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Amnesty International on Thursday called on the international community to resist mounting attacks on gender justice. The group reiterated its call on states to recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity under international law ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025. The statement by the group’s secretary-general, Agnès Callamard, was released against [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday criticized a proposed French bill that seeks to ban “ostensibly religious” clothing and symbols in all sports competitions, arguing it would violate human rights and disproportionately target Muslim women and girls. The French Senate is set to debate and vote on the bill, which would extend existing restrictions to all sports [...]

Edited by James Joseph, Managing Editor for Long-Form Content  In this interview for JURIST,  Lana Osei JURIST’s Chief West Africa Correspondent based in Ghana, and Halima Abena Kyerewah Adam from the University of Cape Coast Faculty of Law speak with Shafic Osman a Ghanaian lawyer and plaintiff in a groundbreaking case of religious liberty in Ghana’s [...]

United Nations human rights experts expressed serious concern on Tuesday regarding the Iranian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentence of Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi. Experts said that the death sentence is a serious violation of international human rights law, as the severity of the charges against Azizi “do not meet the threshold of most [...]

The monitoring group Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) reported Monday that at least 31 women were executed  in the country in 2024, which marks the highest annual toll since the group began tracking executions in the Islamic Republic 17 years ago. The report found that between 2010 and 2024, at least 241 women were executed in Iran. [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday criticized Iran’s newly implemented mandatory veiling law, saying that it intensifies the systemic subjugation of women and girls. The law enforces harsh penalties, including imprisonment, corporal punishment, and even the death penalty for individuals who violate obligatory hijab rules. The “Law on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Thursday condemned a new Taliban directive barring Afghan women and girls from attending classes at medical institutions, warning that it will have devastating consequences for the country’s healthcare system. OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani stated: “The measure is profoundly discriminatory, short-sighted and puts the lives of women and [...]

Iran implemented new restrictions and sanctions for violations of the country’s dress codes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed on Monday. The group calls for the international community to act against the “Hijab and Chastity” law . Among the proposed restrictions, Article 49 of the law imposes severe fines against women who appear in public without [...]

Ernesa Shala is a JURIST staff correspondent in Kosovo and a recent graduate of the University of Pristina Faculty of Law.  Kosovo’s Ombudsperson is currently examining the case of an 18-year-old student expelled from Bedri Pejani high school in Peja municipality for wearing a headscarf, commonly known as the hijab. Despite a meeting between Minister [...]

Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour announced on Monday that a recent amnesty order dismissed his three-year prison sentence. He shared the news on Instagram, stating, “A series of amnesties has been launched and my case was amongst them, all charges have been dropped.” Initially sentenced in March 2023 for “inciting unrest” after his song “Baraye” became the [...]