INCLUSION

CHALLENGING EXCLUSION, CLAIMING RIGHTS

‘We continue working to make sure Afghan girls and women are heard and not forgotten’

Shaharzad Akbar | AFGHANISTAN

‘The Taliban have effectively silenced women’s voices’

Mohammad Mohmadi | AFGHANISTAN

‘Civil society organisations are at the forefront of the fight against gender-based violence’

Kavitha Ravi | INDIA

‘This new law disguises the suppression of LGBTQI+ rights as a measure to protect children’

Manuela Popova | BULGARIA

‘Many will interpret the court ruling to mean there’s no place for LGBTQI+ people in our country’

Nyasa Rainbow Alliance | MALAWI

‘The ‘anti-LGBT’ bill would make life nearly impossible for LGBTQI+ people’

Tamar Jakeli | GEORGIA

‘The government must work with civil society to eradicate gender-based violence’

Fridah Wawira | KENYA

‘Under the Law and Justice party, being a woman became an extremely difficult experience’

Antonina Lewandowska | POLAND

‘We shouldn’t have to wait for another tragedy to draw attention to violations of LGBTQI+ people’s rights’

Rezvaneh Mohammadi | IRAN

‘Anti-rights groups attacked the Pride march to try to undermine its peaceful character’

Ramón Gómez | CHILE