Violence against women in the EU: State of play

Violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination. Rooted in inequalities between men and women, it takes many forms. Estimates about the scale of the problem are alarming. Such violence has a major impact on victims and imposes a significant cost burden on society. The instruments put in …

The massive movement of the refugees/migrants in the hot summer of 2015

Contribution to the meeting of the Feminist Network of the European Left Party-EL-FEM in 24th of November The massive movement of refugees this summer exceeded anything after the Bosnian war, but some say after the 2nd World War. Of course, it is the result of wars in the whole Asia area, and more. “Regular” imperialist …

Kabul Women Seek Justice For Rokhshana Stoned to Death

Dozens civil society activists gathered in capital Kabul to seek justice for 19-year-old Rokhshana who was stoned to death by the Taliban in western Ghor province. The activists, mainly women, strongly denounced the public execution of a woman and called it an un-Islamic and inhumane act. Forced to marry against her will, the young Rokhshana …

Opposition criticizes gov’t over death of 25-year-old Dilek Doğan

A number of opposition lawmakers have criticized the government over the death of 25-year-old Dilek Doğan, who was shot by police in her house during an anti-terror raid and later died of her injuries, saying that nobody should commit crimes in the expectation that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) will protect them because …

Illegal and Prolonged Confinement of Bahareh Hedayat, Iranian Human Rights Advocate

By Elahe Amani 7th August 2015 Bahareh Hedayat is a rights advocate whose advocacy for student and women’s rights placed her on the frontlines of the violent crackdown surrounding the June 2009 flawed presidential elections in Iran. She was arrested in December of 2009 and charged with three arbitrary offenses. She was sentences to two …