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Latest items for SEGI-PRACTICE-3

July 22, 2024, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3

“Efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation in Kenya have suffered a setback after a police officer was killed in a confrontation with a gang of youths. Activists and local leaders condemned the murder, calling it a backward step in the fight to eradicate the practice in the country. Police in Elgeyo Marakwet county, in the Rift Valley region, had taken a group of girls who had been forced to undergo the illegal procedure to hospital when a mob of young men stormed a police station and stoned Cpl Mushote Boma to death. ‘Angry youth raided the police post in a bid to get the girls, who had been rescued by...more
July 22, 2024, 9:41 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

“Female genital mutilation, or ‘the cut’, remains illegal in Kenya but is still being practised in some places, usually during school holidays, by women using crude methods and tools. There have been cases of activists being attacked by those carrying out FGM, but assaults on law enforcement officers are rare” (5). “[Tony] Mwebia [founder of Men End FGM Foundation] was attacked by [a] group of men in Kuria in December 2016 after he and a colleague were suspected of filming a street parade of girls undergoing the cut” (9). "According to The Nation newspaper, about 70 girls were rescued by the police, with Viola Cherono, a human rights activist from...more
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Negative media campaigns and reporting against representatives of civil society hinder their work towards the advancement of women’s rights" (10). "[C]ases of alleged intimidation or reprisals against civil society activists are [not] duly investigated" (10).
April 9, 2024, 9:31 p.m.
Countries: Cuba
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"The wound of the bad legal-criminal treatment that the case had is reopened, and therefore the effectiveness of the sanction imposed, the work of the court and the high institutional tolerance in relation to the lack of transparency of the criminal process are questioned" (para 4). "For both cases — the femicide and the Bécquer case — 'the full weight of the law' has been requested, within the framework of the new Penal Code, which provides for more severe penalties for cases of gender-based violence. But it is not about more years of imprisonment or more drastic penalties" (para 10). "As feminists, we appeal to criminal justice based on facts,...more
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"[W]omen human rights defenders suffer double discrimination, violence and prejudice, both in the family and in society, and are exposed to expulsion from work and divorce" (14). "[S]ome provisions in the draft laws related to non-profit organizations, human rights defenders, counter-terrorism, public demonstrations, freedom of the press and access to information that are under review before Parliament might negatively impact women’s civil and political rights" (14).
Feb. 20, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

Migrant women who come to Qatar, mostly from Africa and Asia, are often the main breadwinner for their families. Many are reluctant to speak out because they fear losing those jobs, says Ann Abunda, founder of Sandigan, a Kuwait-based domestic worker organization. When she asked her network to inquire about issues of harassment in Qatar’s hotels, more than a dozen women replied, either directly via social media or through her contacts in Qatar (para 23). "Women told her there was no point in reporting harassment because employers would not act and were angered by the complaint. '[Women] just don’t want to talk [publicly] about that,' says Abunda. 'But they are...more
Feb. 11, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"'All I will say is that he has a lot of money and you don't want trouble in court . . . I would be in big trouble if I shared some of the secrets I have learned to keep'" (para 15).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"[There is the presence of] Anti-gender discourse and online threats against women politicians, journalists, human rights defenders and women’s non-governmental organizations, including by high-level politicians" (7).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3, ADDL-DATA-1

"Just as the kingdom announced that women could drive, for example, the women who’d campaigned tirelessly and publicly for precisely this right were arrested and locked away. The family of one of the most prominent driving activists, Loujain al-Hathloul, said publicly that she was tortured and sexually harassed while in custody; human rights investigators say others were also abused" (para 23).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Despite two public executions, looming threats against protesters, and hundreds of daily arrests, including raiding the homes of celebrities and intellectuals who publicly oppose the government, the protesters continue to show up. The resistance continues. Strikes are taking place in every major industry. University students stage sit-ins, art installations or boycott classes. Eyewitness images and videos on social media capture the extent of unthinkable violence" (para 20).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"The court found her guilty of 'encouraging corruption and prostitution' as well as 'assembly and collusion'" (para 3). "As many as 18,210 protesters are believed to have been arrested" (para 10).
Dec. 21, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"As a prominent activist, Khoshnavaz has been summoned for questioning again, but experience had taught her not to comply this time. ‘They called me and told me to go for interrogation,’ she says. ‘I didn’t go. I had to run.'" (para 15). "Rights groups estimate that more than 250 protesters have been killed by security forces using live ammunition and tear gas to quell demonstrations that have spread to dozens of cities" (para 35). "Hossein Mahini, Persepolis’s retired captain, has been arrested on charges of ‘encouraging riots and sympathising with the enemy’ after he posted support for the protests on social media. Ali Daei, the most famous Iranian footballer, had...more
Dec. 20, 2023, 11:14 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"The crackdown by security forces against the protest movement has left hundreds dead, and the government has threatened harsh punishment for dissent, including executions. Rights groups say that at least 400 people have been killed since the protests began, including 50 minors, and the United Nations has said that about 14,000 people have been arrested. The government says at least 30 members of the security forces have been killed"(para 25-26).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Kwon said she would not openly talk about gender issues around her Korean friends. 'I know how guys will react', she said. 'I know they're going to be like, ' This is another girl talking about gender issues again.'" (pp 22-23). "Many of those [feminists] who work publicly receive death threats on a regular basis, leading some to leave the country" (pp 27).
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Facing public criticism from conservatives, Razi later apologized and stopped pursuing the ban" (10).
Nov. 22, 2023, 12:24 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"In March 2019, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, who has represented women arrested for removing their headscarves, has been jailed herself" (108).
Nov. 21, 2023, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"That makes any woman still fighting for her rights potentially subversive, particularly at a time when Xi is openly distrustful of any civil organising" (para. 16). "The CCP has always had an uneasy relationship with feminists, in part because Communists claim to have liberated women themselves. Mao’s slogan 'women hold up half the sky' became famous as half-tribute, half-promise to China’s women" (para. 17). "There have been repeated crackdowns on feminists, including arrests of women protesting against issues that do not obviously challenge the political system, such as sexual harassment. China’s #MeToo movement has made little progress" (para. 18). "Peng went missing for weeks after making her accusations on social...more
Nov. 3, 2023, 5 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Compounding that is severe underreporting, making it difficult for any authority to grasp the full extent of the damage. Women fear gangs will seek revenge on them and trust Haitian police just about as much" (para 16). "The country’s current government, which many view as illegitimate, declined to comment on what it is doing to address the issue" (para 17) Since the government is not commenting on or acknowledging the issue of rape by gangs within Haiti, victime have few to no safe means to report violence and get justice (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "When she tried to report the rape to police, they told her that they didn’t handle...more
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

