Dr. Blain spoke at Wayne State University as part of the university’s annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration. She ...

An ongoing internet blackout and intensifying crackdowns are obstructing documentation of abuses in Iran, as women human rights defenders face arbitrary arrest, ill-treatment, and prolonged detention.

Taiwan's National Human Rights Commission is calling for financial incentives to get more women involved in politics. They cited statistics that show less than a third of all ministers since 2000 have ...

“We have to continue walking…We still have to cover a long distance, but we are in the right direction.” The event took place 20 March during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, a panel of ...

GENEVA, July 9 (Reuters) - Four major international reports on women's rights, including recommendations on how to prevent domestic violence and discrimination, will not be published this year, a U.N.

Earlier this month, Professor of History and Africana Studies Keisha Blain published her new book, “Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights.” In the book, Blain explores how Black ...

Focusing on Amber Heard and barely mentioning people without financial or social recourse to challenge their abusers makes the film feel like tabloid.

What holds back women’s economic potential in East Asia? Examine the 'M-curve', the gender wage gap, and how outdated policies are driving declining birth rates.

In this new era of Jane Crow, the right to choose is not only a question of bodily autonomy in life, but even in death. In this new era of Jane Crow, the right to choose is not only a question of ...

These are not merely aspirational clauses; they are enforceable rights that form the foundation of Pakistan’s legal order.