Indigenous women and other minorities suffer from a lack of political representation, economic marginalization and poverty, lack of access to social services and discrimination. This section highlights news, resources and stories on minorities and indigenous women's struggle for political inclusion.
Democracy cannot be measured solely by the right to vote. It must also be measured by who participates in decision-making, who has access to spaces of power, and what obstacles continue to prevent certain voices from being heard.
Hong Kong civil society has faced increasing challenges in recent
Maria* was between seven and eight years old when a Brazilian woman came to collect her in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivi
Years before Jan (preferred pronoun “he”), a 33-year-old non-binary Egyptian, came out or even knew about the LGBTQ+ community, he would search online for people like him. He often found himself deceived by strangers on social media — people pretending to be LGBTQ+, or men posing as women.
The Nicaraguan Government has used gender-based violence as a tool of political repression against women, girls, and LGBTIQ+ individuals, according to a new report released by the United Nations Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua.