[ad_1] Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, women and other marginalized groups have faced systematic repression, violence, and the complete erasure of their social and political rights. Zan Times was born out of this moment of desperation, of anger, of trying to speak their truth in the face…

[ad_1] A new report released on February 1, 2023 by a group of women’s rights activists from 128 countries documents a rapid rise in violence against women and girls worldwide and current gaps in international law to address this crisis. The “Safer Now” report was released by the Every Woman Treaty, a…

[ad_1] Earlier this month, The Washington Post ran a headline story about a Virginia judge who ordered a mother to stop nursing her four-month-old infant daughter so that the father, who abandoned the mother right before the child’s birth, could have visitation four days a week at his home and soon be awarded…

[ad_1] I am not Ukrainian, but exactly one year ago, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I felt like I could be. I am Latvian, but I was born in the Soviet Union, which both Ukraine and Latvia were part of. The word “union” is misleading, for it was…

[ad_1] Eight months after the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett was appointed to be the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. The New Zealander has a long career working on human rights issues, both at the United Nations as well as independent organizations, such as Amnesty…

[ad_1] As the Taliban closed in on Herat in the summer of 2021, Gulnar* was living with her mother and sister in a rented house in the city. Her mother, who worked as a street vendor, worried about the future of her daughters, especially Gulnar, who was 18. She feared that…

[ad_1] As a humanitarian and medical nonprofit founder working in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, I discovered several issues contributing to extremely high maternal and infant mortality rates in the region we served. By implementing a few key strategies to improve both, we decreased maternal mortality by 66%. I believe these…

[ad_1] While you may be aware that, since 1995, March has been designated Women’s History Month, March also has a significance that the general public may not be aware of. This is Developmental Disability month as well, as it has been since 1987, when then President Ronald Reagan issued a public…

[ad_1] On the fateful day of March 23, 2023, a chorus of brave women raised their voices in a peaceful symphony of protest. Against the backdrop of oppression and inequality, they stood firm, undeterred by the looming shadow of the Taliban. Their cause? To fight for the right to education – a…

[ad_1] From February – April 22 (Earth Day), survivors, artists and activists in 88 countries across the globe are rising For Freedom & to Create the New Culture to address the devastating consequences of the ongoing vicious systems of patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism and racism in the world today and the destructive…