A single conversation with a close family member may not change a young woman's views on policies protecting their rights, but it can strongly influence young men's attitudes. A University of ...

Speaking to the BBC at the end of her trip, Ms Mohammed said most senior Taliban officials she met had been ready to engage over the rights of girls and women. However, she described the talks as ...

“I think they are ready to talk about some of these things [women’s rights], but they are not ready to move,” Tomas Niklasson, special envoy of the European Union for Afghanistan, told the BBC.

Report on the history of women's suffrage, and the ongoing fight for voting rights in various countries. Recorded for an episode of 'News Talks' a programme which aims to put the news of the week ...

A lack of high-level leadership committed to integrating women’s rights, including in Security Council negotiations and in peace talks, means women are often left out. Grassroots organizations ...

Initially, women fought for basic rights like suffrage and faced legal ... quoting an old Chinese proverb: “Talk doesn’t cook rice.” “We may have the right laws, and that’s a first ...

“I was shocked when the Vatican raised their flag and opposed the human rights language,” said ... was the scant representation of women at the talks. Last year only 36% of those negotiating ...

The Vatican has blocked discussions over women’s rights at the UN climate summit ... the BBC has been told by charities observing the talks and negotiators from other countries.