In November 2016, Parliament passed a law to protect women and children against harassment. A great step forward, but not enough. Legal...

I met Batul Moradi years ago when she moved to Afghanistan in search of a new life after spending decades as a refugee in Iran. Her...

In the last post, we discussed the various opinions and trajectories surrounding the UCC and triple talaq in India. In this post, we...

For the past few weeks, India has been deep in the debates regarding Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and Triple Talaq. In October, 2016, The...

SAHR is following the Shayara Bano petition at the Indian Supreme Court to ban triple-talaq (unilateral divorce pronounced in one...

SAHR is following the Shayara Bano petition at the Indian Supreme Court to ban triple-talaq (unilateral divorce pronounced in one...

Data on honour killings are not always readily available due to the secrecy surrounding these crimes and poor reporting. However, from...

At 7 months pregnant, Mst Rani lodged an F.I.R alleging Faqiro, aided and abetted by Rehmat raped her at knife point, which subsequently...

Criminal law, while upholding the principles of punishment, deterrence and justice, provides for mitigating circumstances in some cases....

Ghaida al-Tawati was associated with Libyan Journalists Union under Gaddafi and she continues to work as an independent activist. She is...