INCLUSION

CHALLENGING EXCLUSION, CLAIMING RIGHTS

International Women’s Day 2023: not one step back

In a turbulent year, women mobilised to secure gains, resist regression and push for more

Afghanistan: theocracy pushes women to the margins

Islamic Emirate proclaimed in 2021 comes to fruition by completing the exclusion of women from work and education

Barbados: third time’s a trend

Third state in Commonwealth Caribbean to decriminalise same-sex relations in 2022

Tanzania: an encouraging step forward for girls’ rights

African Union body orders government to lift ban on pregnant students, safeguarding education and reproductive rights

Indonesia’s new criminal code: a turn for the worse

Long-overdue changes to outdated law only make it more hostile to women, LGBTQI+ people and other excluded groups

Syrian and Venezuelan refugees: two faces of the same crisis

The two biggest migration flows of our time, Syrians and Venezuelans, face distinct challenges in their host countries

Cuba: why flee paradise?

Intensifying repression and economic crunch are driving an unprecedented exodus from the ailing one-party state

Mexico: last state joins the rainbow wave

Same-sex marriage legal throughout Mexico following decision by Tamaulipas state legislature

Spain: a victory in the struggle against sexual violence

The country’s first law on sexual consent comes after years of feminist demands for a new approach to gender-based violence

Serbia: LGBTQI+ people the latest target of repression

Anti-rights groups find dual inspiration in US conservative Christians and Russian nationalists