UNICEF reports that over 230 million women and girls around the world are victims of female genital mutilation – JURIST

UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), a UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide, released a report Friday on International Women’s Day alleging that more than 230... Read more »

India Supreme Court to hear appeal of case ordering young girls to take ‘cautionary’ measures to avoid sexual assault – JURIST

The Supreme Court of India scheduled on Friday the hearing of In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents after the Calcutta High Court last year ordered that “young adolescent girls are obligated... Read more »

UN report calls for UK to take ‘urgent action’ to combat violence against women and girls – JURIST

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, published a statement on Wednesday calling for the UK government to take “urgent action” to end all forms of violence... Read more »
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