Freedom of expression
HRC61 Oral Statement on the Situation of Women in Afghanistan
HRC61 Oral Statement on the Situation of Women in Afghanistan During the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, Richard Bennet, at ...
Women's Rights
Supreme Court Orders For Women’s Reservation In State Bar Councils
Roberta Moisuc | Asia Team Researcher |Global Human Rights Defence. Photo source: Aditya Sethia, via Unsplash, August 22, 2024 The Supreme Court ...
Women's Rights
ECtHR Condemns Italy for Failing to Protect Domestic Violence Victim in Scuderoni v. Italy
Filippo Turetta, Europe Team Researcher Markus Spiske, via Unsplash, April 4th, 2020 On September 23, 2025, the ECtHR ruled that Italy failed to ...
Women's Rights
The case of a serial rapist: Zhenhao Zou
Valentina Palcovicova Cottonbro studio, October 8, 2020 Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese student, was convicted of drugging and raping women in England and China, ...
Women's Rights
The Harmful Cultural Tradition in the Maldives: FGM/C is still an ongoing human rights issue in certain islands
In certain islands of the Maldives female circumcision is still an ongoing practice. The tradition is harmful to the health of the women ...
Free Speech
Public posters in India raise concerns on women safety
August 12th, 2025 Alexa Sporner Asia Team Human Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. New posters by local police in Gujarati have ...
Minority Rights
Students Protest Brutal Murder of Khiyang Woman while Demanding Justice for Indigenous Victims
Amrit K. Tamber | Bangladesh Genocide Recognition Campaign Candlelight vigil held by protestors. Source: ©Nahmad Hassan/Pexels, 2024 Activists from women’s rights groups and ...
Women's Rights
Trans Women Excluded from Legal Definition in UK Supreme Court Ruling
GHRD Research Team The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled on the biological definition of women, excluding transgender women from key legal protections, reshaping ...
Women's Rights
Prostitution Networks: The use of Telegram Connect Tens of Thousands of Individuals
GHRD Research Team The current dismantling of the organised sex trade networks have revealed the use of Telegram to connect tens of thousands ...