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Invisible and unheard: transgender men in Pakistan and silent resistance to domestic practices and state authority

Despite Pakistan’s human rights commitments, transgender men and AFAB gender-diverse individuals remain invisible. Discrimination and violence against them are under-reported, revealing gaps between legal protections and lived realities.

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Breathing inequality: how pregnant women in Punjab bear a hidden human rights burden

Each winter, smog engulfs Punjab, but its human cost is far from evenly shared. It is worth examining how air pollution disproportionately harms pregnant women, particularly those from marginalised and rural communities, by compounding biological vulnerability with entrenched social and economic inequalities.

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Women striving for gender equality in Pakistan: greater awareness and state support needed

Pakistani women and minorities have suffered deeply rooted and structural prejudice and violence for decades and more recently a surge of state actors and vigilante predators intimidating women human rights defenders at the forefront of battling gender injustices.

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Weaponisation of rape: women and girls in African conflict zones

Rape in war is a deliberate strategy not a tragic byproduct. Political inaction, legal loopholes and failed peace processes make leaders complicit. Protecting women means prosecuting perpetrators, empowering communities and rejecting silence. The time for impunity is over.

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Towards spaces that reflect us: Palestinian feminists seek safe places to meet

Many feminists in Palestine today urgently require safe spaces, not only physical but also in the mental and emotional sense, where they can meet and share ideas free from judgement or threat. However, there are many structural patriarchal barriers to overcome.

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A call to action: strengthening the AU Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

To turn the AU Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls into meaningful action demands all hands on deck to dismantle violence against women and girls and amplify the voices of survivors. The current call for a structured review highlight the need for stakeholder consultation to address gaps in implementation, particularly concerning Article 14.

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