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  1. Gender equality and women’s rights | OHCHR

    Oct 30, 2025 · Promoting women’s human rights and achieving gender equality are core commitments of the UN Human Rights Office. We promote women and girls’ equal enjoyment of all human rights, …

  2. Women's health

    Nov 5, 2025 · The health of women and girls is of particular concern because, in many societies, they are disadvantaged by discrimination rooted in sociocultural factors. For example, women and girls …

  3. Women's Rights - Human Rights Watch

    Nov 25, 2025 · We envision a world in which systems of oppression and harm are dismantled, and women and girls regardless of race, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, …

  4. Women’s incarceration rooted in gender inequality and violence

    Aug 13, 2025 · A UN Human Rights report highlights widespread gender-based violence, poor health provisions, and discriminatory legal systems disproportionately affecting women and girls in criminal …

  5. Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to …

    Mar 6, 2025 · To achieve this, health systems must prioritize women’s and girls’ health needs and their full participation in the workforce. By creating opportunities for women to participate equally at every …

  6. Lifetime toll: 840 million women faced partner or sexual violence

    Nov 19, 2025 · Violence against women remains one of the world’s most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises, with very little progress in two decades, according to a landmark …

  7. OHCHR and women’s human rights and gender equality

    Moreover, many women, including transgender, gender diverse and intersex women, face compounded forms of discrimination—due to factors such as their age, race, ethnicity, disability, or socio …

  8. International Women’s Day 2025 | OHCHR

    International Women’s Day 2025Key figures Gender-based violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world, with 1 out of 3 women having …

  9. Sudan: Experts denounce systematic attacks on women and girls

    May 14, 2025 · GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today strongly condemned the widespread and systematic violations committed against women and girls in Sudan, including …

  10. The State of Women’s Rights - Human Rights Watch

    Mar 7, 2025 · From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo, women and girls’ rights have suffered serious setbacks. But despite the challenges, there also have been improvements and …