Minorities and Indigenous Women

Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, discusses women in Pakistani politics.

(We invite our users to watch the video posted Arpil 2 2013)

Traditional belief and practice that women should not hold positions of power was the ultimate hurdle for female aspirants in the General Election last month.

Participants in a women's only peace conference in South Sudan's Jonglei state took the drastic step of saying they would leave their homes and refrain from child bearing if men in their communities continued to seek violent solutions to ongoing conflicts in the troubled region rather than peacef

For most women in 

In many contexts, woman in Latin America face an uphill battle to maintain even the most basic human rights. This is magnified for indigenous women. There have been some significant international treaties and conventions created to address such a problem.

As Nepal grapples with finding a political alternative to the Baburam Bhattarai-led government and awaits an election date, women in the

All political and religious parties in Lower Dir agreed on Tuesday to back women’s participation in voting and follow the election code of conduct during the upcoming general election.