Sudanese security forces have used sexual violence, intimidation, and other forms of abuse, to silence female human rights defenders across the country.
Dozens of transgender women, including asylum seekers, who are locked up in jails or prison-like immigration detention centers across the United States, have been subjected to sexual assault and ill-treatment, while others are held in indefinite solitary confinement.
The United States, United Kingdom, France and others should suspend all weapon sales to Saudi Arabia until it not only curtails its unlawful airstrikes in Yemen but also credibly investigates alleged violations.
People with psychosocial disabilities (mental health conditions) in Indonesia are shackled or forced into institutions where they often face physical and sexual violence, involuntary treatment including electroshock therapy, seclusion, restraint and forced contraception.
In this video, Moroccan comedian and feminist activist Mounia Magueri plays the role of a domestic violence survivor, an abusive husband, a police officer, and a prosecutor—thus highlighting the problem of domestic violence from different angles.
The enforcement of the country’s draconian drug law sends thousands of Tunisians to prison each year merely for consuming or possessing small quantities of cannabis for personal use.
