government is claiming, which isn’t true, has to do with refusals to register a crime as a femicide,' said Lucía de la Vega, who coordinates work on violence against women at the Center for Legal and Social Studies, a human rights non-profit. It also has to do with the elimination of places and entities that gathered statistics and...more
June 30, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Rape is being used as a weapon 'of war, dominance, destruction and genocide' in Sudan 'to destroy the fabric of society and change its makeup,' UN special rapporteur Reem Alsalem told AFP" (para 12). "Sudan's state minister for social affairs Sulaima Ishaq al-Khalifa said the vast majority of victims -- who she said number thousands -- do not report their ordeal, with many abortions and adoptions also going undocumented" (para 13).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Rape is being used as a weapon 'of war, dominance, destruction and genocide' in Sudan 'to destroy the fabric of society and change its makeup,' UN special rapporteur Reem Alsalem told AFP" (para 12). "Sudan's state minister for social affairs Sulaima Ishaq al-Khalifa said the vast majority of victims -- who she said number thousands -- do not report their ordeal, with many abortions and adoptions also going undocumented" (para 13).
June 29, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Last summer, Xiaocao [female volunteer women's rights activist], a softly spoken woman in her 40s, received a tip-off that in Lüliang, a small city in China’s Shanxi province, vulnerable women were being forced into marriages. Along with another volunteer, she wanted to investigate" (para 2). "Since Xiao’s case [Chinese woman with a mental illness who was trafficked through forced marriage], more and more privileged women have become willing to speak up for rural women with disabilities, a feminist activist who asked not to be named said. The activist said that as 'anti-marriage, anti-childbirth' attitudes become more common among urban women, many have become more sensitive to the idea that in...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Last summer, Xiaocao [female volunteer women's rights activist], a softly spoken woman in her 40s, received a tip-off that in Lüliang, a small city in China’s Shanxi province, vulnerable women were being forced into marriages. Along with another volunteer, she wanted to investigate" (para 2). "Since Xiao’s case [Chinese woman with a mental illness who was trafficked through forced marriage], more and more privileged women have become willing to speak up for rural women with disabilities, a feminist activist who asked not to be named said. The activist said that as 'anti-marriage, anti-childbirth' attitudes become more common among urban women, many have become more sensitive to the idea that in...more
June 23, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1
"UN Women's special representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson, said the new legislation [of no minimum age of marriage] represented 'another serious development' in the erosion of women's rights nearly five years after the group returned to power. The agency warned the rules failed to establish a minimum age for marriage and mark a departure from laws in force before the Taliban takeover in August 2021, when Afghanistan criminalised forced child marriage. 'By implying that child marriage is permitted, it risks normalising the practice,' Ferguson said" (para 2-4).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1
"UN Women's special representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson, said the new legislation [of no minimum age of marriage] represented 'another serious development' in the erosion of women's rights nearly five years after the group returned to power. The agency warned the rules failed to establish a minimum age for marriage and mark a departure from laws in force before the Taliban takeover in August 2021, when Afghanistan criminalised forced child marriage. 'By implying that child marriage is permitted, it risks normalising the practice,' Ferguson said" (para 2-4).
June 15, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The authorities have, in effect, criminalised the presence of women and girls in public life,' Türk [UN Human Rights chief ] said. 'Discrimination affects their healthcare, their access to civic space, and their freedom of movement and expression'" (para 91).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The authorities have, in effect, criminalised the presence of women and girls in public life,' Türk [UN Human Rights chief ] said. 'Discrimination affects their healthcare, their access to civic space, and their freedom of movement and expression'" (para 91).
June 9, 2026, 5:15 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Mr Haigh [Zeynab Javadli's lawyer, Zeynab is an ex-wife to Dubai Prince] added: 'I have stood by Zeynab's side for many years. Whilst we always hoped, desperately hoped, that she would be allowed to live in peace with her children in Dubai, we also knew the day might come when she disappeared, abducted by the Dubai authorities, taken hostage like so many women in Dubai's royal family before her" (para 10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Mr Haigh [Zeynab Javadli's lawyer, Zeynab is an ex-wife to Dubai Prince] added: 'I have stood by Zeynab's side for many years. Whilst we always hoped, desperately hoped, that she would be allowed to live in peace with her children in Dubai, we also knew the day might come when she disappeared, abducted by the Dubai authorities, taken hostage like so many women in Dubai's royal family before her" (para 10).
June 9, 2026, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'It [more restrictions for underage rape victims to get abortions] is a historic defeat in the comprehensive protection of girls and adolescents in Brazil,' the state body said in a statement, calling it a 'serious setback.'" (para 5).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'It [more restrictions for underage rape victims to get abortions] is a historic defeat in the comprehensive protection of girls and adolescents in Brazil,' the state body said in a statement, calling it a 'serious setback.'" (para 5).
June 8, 2026, 1:19 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Rather than issue its own orders, the government might prefer to create social pressure to have children, Ms. Lu [Chinese feminist scholar and activist] said. If people fear being excluded from their communities or losing their jobs, they might be more likely to comply, she said" (para 20).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Rather than issue its own orders, the government might prefer to create social pressure to have children, Ms. Lu [Chinese feminist scholar and activist] said. If people fear being excluded from their communities or losing their jobs, they might be more likely to comply, she said" (para 20).
June 3, 2026, 12:03 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"And researcher Dr Harriet Gray said that sexual harassment in the forces is often written off as 'banter', while survivors are 'blamed and shamed'. She said they are being 'betrayed by multiple levels of the institution to which they have dedicated their lives' - sometimes even being punished for rule violations that only came to light because they reported an assault" (para 7-8). "Amelia Handy, the charity's head of policy [Charity Rape Crisis], told MailOnline that sexual offence cases should be tried in civilian courts instead of at court martial, due to the 'devastatingly low' rates of conviction for these types of cases when tried by a board of their...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"And researcher Dr Harriet Gray said that sexual harassment in the forces is often written off as 'banter', while survivors are 'blamed and shamed'. She said they are being 'betrayed by multiple levels of the institution to which they have dedicated their lives' - sometimes even being punished for rule violations that only came to light because they reported an assault" (para 7-8). "Amelia Handy, the charity's head of policy [Charity Rape Crisis], told MailOnline that sexual offence cases should be tried in civilian courts instead of at court martial, due to the 'devastatingly low' rates of conviction for these types of cases when tried by a board of their...more
May 25, 2026, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
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"Tabitha Morton, Executive Director for UN Women UK says: 'As harrowing as the statistics are, violence against women and girls can be prevented and bystander intervention is a crucial part of a whole-systems approach'" (para 12). "Deputy chief constable Maggie Blyth also warned that online influencers like Andrew Tate could radicalise young men into extreme misogyny in the same way terrorists draw in followers" (para 17).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Tabitha Morton, Executive Director for UN Women UK says: 'As harrowing as the statistics are, violence against women and girls can be prevented and bystander intervention is a crucial part of a whole-systems approach'" (para 12). "Deputy chief constable Maggie Blyth also warned that online influencers like Andrew Tate could radicalise young men into extreme misogyny in the same way terrorists draw in followers" (para 17).