Tag: Women’s Rights
EU slams Myanmar inter-marriage bill
A controversial Myanmar marriage bill is discriminatory and risks undermining democratic progress, the EU said, after parliament passed the legislation this week in another sign of hardline Buddhist nationalist influence.
POSTED: 09 Jul 2015 20:48
YANGON: A controversial Myanmar marriage bill is discriminatory and risks undermining democratic progress, the EU said,...
Myanmar’s Parliament Approves Controversial Interfaith Marriage Law
Lawmakers in Myanmar passed contentious legislation on Tuesday that imposes restrictions on interfaith marriages in the predominantly Buddhist country, despite opposition from rights advocates who say it discriminates against women and Muslims in the conservative, predominantly Buddhist country.
2015-07-07
Lawmakers in Myanmar passed contentious legislation on Tuesday that imposes restrictions on...
Human Rights Council adopts resolution to end child, early and forced marriage
On Thursday 2 July, the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution co-sponsored by over 85 States to strengthen efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage, a practice that affects 15 million girls every year. The resolution is the first-ever substantive resolution on child...
UN: Philippine efforts to uphold women’s rights not enough
The Philippines still falls short in preventing the violation of women’s reproductive rights despite its passage of a Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law in 2012, a report of a United Nations committee revealed.
By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star) | Updated June 29, 2015 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines -...
Ma Ba Tha leads protest over alleged rape in Thailand
Anger is growing over the rape of a Myanmar migrant worker, allegedly by Thai men, as monks and other activists demand action on the part of both the Thai and Myanmar governments.
By Aung Kyaw Min | Thursday, 18 June 2015
On June 16, the Myanmar Monks’ Organisation and the Myanmar...
Rohingya women face sexual assault in border camps
Tragedy continues for Rohingya women in the Thailand-Malaysia border camps used by human smugglers as they are reportedly subjected to systematic repression, sexual assault and other violations
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As the migrant tragedy grows in Southeast Asia, Muslim women from the Rohingya ethnic minority who were...
Ensure RH in BBL – PLCPD
Reproductive health advocates from both houses of Congress called on the government to honor its commitments to three United Nations declarations by ensuring that the issue of RH is adequately addressed in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law.
By: Kahlil Ibrahim, InterAksyon.com
June 3, 2015 9:28 AM
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Indonesia’s ‘Virginity Tests’ Obsession Highlights Its Truly Rotten Armed Forces
Institutions grounded in sense and equality would never employ such a ghastly procedure, say activists
Yenni Kwok | @yennikwok | 3:44 AM ET
For decades, Indonesian women wishing to join the armed forces and police force, and also those planning to marry military officers, have had to quietly undergo a humiliating...
Indonesian army chief says ‘two-fingered virginity test’ is key to determining a woman’s morality
"President Joko Widodo should set the military straight and immediately abolish the requirement and prevent all military hospitals from administering it," Varia said in a statement.
Sophie Mcintyre | Monday 18 May 2015
The commander of Indonesia’s armed forces has defended the use of invasive virginity tests for women who want...
Indonesia to stop sending domestic workers to Middle East – reports
Jakarta angry over the recent execution of two Indonesian women found guilty of murder in Saudi Arabia
Agence France-Presse
Tuesday 5 May 2015 07.19 BST
Indonesia will stop sending new domestic workers to 21 Middle Eastern countries after Saudi Arabia executed two Indonesian women in Saudi Arabia, angering Jakarta, local media reported...
