‘Girls should be allowed to conduct last rites’

Last Updated: Sunday, February 5, 2012, 14:00

Morari Bapu feels there should be no stagnancy in religious beliefs.

Women`s rights activist strips in Vatican

Last Updated: Monday, November 7, 2011, 10:04

The activist belongs to a Ukrainian women`s rights group called Femen, which campaigns against sexism.

Tunisian women demonstrate to protect their rights

Last Updated: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 09:32

Tunisia is known for some of the most progressive legislation in the Middle East regarding women`s rights.

Nobel Prize a triumph for women`s rights: Amnesty

Last Updated: Friday, October 7, 2011, 22:13

Amnesty International hailed the Nobel committee`s decision on Friday to award the Peace Prize to three women, saying it was vital recognition of the struggle force.

Irish abortion ban violates women`s rights: Court

Last Updated: Thursday, December 16, 2010, 17:32

The European Court of Human Rights rules that Irish abortion laws violated the rights of one of three women who sought terminations in UK.

NATO chief pledges to uphold Afghan women`s rights

Last Updated: Friday, October 29, 2010, 18:09

NATO chief says progress has been made in women`s rights in Afghanistan.

Women`s rights improving in Middle East, North Africa: Study

Last Updated: Friday, March 5, 2010, 08:37

Women`s rights have improved in 15 of 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the past five years, although violence against women remains widespread throughout the region, a US study has found.