Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic
HARARE, Zimbabwe — There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Molly Manatse doesn't like to be singled out for her gender.
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Pence to give speech in SC, his 1st since leaving office
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to South...
Flower protest in Paris for Iranian no-headscarf activist
PARIS — Activists laid flowers near the Iranian Embassy in Paris on Monday to show support for a women's rights campaigner sentenced to prison...
LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty
A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in...
‘March, not celebrate’ on Int’l Women’s Day in Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Hundreds of Kosovar women on Monday marked International Women’s Day with a protest demanding more respect for their rights.
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Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic
<p>HARARE, Zimbabwe — There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Molly Manatse doesn't like to be singled out for her gender.</p>
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Thousands of Ukrainian women march against domestic violence
KYIV, Ukraine — Thousands of women marched through the center of Ukraine's capital on International Women's Day to draw attention to domestic violence, which...
Pence to give speech in SC, his 1st since leaving office
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to South...
Protesters urge end to violence against women in Turkey
ISTANBUL — Thousands of people joined a Women’s Day march in central Istanbul on Monday to denounce violence against women in Turkey, where more...
Flower protest in Paris for Iranian no-headscarf activist
<p>PARIS — Activists laid flowers near the Iranian Embassy in Paris on Monday to show support for a women's rights campaigner sentenced to prison...