Countries: Afghanistan
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"'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).

Countries: Argentina
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"'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

Countries: China
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"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

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).

Countries: Brazil
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"'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).

Countries: United Kingdom
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"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

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"There have been reported demonstrations against the new law [on child marriage] in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, this week, with several women’s rights movements condemning the law as a form of systemic violence against women and children" (para 6). "One activist, Fatima, said: 'After issuing hundreds of anti-women decrees, the Taliban are now attempting to institutionalise child marriage within the formal legal structure. Instead of ensuring security and justice, the Taliban are occupied with issuing shameful misogynistic decrees and suppressing human freedoms'" (para 7-8). "The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also expressed concern over the legislation. 'The decree, which codifies principles governing the separation of spouses, represents another step in...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"'We are still seeing one woman a week in this country murdered by her current or former partner,' Barr [Sunrise host Natalie Barr] told Hannah's [victim of DV in Australia] parents Sue and Lloyd Clarke" (para 8). "'All but one of those officers failed her [Ms.Langham, victim of DV who was murdered by her former partner in Australia] - none took her seriously,' criminologist Professor Kerry Carrington told the Coroners Court. 'Huge amounts of information that could have been used to save her either slipped through the cracks or were misinterpreted'" (para 42-43). "Deputy state coroner Jane Bentley concluded police 'failed to take even the most basic steps' and found...more

Countries: Syria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Rima Flihan, the executive director of the Syrian Feminist Lobby, a nonprofit organization that has tracked kidnapping cases [of the Alawite women by armed militias], said sectarian revenge drove the abductions. 'It is systematic and it is targeting this community,' she said. 'They are trying to make the community vulnerable'" (para 25-26). "The Syrian Feminist Lobby has counted 80 Alawite women and girls who have disappeared since early 2025, Ms. Flihan [the executive director of the Syrian Feminist Lobby] said. Twenty-six of the cases were confirmed kidnappings, including of women who suffered physical or psychological abuse, she said. Ten have returned home, three are still missing and the status of...more

Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Prisoners suspected of participating in the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation last month are being terrorized, raped, and slaughtered daily by groups of militant police officers behind bars, an Iranian source told News Nation" (para 2). "'They [the Islamic Republic militants] are raping men and women in jail. They are being raped every day by [a] group of police. We are not people to [the regime]. People are getting raped in the jail every day,' they [an Iranian source] continued" (para 4). "An Iranian refugee also told the outlet that they and others who were locked up were gang-raped at gunpoint by masked men and turned into 'sexual...more

Countries: Turkey
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“Autopsies start at the crime scene: police must treat these cases as suspicious and collect all the evidence available,” says doctor and women’s rights campaigner Gülsüm Kav. 'But even if they do, prosecutors can still decide it’s an accident or a suicide and close the case.' The increase in these cases, she says, is linked to improved forensic techniques. 'We used to see women dying due to poisoning, but now, with blood tests, you can see if someone was poisoned. So we see a decrease in that and an increase in deaths by falling. It’s harder to prove if these are a suicide, an accident or a femicide" (para 16).more

Countries: United Kingdom
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"Ms. Vasiliou [31 year-old woman, sister to Keisha Christodoulou who was killed by her husband] told the PA news agency that femicide and violence against women are not receiving 'the level of attention and care' they urgently need, and emphasised the necessity for more 'culturally specific services' for black women. She said: 'There needs to be more culturally specific services for black women where they feel safe to turn to. It also shows the lack of care and protection for marginalised communities. More advocacy and services specifically for black women, by black women is a must. I feel there need to be tougher laws against men committing violence or murder...more

Countries: Denmark
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"Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her government also wanted to eventually ban inter-cousin marriages. Speaking alongside Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen - the leaders of the three coalition parties - Ms Frederiksen stated a law against marriages between cousins will take some time to prepare... 'We're now facing new challenges in our country. Some people have come from outside and use marriages to oppress.'" (para 13-16).

Countries: Poland
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

""It made me really angry, so I urged people to share their stance [under the hashtag #stopraping]. I was shocked by the comments because they were all about ‘she shouldn’t have been there’, ‘why was she walking alone at night’ – all that traditional nonsense,” says the Belarusian feminist activist, Nasta Bazar. “When it became known that Liza had died from rape and strangulation, I scrolled through the comments and this time I saw ‘poor girl’. It made me really angry, so I urged people to share their stance [under the hashtag #stopraping].” “My aim wasn’t for women to share their own stories because I understand it’s re-traumatizing,” Bazar continues....more

Countries: United Kingdom
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"Saoirse Ronan issued a powerful reminder about women's safety, stunning male actors Eddie Redmayne, Paul Mescal, and Denzel Washington into silence during an interview. The American-born Irish actress, 30, was praised by fans online after she interrupted a joke about self-defence, with sexual violence activists and social media users backing the actress for confronting the reality of what women 'face on a daily basis'" (para 4-5). "Brighton-based influencer Nelly London also admitted taking a slew of safety precautions while running outdoors in a video posted on Instagram, including carrying a legal weapon and sharing her live running route with friends so they can raise the alarm if she goes off...more