Theme: women’s rights

RT: The list of jobs women in Russia are banned from doing will see an almost a six-fold reduction, with the ladies now getting a chance to pilot planes, drive trains and handle heavy construction machinery. “Labor conditions at many…

Sky News: This week, after a two-year legal battle, a court in St Petersburg ordered the Janoshka printworks to give Ms Vasilyeva her job back and to pay her 1.85 million roubles (£22,000) in lost income and 10,000 roubles (£120)…

East Journal: by Laura Luciani Dopo anni passati a studiare da ufficiale di rotta, con l’obiettivo finale di diventare capitano, nel 2012 Svetlana Medvedeva, abitante della città di Samara, aveva trovato il lavoro dei suoi sogni: una compagnia di navigazione…

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (UN CEDAW) believes that the Kazakhstan authorities should take measures to reduce the list of professions prohibited for women before granting them full access to all professional occupations. The members…

Radio RBE (Radio Beckwith Evangelica – Italian): Questa puntata di Kiosk è dedicata ai “diritti negati da conquistare”, ai femminismi e alla lotta alla discriminazione. In questa puntata, lo facciamo attraverso storie che che partono da est, dall’ampia regione di…

During its 65th session the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN CESCR) has addressed a number of recommendations to the government of Kazakhstan. Considering the country’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights…