Women's Rights (107 stories)
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The Israeli government’s blockade of Gaza and attacks on healthcare facilities have created serious and sometimes life-threatening danger for women and girls during and after pregnancy and delivery since hostilities began in October 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and girls, including in the context of sexual slavery, in Sudan’s South Kordofan state since September 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. These acts of sexual violence, which constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, underscore the urgent need for meaningful international action to protect civilians and deliver justice.
(Nairobi, December 10, 2024) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed scores of civilians, and injured, raped, and abducted many others in waves of attacks in Habila and Fayu, two towns in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, between December 2023 and March 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks on mainly ethnic Nuba residents, which had not been widely reported, constitute war crimes.
This is the story of Ivanna and Kaheli, two transgender women from Guanajuato, Mexico, who have battled against Guanajuatos legislation for an easy path to gender recognition.
