Balancing Customary Law and Gender Equality in Land Rights: Mmusi and Others v. Ramantele and Another
A recent court case in Botswana demonstrates a move toward gender equality and a promising future for women's land rights.
Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) under scrutiny by the state
With the upsurge in the criminalization of civil society, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders' 2012 report discusses how States use legislation to regulate the activities of human rights defenders (HRDs).
Once a symbol of new Afghanistan, can policewomen survive?
In Reuters interviews with 12 policewomen in districts across the Afghan capital, complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination and bitter frustration were prevalent