Le droit des femmes
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Compréhension écrite : Le droit des femmes
L'engagement au service de l'autre, ou d'une cause, peut être politique, artistique ou social, individuel ou collectif, organisé ou spontané. Dans tous les cas, il s'agit d'exprimer ses opinions en faveur d'idéaux et avec l'ambition de construire un monde meilleur. Pour les femmes, la lutte pour leurs droits est loin d'être terminée.« The State of Women's Rights
From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo, women and girls' rights have suffered serious setbacks. Despite the challenges, there also have been improvements and victories. (…)
You have Poland, where the new government that came to power in December 2023 stopped the previous administration's trend of creating obstacles to abortion access. Mexico also passed a constitutional amendment to guarantee equal payment and gender parity in federal and state government positions. Elsewhere in Latin America, Chile has a new comprehensive law against gender-based violence. Importantly, the law includes “non-sexist education” as a component in combatting sexual violence.
(On the other hand) In Afghanistan, the Taliban has doubled their attack against women and girls. They've gone so far as to even order windows be blocked if women could be seen from the outside. The Taliban has segregated women and girls at a level without precedent in modern history. But finally, although slow, the world is reacting. The International Criminal Court's prosecutor requested the court issue arrest warrants against two Taliban leaders for the crime against humanity of gender persecution.
In the USA we are seeing rollbacks to women's rights. The first Trump presidency was bad for reproductive rights, after one month, Donald Trump's second term is even more troubling for women. Not only are there large regions of the country where women and girls don't have access to abortion care, but Trump has also signaled his disregard for women's safety by pardoning people convicted of physically blocking or threatening violence against patients at reproductive health clinics. (…)
Women's participation in decision making, including in peace and security processes, is key for women's rights all over the world. »
From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo, women and girls' rights have suffered serious setbacks. Despite the challenges, there also have been improvements and victories. (…)
You have Poland, where the new government that came to power in December 2023 stopped the previous administration's trend of creating obstacles to abortion access. Mexico also passed a constitutional amendment to guarantee equal payment and gender parity in federal and state government positions. Elsewhere in Latin America, Chile has a new comprehensive law against gender-based violence. Importantly, the law includes “non-sexist education” as a component in combatting sexual violence.
(On the other hand) In Afghanistan, the Taliban has doubled their attack against women and girls. They've gone so far as to even order windows be blocked if women could be seen from the outside. The Taliban has segregated women and girls at a level without precedent in modern history. But finally, although slow, the world is reacting. The International Criminal Court's prosecutor requested the court issue arrest warrants against two Taliban leaders for the crime against humanity of gender persecution.
In the USA we are seeing rollbacks to women's rights. The first Trump presidency was bad for reproductive rights, after one month, Donald Trump's second term is even more troubling for women. Not only are there large regions of the country where women and girls don't have access to abortion care, but Trump has also signaled his disregard for women's safety by pardoning people convicted of physically blocking or threatening violence against patients at reproductive health clinics. (…)
Women's participation in decision making, including in peace and security processes, is key for women's rights all over the world. »
Macarena Saez & Amy Braunschweiger, March 7, 2015, Human Rights Watch
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