Halt Breast Ironing in Cameroon

July 28, 2011

One out of four girls in Cameroon are thought to have their breasts ironed in what a Care2.com petition declares "a desperate attempt to prevent sexual assault and teen pregnancy." Read More »

FIFA: Let Them Play!

June 17, 2011

The Iranian women’s soccer team has been forced to choose between their faith and football. Read More »

SAUDI ARABIA: Speak Up For Women's Right to Drive

June 7, 2011

Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are not permitted to drive cars. Read More »

End Violence in the Congo: Call for a US Special Envoy

May 10, 2011

The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be embroiled in the deadliest conflict since World War II, violence that has been notoriously brutal on the nation’s women. Read More »

Demand the Release of Burmese Political Prisoners

December 20, 2010

Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s pro-democracy movement and a symbol of the human rights struggle in her country, was released from her 14-year detention under house arrest on November 13, 2010 to the celebration of supporters around the world.

As Aung San Suu Kyi’s voice reemerges in the public sphere, many of the activists working for change in Burma remain in prison, their voices still silenced by Burma’s repressive regime. Read More »

Deliver "Dignity and Action" Kits to Haiti's Adolescent Girls

November 4, 2010

BY ANNE-CHRISTINE D’ADESKY

While the global outpouring of help and funds for Haiti’s earthquake survivors has been historic—one in of five Americans apparently responded—adolescent girls have been overlooked in relief efforts. Read More »

Pass the International Violence Against Women Act

October 22, 2010

1 in 3 of the world's women has been abused in her lifetime. Violence against women is an enormous global problem that will take massive global action to solve. Read More »

Help Hope Surface Above the Floodwaters in Pakistan

August 23, 2010

For the estimated 20 million people who have been displaced by flooding in Pakistan, the future is uncertain. Read More »

UPDATE: Iran Hiker Sarah Shourd Released From Prison

June 28, 2010

Sarah Shourd was released from prison in Iran on humanitarian grounds September 14, 2010. Read More »