Anger as Iraq lowers ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine
by Iraq is about to lower the legal age of consent from 18 to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change also …
Tag: women’s rights
Harriet Harman’s potential new Labor job couldn’t be more terrifying
Women’s rights feature much more prominently in this election campaign than Labor would like. Now, worryingly, the issue appears to be gathering momentum, with rumors …
A video appears to show the gang-rape of an Afghan woman in a Taliban prison
The Guardian has seen video evidence of a female Afghan human rights activist being raped and tortured in a Taliban prison by armed men. There …
The world’s first tampons for men are an ‘insult’ to women
Vuokkoset, a Finnish company, released the controversial product last month to coincide with Transgender Awareness Week and International Men’s Day The world’s first tampons for …