Tag: Womens rights

Cyprus parliament warns of ongoing failures in protecting women from violence

Cyprus November 25, 2025 at 14:26

Despite Cyprus adopting international conventions and strengthening domestic law—including the criminalisation of all forms of violence against women—the legal framework still shows enforcement gaps,...

Gisèle Pelicot case returns to court as survivor faces attacker

International October 8, 2025 at 16:34

A key moment in the ongoing Gisèle Pelicot case as France's mass rape victim is returning to court on Monday to face one of...

ON THIS DAY: Tennessee’s vote secured women’s suffrage (1920)

On this Day August 18, 2025 at 16:42

On this day in 1920, the US Constitution was changed forever as women's suffrage was secured, and it came down to the vote of...

Femicide in Chloraka highlights gender-based violence issue

Cyprus August 18, 2025 at 16:21

The femicide in Chloraka on Sunday, which also resulted in the injury of the victim’s underage child, “highlights in the harshest way the reality...

On this day: Helen Keller was born (1880)

On this Day June 27, 2025 at 14:20

On 27 June 1880, Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama- a figure who would go on to redefine perceptions of disability and become...

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Cyprus June 10, 2026 at 15:22

Candidates sit Economics, Chemistry and Technology exams Three subjects were...

“Jewels of Occitania” arrives at Templar Ages Museum

Cyprus June 10, 2026 at 15:20

The Museum of Templar Ages, in cooperation with OSMTJ...

Nicosia transformed by spectacular 3D light show at Venetian walls

Cyprus June 10, 2026 at 15:06

The Municipality of Nicosia hosted the event “Nicosia and...