The outgoing US president called on others to ‘affirm’ the amendment, which bars discrimination on the basis of sex.
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In response, ECB proposes an ‘ICC-wide’ action against Afghanistan over the Taliban’s crackdown on women.
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With much of Gaza levelled by Israel, Palestinian women try to preserve their modesty and dignity in displacement camps.
Nigerian women recruited to work as domestic helpers in the Middle Eastern country say they face severe abuse.
As Israel continues its relentless bombardment of Gaza, cases of domestic violence have rocketed.
Syria’s new head of women’s affairs has told Al Jazeera that women will play a major role in rebuilding Syria.
Investigators in France have reopened old cases, investigating Dominique Pelicot for rape and murder in the 1990s.
Andhra Pradesh’s governing party weaponised data to wrongfully deny welfare benefits to opposition-inclined voters.
Gisele Pelicot, the victim at the centre of France’s largest ever rape trial, was cheered as she left court on Thursday.
Frenchman Dominique Pelicot sentenced to 20 years in prison after court finds him guilty of all charges against him.
Residents said men carrying assault rifles went door to door, kidnapping people in the northwestern town of Kakin Dawa.
The star cricketers were responding to reports that the Taliban had forbidden females from receiving medical education.
Australian cricket chief ‘proud’ of decision to cancel bilateral series after outgoing ICC chair questions ‘principles’.
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