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Unbeaten, unbowed: Leila de Lima marks six years in detention
(Al Jazeera)
Former Philippines Senator Leila de Lima marked six years in detention this past week. De Lima was imprisoned shortly after she announced the launch of a Senate investigation into the drug war. She was subsequently accused of taking drug money as bribes, and although witnesses have since retracted their testimony against her, she remains imprisoned. The Philippines ranks 120 out of 140 in the WJP Rule of Law Index for equal rights and non-discrimination and 132 out of 140 for due process of the accused.
Hundreds of girls poisoned in Iran to stop them from going to school
(The Independent)
Iran’s deputy health minister Younes Panahi said this past week that 14 schools across four cities in Iran have been targeted in a series of poisoning attacks that have put dozens of girls in the hospital. Panahi explained that these attacks are aimed at keeping young girls out of school. Iran ranks 130 out of 140 countries and jurisdictions in the WJP Rule of Law Index when it comes to equal rights and non-discrimination, and 134 out of 140 on right to life and security of the person.
SOLA: Daring to educate Afghanistan’s girls
(CBS News)
While the Taliban has closed schools beyond sixth grade for girls and barred them from attending university, a young Afghan woman in Kigali is ensuring that girls can go to school at School for Leadership Afghanistan, or SOLA, the Afghan word for peace. In the WJP Rule of Law Index, Afghanistan ranks 140 out of 140 countries and jurisdictions in equal rights and non-discrimination.
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