5 Ways We Can Defend Women’s Rights and Muslim Rights
By Sussan Tahmasebi
Five lessons I have learned from advocating women’s rights in Muslim contexts at the intersection of East and West
Egypt: Hoping that the “Year of Women” will be nothing like the “Year of Youth”
By Rana Allam
Judging by what happened to Egypt’s youth in their “year”, women have every reason to fear theirs.
WHRDIC Releases Statement about WHRDs in Turkey
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRDIC) released a statement expressing its solidarity with Kurdish women human rights defenders
Egypt: Travel ban and assets freeze for Azza Soliman
Azza Soliman, well-known WHRD, lawyer and Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA)’s board of trustees head, was banned from travel. Azza was on her way to Jordan to participate in a training for Musawah’s movement when she was informed...New web platform to uphold the universality of rights in the face of rising threats
The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs)* is pleased to announce the launch of its web platform