Theme: women’s rights

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…

Profession №456 “Sweeper of chimneys, stoves and flues” stands last in the Russian list of professions prohibited for women. Galina Rozvadovskaya, General Director of “Stolichny Chimney Sweep” LLC, is of the opinion that based on the use of modern equipment…