Women's rights

Islamist group campaigns against Christian West Bank school over hijab restriction on deaf student

The Popular Movement to Overturn CEDAW claimed that the Ephpheta Paul VI Institute prevented a student from attending classes while wearing an Islamic head covering.

OCTOBER 6, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Students walk through the school of the "Our Lady of Visitation" Catholic church in the Palestinian town of Zababdeh in the northern West Bank, on April 10, 2025.

Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran on February 7, 2018.

Iran’s judiciary chief demands crackdown on hijab compliance, claims 'nudity' distresses patriots

Iran’s judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei alleged that “social abnormalities” and “nudity” in Iranian streets cause distress among Iran's "religious people."

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A police official stands guard in front of Insein Prison during an annual amnesty to mark Myanmar's independence day in Yangon on January 4, 2026.

Myanmar female prisoners face torture and neglect, rights group says

Prison authorities beat some prisoners with sticks, chains, metal pipes, and slingshots, with some subjected to electric shocks and cigarette burns, according to Human Rights Watch.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026|ByREUTERS

Palestinians attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli air strike that hit a vehicle in Gaza City, September 19, 2026.

UN report alleges Gaza war worsened sexual violence risks for Palestinian women

UNFPA concluded that Israel’s military response to Hamas had resulted in Palestinian women being subjected to violence by family members, members of the community, and others.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

NY State Bar Association hosts webinar on Hamas's use of sexual violence - interview

Over 220 bar members attended the event, featuring Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy from the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes against Women and Children, and former NYSBA president Richard Lewis.

JULY 2, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN

The Global Women's Coalition Against Gender-Based Violence as a Weapon of War 20 May 2024

Kentucky judge dismisses Jewish mothers’ lawsuit challenging state abortion ban

Plaintiffs Lisa Sobel, Jessica Kalb and Sarah Baron argued in their lawsuit, filed in 2022, that Kentucky’s abortion law created obstacles to in-vitro fertilization.

JULY 2, 2024ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

Jewish Democratic Council of America activists join the Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice outside the U.S. Capitol

Taliban delegation to attend women-free UN-led meeting in Doha

Human rights groups criticized the UN for not having Afghan women at the table with the Taliban in Doha.

JUNE 29, 2024ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT, REUTERS

Afghanistan Taliban officials attend a news conference where they announced they will start issuing passports to its citizens again following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the country after the Taliban seized control, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021.

While we believe Israeli women, the world must believe them too - opinion

When women come forward as survivors of sexual assault and gender-based violence, they are usually met with support and sympathy - victims and survivors of Oct. 7 have not been treated with humanity.

JUNE 19, 2024ByMARCY GRINGLAS, MEREDITH JACOBS

DELEGATION MEMBERS of ‘I Believe Israeli Women’ visit the Knesset where they attend a meeting of the Global Women’s Coalition Against Gender-Based Violence as a Weapon of War, last month.

'Rape is not resistance': Maccabi World Union launches Global Women’s Forum

Established unofficially at the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Women’s Forum's primary mission is to increase international pressure for the immediate release of the female hostages.

MAY 28, 2024ByIRIT SKULNIK

Maccabi World Union launches Global Women’s Forum.

Iran's hijab crackdown 'sign of regime's weakness,' party representative tells TML

Passed last month after a lengthy delay following the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests, a new law in Iran increases punishments for women who don’t wear the hijab.

MAY 6, 2024ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE

February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Saudi Arabia sentences woman to 11 years for supporting women’s rights

Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced in a counter-terrorism court after allegedly speaking out against male guardianship laws and "her choice of clothing."

MAY 4, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD