When Farzana Barekzai and her small band of female campaigners knock at the home of Ahmadin Pahlawan, he greets them and points to a poster of President Hamid Karzai above the door to assure them: His vote isn't changing.
IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has moved to soften his hardline image by nominating three women to his cabinet following June's disputed election.As a trial began of 25 more activists and opposition supporters, Mr Ahmadinejad named MP Fatemeh Ajorlou as Social Welfare Minister and Marzieh
Manila — Philippines’ President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, signed the country's Magna Carta of Women in Manila on 14 August, formally enacting a legislation for gender equality that women’s rights groups have been lobbying for in the last seven years.
A controversial bill that Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised to review before implementing quietly became law last month, allowing police to enforce language that stipulates a wife's sexual duties and restricts a woman's ability to leave her own home.Share Afghanistan's President Karzai appro
"Violence against women exists in every continent, every country and every culture, and Afghanistan makes no exception, but the problem here in Afghanistan is that most of the cases remain unreported due to the severe restrictions women face in seeking justice," he told Al Jazeera."Female victims
The Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan has financially supported an election training for Afghani women in the Logar province, the PRT spokesman told CTK yesterday.Puli Alam, Afghanistan, Aug 13 (CTK) - The Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan has finan
APWLD strongly supports Dame Carol Kidu, the only female Member of Parliament in Papua New Guinea (PNG), in her efforts to get three more women to serve in the PNG Parliament.Dame Carol Kidu has untiringly spearheaded efforts to bring more women into PNG's parliament.
Delegates of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) have re-elected the chiefs of their Youth and Wanita (women) wings, setting the pace for the party’s plenary meeting and elections next month.MIC Youth coordinator T. Mohan won the top post by a big majority while incumbent Wanita chief P.
The bill outlawing domestic violence passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday is a step in the right direction.