The report “They said that I’m not a human, that I am nothing. That I should rather be a terrorist, than a fagot” is based on testimonies of 33 people from Chechnya who were persecuted,
2017 LA Pride Festival & Resist March
We were at the Resist March this past Sunday, June 11, which was co-organized and setup by LA Pride org and ResistMarch org.
Bride Burning: What is it, where does it happen and how to end it
Bride burning: where a wife is doused in kerosene, or a similarly flammable liquid, and then set on fire. Women rarely survive, and those that do are severely and permanently scarred on over half their body.
Women’s bodies the new battlefield of Tunisian lawmakers
The Tunisian parliament will soon start debating a new set of laws regarding violence against women, proposed by the Ministry of women’s affairs. Honestly, I am neither excited nor delighted.
Video: Is going to school and getting an education important to children in Syria?
It certainly is to this 6 year old boy
Continuing our focus on the importance of education, and why we believe every child should be allowed access to the classroom,
A Female Afghan Pilot Soars and Gives Up
Coverage of female Afghan pilot continues in latest NY Times article
‘A female Afghan Pilot soars and gives up’, the latest story about Capt. Niloofar Rahmani, whom we recently covered,
Anger in Afghanistan at female pilot’s U.S. asylum bid
Copyright, Reuters, link to original article: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-pilot-idUSKBN14E0B0
There was an angry reaction in Afghanistan to news that the first female fixed-wing pilot in the country’s air force was requesting asylum in the United States after completing an 18-month training course.
Women’s March: Los Angeles, January 21, 2017
We’re attending the Los Angeles Women’s March!
Rights Universal is proud to announce that we’ll be attending the Los Angeles Women’s March, which is gathering in Downtown LA on January 21,