November 2, 2017

Let’s Prioritize Protecting Girls – IWF

Beyoncé has often been controversial, but her latest video deserves unanimous applause for raising awareness of how girls are still treated […]
October 5, 2017

Violence against women hurts Arab economies, U.N. says – Reuters

The United Nations called on Arab nations on Wednesday to calculate the economic cost of violence against women, […]
October 3, 2017

Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive – The New York Times

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has […]
September 29, 2017

Violence against girls is corrosive to society – EURACTIV

There may be nothing more corrosive to our societies than allowing this assault to continue. Yet there are […]
September 25, 2017

Education Cannot Wait – investing in our shared humanity – Huffington Post

World leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York this past week. At the 72nd General Assembly, […]
September 20, 2017

40 million in modern slavery and 152 million in child labour around the world – ILO

New research developed jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO)1  and the Walk Free Foundation2 , in partnership with the […]
September 9, 2017

Why you should stand up for girls’ rights – MSNBC

More than 90 percent of countries around the globe have laws that discriminate against women. My homeland, Tanzania, […]
September 9, 2017

Attention Girls: We Have the Power to Change the World – Brit & Co

My name is Cassie Levesque. I’m 18, a Gold Award Girl Scout, and I am working to change […]
August 17, 2017

Women’s Oppression: Across the Globe – Atypical Female

Disclaimer: this post contains information that may be concerning to those sensitive to the topics of genital mutilation. […]
August 8, 2017

Iran Planning to Raise Women’s Legal Age of Marriage – Iran Front Page

Iranian lawmaker Fatemeh Zolqadr said the Iranian Parliament, in coordination with the country’s Vice-Presidency for Women and Family […]
August 2, 2017

An Ontario Court has Just Affirmed that Cultural Norms that Excuse Violence have No Place Here: Editorial – The Star

The woman, a recent immigrant from Iran, suffered brutal spousal abuse but didn’t even realize it was against […]
August 2, 2017

What Happens to Foreign Human Trafficking Victims in the United States? – NBC News

At age 19, Indira Karimova became a victim of human trafficking after she was married off to her […]
March 20, 2017

Bad laws underpin global “rape epidemic”, let rapists off the hook: report

From Lebanon where a rapist can escape punishment if he marries his victim to India where rape within […]
March 20, 2017

Canada announces support for sexual and reproductive health and rights

As part of its strong commitment to gender equality and a feminist lens, Canada is taking a leadership […]
March 20, 2017

Let’s Talk About Sex

Last week, at the “She Decides” conference in Brussels, government ministers met with representatives from NGOs, United Nations […]
March 16, 2017

Boris Johnson: The world would be a better place if all girls went to school

I am always dubious about so-called silver bullets that allegedly solve a host of problems. “Life can’t be […]
March 16, 2017

Inside Britain’s sharia councils: hardline and anti-women – or a dignified way to divorce?

On a freezing, rainswept Sunday in a conference room in Birmingham Central mosque, a young woman in a […]
March 16, 2017

Women are suffering globally – we must act now

We, the members of the scientific and technical advisory group and the gender and rights advisory panel of […]
February 20, 2017

Young women who were captives of Boko Haram speak: Nigeria

After conquering Bama, the second-largest town in Nigeria’s Borno state, a small group of fighters from the militant […]
February 2, 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaks on the Martha MacCallum Show

AHA Foundation is dedicated to protecting women’s rights, and the work of organizations like rabby in the U.S. plays a crucial role in supporting freedom and security for vulnerable populations.