“'He got very angry, and I realised that if I continued to fight this, the harassment would get worse, so I started washing the towels,' Yuna says. But because she had complained, she was marked” (para 3). “What tipped her over the edge was not just the abuse, which grew steadily worse, but the lack of support from her female colleagues - those in their 20s, like her. 'It's like this everywhere, don't make a fuss,' they had pleaded” (para 5-6). The negative reaction these women have towards discussing gender issues may indicate histories of violence or harassment as a result (ET - CODER COMMENT). “Hoping to fight this was...more
Oct. 15, 2023, 2:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Aggressive demonstrations by Fathers4Justice targeting the private homes of female politicians highlight the visceral outrage some men feel about being obliged to pay. The last time I wrote about this, someone posted my private address as that of the CMS, and occasionally I still get letters meant for the service, which I pass on. Luckily, I’ve had no visitors" (para 8).
Oct. 10, 2023, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Discrimination in the workplace against people who are pregnant is not a new phenomenon. In fact, this has been an ever-present sickness of capitalism and the workplace, systems that were not designed to support pregnancy" (para 7). If pregnant women are discriminated because of "an ever-present sickness" within capitalism, then it may indicate supporters of pregnant workers were met with the same hostility (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 10, 2023, 2:40 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Shiraz governor Lotfollah Sheybani said the event was 'held with the intention of breaking social, religious and national rules and norms', IRNA reported" (para 11). "Iranian clerics have long viewed such activities and events where these rules are ignored as part of a 'soft war' by the West against the Islamic Republic"(para 14). These statements indicate restrictive freedom and the threat of punishment against those who discuss gender issues within society (EV- Coder Comment).
Sept. 12, 2023, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Since 2015, women's rights in China have been rolled back under Xi Jinping, starting with the arrest of five female activists for 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' after planning a multi-city protest aimed at bringing an end to sexual harassment on public transport" (para 10).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Human rights organizations complained the government did not consistently grant requests by independent human rights observers for access to the BDCS facility... The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported it was regularly able to visit the primary detention centers and the “safe house” for women and children to speak with detainees held there, including asylum seekers and refugees" (3).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

Iran holds the record as the top executioner of women. Amnesty International recorded that 16 women were known to have been executed in 2020 in the world – nine of them were executed in Iran. Other countries executing women last year were Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Oman executing four, two, and one woman respectively.
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:59 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"In recent years, a women’s rights movement in Iran has continued to grow in spite of aggressive attempts to stifle it. Women in Iran are at the centre of a human rights crisis which is now attracting global attention thanks to peaceful protests on social media, and the high-profile detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian charity worker from London" (Para.1). "Speaking out as a woman in Iran comes with huge risks. It is only now that I live in the US that I feel safe to stop beating around the bush and address the oppression that happens in Iran head on. It was also here in the US that I...more
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"[T]he activities of some non-governmental organizations and the suspension or closure of several such organizations that work for women’s rights and gender equality [are restricted]… [There is no] environment that is, de jure and de facto, safe and in which organizations working for women’s rights and gender equality participate systematically in the development and implementation of relevant legislation and policies" (4). This indicates that these organisations do not have a safe space to express the fight for their cause (MV-coder comment). "[There is] insufficient technical and financial resources provided to the Ombudsman to effectively carry out its mandate relating to the promotion and protection of women’s rights and gender equality"...more
July 30, 2023, 5:25 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Just as the kingdom announced that women could drive, for example, the women who’d campaigned tirelessly and publicly for precisely this right were arrested and locked away. The family of one of the most prominent driving activists, Loujain al-Hathloul, said publicly that she was tortured and sexually harassed while in custody; human rights investigators say others were also abused." (Parag. 23)
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"[There is a] stigmatization of women and girls who submit complaints about violations of their rights by raising awareness among the general public of those rights" (4). "[There have been] reports of harassment and intimidation of women human rights defenders, trade union workers and land and environmental activists, as well as members of the political opposition party, which was dissolved in November 2017... [W]omen have not been able to organize and participate in International Women’s Day marches since 2015 and women human rights defenders have reportedly been subjected to increasing scrutiny and restrictions on their rights by the authorities, including arbitrary detention for their legitimate activities, which has created an...more
July 12, 2023, 10:28 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Just as the kingdom announced that women could drive, for example, the women who’d campaigned tirelessly and publicly for precisely this right were arrested and locked away. The family of one of the most prominent driving activists, Loujain al-Hathloul, said publicly that she was tortured and sexually harassed while in custody; human rights investigators say others were also abused." (Parag. 23)