The untold story of those who disappeared
Ania Ostrowska interviews the filmmakers behind "To see you again", a heartbreaking documentary about an uncovered abuse of power
human rights
Women speaking out
In light of the government’s recent GRA consultation, Holly Combe asks: do we want to allow others to have a say in defining who we are?
“I will never, ever stop asking for trans people to be treated with basic dignity”
Joanna Whitehead speaks to the inimitable activist Paris Lees about feminism, class and how trans rights are human rights
Theresa May is not my feminism
Theresa May becoming Prime Minister has been hailed by some as a victory for feminism. Osha Al-Mossallami argues that the representation of women in politics should be about more than an image
Is the end of violence against women in sight?
Janey Stephenson asks what the Istanbul Convention can do to end violence against women
Legal abortions – a case of women’s human rights
This is a guest post by Sophie Turtonon behalf of Doctors of the World about empowering women to have control over their own sexual and reproductive health.
Guest post: The power of protest
With a memorial planned for the 200th anniversary in August 2019, The Peterloo Massacre is an atrocity that should never be forgotten. This guest post from J. T. Rattray reflects on an edition of The Culture Show about Maxine Peake's performance of Shelley's landmark poem on Peterloo at Manchester's International Festival last month
Government attacks Equality Act
The Government is on the verge of repealing an essential part of equality legislation; Laura has the details and information on what you can do to try and stop it
Women in Afghanistan: making promises a reality
Jen Wilkins, a volunteer with Amnesty UK, sets out what the UK government can do to help end violence against women in Afghanistan
No women, no peace.
Chitra Nagarajan and Rhiannon Redpath introduce the No women, no peace. campaign with a brief overview of women's rights in Afghanistan
End female genital mutilation
6 February is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, a human rights abuse that affects 140 million women and girls worldwide
Take action for women in Afghanistan: the importance of solidarity
Rhiannon Redpath urges readers to write to the British Ambassador to Afghanistan in solidarity with women human rights activists in the country
Abortion debate alert
I was pleased to see this recent piece from Mehdi Hasan talking about the ten things he had...
Put women at the heart of peace
On the International Day of Peace, Sarah Jackson of Womankind Worldwide writes about a new campaign to put women at the heart of peace and research showing how women build peace from the ground up.
“What if I take my problem to the United Nations?” UK Government’s record on human rights up for review
Charlotte Gage is a Policy Officer at the Women’s Resource Centre. She is working with a coalition of...
“Asking for it”: Delhi police blame rape on the victims
Nanki Chawla discusses the comments made by leading police officials blaming rape on the victims in Delhi.
When it comes to issues of equality, it’s not size that counts
A guest post from Lisa Glass criticising framings of gender equality as a minor issue in comparison to other human rights concerns
Alleged members of Pussy Riot facing up to seven years in prison
Three alleged members of Pussy Riot, the feminist punk-rock collective, could face lengthy prison sentences following the unauthorised performance of a "punk prayer" in a Moscow cathedral.