World news about “Violence against women” published by euronews.
Rape as a weapon Rape as a weapon of war is something that women in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo know only too well. This week, we meet an… 27/04/2012
Women and War in Nepal Women and War goes to Nepal this month, to meet Mina, Durga, and Laxmi, three women who are trying to rebuild their lives, shattered by a conflict which… 08/03/2012
Women and War in Nepal: Mina’s story “Women have to carry a gun to change society as and when needed. I was not alone, there were many women fighting with us,” said Mina, a 26 year old veteran… 06/03/2012
Habiba Sarabi: ‘Violence against women still a problem in Afghanistan’ Habiba Sarabi is Afghanistan’s only female governor. She has headed Bamiyan province since 2005, engaged in rebuilding from scratch her part of one of the… 05/12/2011
Berlin against sexism – nocomment Hundreds of people took to the streets of the German capital, many wearing very little, to protest against sexism and sexual stereotypes. 14/08/2011
Turkey tackles violence against women European countries are being urged to sign up to a new convention which will introduce tougher measures to tackle violence against women. The convention has… 08/08/2011
Is Europe moving toward gender equality? “Hello my name is Emilie is the European Union working towards harmonising equality between men and women is anything being done at European level?” Cécile… 24/06/2011
Police detain a ‘Femen’ activistUkrainian police detain an activist from the women’s rights organisation “Femen” during a protest in central Kiev. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin 19/04/2011
Women demand change to Moroccan rape lawWomen’s rights activists in Morocco have demonstrated outside the parliament building in Rabat, to demand a change in the law on underage rape. It follows… 17/03/2012
Turkey: violence against womenAccording to a UN report, 603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not considered a crime. In Turkey, despite huge progress in terms of… 08/03/2012
Women call for equality in Pakistan rallyThousands of women have turned out in Karachi demanding improved rights and gender equality. Organisers claimed it was the largest such gathering in… 20/02/2012
ICC indicts four over Kenyan 2007 violenceKenyan survivors of the 2007 post election violence which left over a thousand people dead watched in ernest the televised announcement that someone at… 24/01/2012
Egypt attacks ‘foreign interference’ over abuse of womenEgypt has reacted angrily to what it has denounced as “foreign interference” in response to international condemnation of the abuse of women by the… 21/12/2011
Topless activists complain of attack in BelarusA Ukrainian group behind a topless anti-government protest in Belarus says some of its members have been beaten and threatened. The organisation … 20/12/2011
Fury at violence against women protesters in EgyptHundreds of women have been demonstrating in Cairo’s Tahrir Square against violence committed against them by Egypt’s security forces. It is reported that… 20/12/2011
Turkey signs anti-female violence billIn an historic move Turkey has become the first country to ratify a Council of Europe agreement to prevent violence against women. The convention, the first… 25/11/2011
Germans take part in ‘Slutwalk’ to show supportPeople in Berlin took the streets on Saturday in support of the global campaign on preventing sexual violence against women. Known as a Slutwalk, the… 14/08/2011
Iranian woman pardons man for acid attackAn Iranian woman who was blinded by a suitor when he threw acid on her face has spared her attacker. The man had been due to be blinded himself in a… 01/08/2011
Two French women found dead in ArgentinaThe bodies of two French women have been found in a ravine in northern Argentina. The women were spotted by hikers in an area popular with tourists west of… 31/07/2011
Peace caravan arrives in Mexican hot spotMexico’s Caravan For Peace has reached the country’s most dangerous city – Ciudad Juarez. The caravan has been organised by Mexian poet-turned-activist… 11/06/2011
German family accused of keeping a slaveGerman police have arrested a family of three on charges of keeping a young woman as a slave. The mother, father and son are accused of holding the… 10/06/2011
Probe into mass rape claims in LibyaEman Al-Obaidi made headlines around the world, forcing her way into a Tripol hotel in March to tell foreign reporters about her rape ordeal at the hands of… 10/06/2011
UN suspects Gaddafi approved mass-rape policyUN war crimes investigators say a picture is emerging from Libya that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is using mass-rape as a weapon of war. The International… 09/06/2011
UN investigates Gaddafi over mass rape policyWar crimes investigators claim to have evidence linking Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi to a policy of raping women who oppose his regime. The International… 09/06/2011
Women decry the French silence around Strauss-Kahn’s behaviourThe events surrounding the IMF chief and the attempted rape charges have provoked accusations in France of a media cover-up. Some journalists claim… 18/05/2011
