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. AAP · Mar 13
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 8
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 The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
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 · Mar 22, 2025
‘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 · Mar 3, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
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… inkl · Sep 24, 2024
‘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 · Aug 4, 2024
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 · Mar 29, 2024
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. Top News · Mar 29, 2024
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 · Mar 27, 2024
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 · Mar 9, 2023
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. Fortune · Nov 17, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 2, 2022 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…