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International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) such as Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) consistently find human rights violations in Muslim-majority countries. Amongst the human rights issues that are frequently under the spotlight are LGBT rights, the right to consensual sex outside of marriage, freedom of speech ...
Formerly called. Action Committee of Women Living Under Muslim Laws. Women Living Under Muslim Laws ( WLUML) is an international solidarity network established in 1984. It does academic and advocacy work in the fields of women's rights and secularism, focusing on the impact on women of laws inspired by Muslim religion or customs.
Ahmed Souaiaia. Ahmed Souaiaia is a professor at the University of Iowa with joint appointments in the Department of Religious Studies, International Studies, and College of Law. His research and teaching focus on women in Islam, human rights law, religion and politics, religion in the public sphere, political dissent in Islam, women in Islamic ...
Lotta Svärd ( Finland Swedish: [ˈlotːɑ ˈsvæːrd]) was a Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women. Formed originally in 1918, it had a large membership undertaking volunteer social work in the 1920s and 1930s. It was formed to support the White Guard. [1] During the Second World War, it mobilized to replace men ...
Maria Hurtado, spokeswoman for the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, criticised the French government in September last year over its stance on the hijab for French athletes during the ...
The Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights is a document created by Islamic Councils in Paris [1] and London. [2] It restates basic human rights using the language of Islamic jurisprudence. [3] The difference between the original Arabic version and the official English translation has been described as "very problematic." [4]
However, it is part of the Human Rights council. The World Economic Forum in its Global Gender Gap Report 2018 ranked Saudi Arabia 141 out of 149 countries on gender equality. [114] [115] In 2019, the government also stated that women can start working in the military. In the past they could only work in police. [116]
Human rights in the United Arab Emirates. Human Rights in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are substantially restricted. The UAE does not have democratically elected institutions and citizens don't have the right to change their government or form political parties. Activists and academics who criticize the government are detained and imprisoned ...