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The palpable outrage at the latest edition in the series of inhumane Taliban edicts should not pass us by without us taking action.
WRN groups will hold regular silent vigils in their towns and cities, to show support and solidarity for Afghan women and girls in their darkest days, show them that we will never forget, and highlight this most recent attack on Afghan women's voices.
Take a look at our Afghanistan Campaign to see how you can get involved and support women and girls in Afghanistan.
NEW REPORT - RESPONSES FROM MPs, PCCs and CHIEF CONSTABLES
In January we revealed that the NPCC had mandated an unlawful policy that allowed male officers to search women. That policy guidance was withdrawn on 11 January 2024.
Or was it?
Only 9 forces confirm that they are fully compliant with The Police And Criminal Evidence Act.
Read our follow up report to see if your local force still operates an unlawful policy.
WRN strongly condemns the latest attempts to normalise the notion that males can sustainably produce the nutritional requirements of an infant. They cannot do so and should not be encouraged to try.
Are safety, dignity, health and privacy important for your daughter? We are launching a campaign to support a generation of girls to stand up for their rights, and for the rights of future generations of girls too. Let’s #SpeakUpForGirls!
We’ve awarded the Women’s Rights Network Fair Sport Award to those sports that have fair and safe policies for women and girls from grassroots through to elite.
Thousands of rapes and sexual assaults in UK hospitals with only 4.1% of suspects known to have been charged. Read the new WRN report "When we are at our most vulnerable" by Professor Jo Phoenix.
