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No to the pushback: global spotlight on gender equality

The United Nations is hosting its largest annual gathering on gender equality against a backdrop of pushback to hard won rights being felt around the world.

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Will UN plans to transform the way it works ‘throw equality under the bus’?

Many of those attending the world’s largest meeting on women’s rights in New York this week are primed to defend the two key UN agencies that protect women and girls around the world

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Christian pastor's daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her father in China

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide

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Religious leaders released from Nicaraguan prison say their experience only strengthens their faith

U.S. efforts resulted in the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners including faith leaders in September 2024

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A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies

Last week, anti-choice campaigners emboldened by current US politics met in New York at the same time as UN delegates gathered to address the widespread inequalities women face. The battle to protect rights has never felt more urgent

The Guardian - UK

‘We had all this energy’: the landmark gathering of women that unnerved the Chinese government

In 1995, 30,000 women from all over the world gathered near Beijing for what became a seminal moment in the women’s rights movement. Some of those who were there reflect on what has been achieved since

The Guardian - UK

Their churches no longer feel safe. Now Nicaraguans are taking their worship home

As President Daniel Ortega has moved aggressively to silence critics of his administration in Nicaragua, faith leaders have denounced their surveillance, harassment and threats at the hands of the state

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Boost Your Academic Success with a Virtual Study Room from CSW

Academic success isn’t just about what you learn in class, but how you prepare for it outside the classroom. With the growing demands of modern education, the traditional study setup is evolving. Virtual study rooms offer an effective solution, providing a dedicated space for students to concentrate, collaborate, and excel…

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‘We need to be seen’: Nadia Nadarajah on portraying Shakespeare’s greatest heroines – as a deaf actor

When Nadia Nadarajah takes the stage at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre from tonight as Cleopatra, she will fulfil a longheld dream: to show others how far you can go as ‘a deaf brown woman who uses sign language and doesn’t speak’

The Guardian - UK

Phone tapping case: Nampally court grants five-day custody to two additional SPs

The Nampally Criminal Court has granted five-day custody for questioning of Additional DCP of CSW Mekala Thirupathanna and Additional SP of Bhupalpally Nayini Bhujanga Rao in the phone tapping case

The Hindu

Saudi Arabia Criticized For Chairing UN Gender Equality Forum

UN's appointment of Saudi Arabia as CSW chair raises concerns over women's rights record.

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UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record

Kingdom chosen to chair Commission on Status of Women after unopposed bid, to dismay of human rights groups

The Guardian - US

Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile

Dozens of priests, nuns, seminarians and church workers have fled Nicaragua in recent years, or been exiled by President Daniel Ortega’s government, which considers them a threat

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama among leaders calling for Iran's removal from powerful UN group

Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris, and other women leaders are calling for Iran's removal from the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which gives it influence over policymaking for women globally.

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US Wants to Oust Iran from UN Women’s Body

The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) over the government's denial of women's rights and brutal crackdown on protests, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday. Iran has just started a four-year term on the commission, which…

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