Posted by The Law School
12 March 2025#IWD is not just one day, the fight for womenâs rights continues every day!
To mark International Womenâs Day 2025, our very own Dignity and Democracy Blog is hosting a Special Issue to raise awareness of ongoing challenges to womenâs rights, and #AccelerateAction for real change.Â
Charlie Bishop highlights the dangers of allowing intimate images to be admitted as evidence in court proceedings. She underlines how our courts may become âsites where coercive control is reproduced rather than dismantledâ, with women suffering further systemic violations.
Zainab Zafar examines the devastating impact Indiaâs occupation of Kashmir has had on womenâs dignity, autonomy, and identity. She explores how gender-based violence has been weaponised, with âwomenâs bodies [âŚ] transformed into battlegroundsâ, to repress and dehumanise local communities.
Visit the Blog for further posts discussing women’s rights and human dignity in the coming weeks. If you want contribute, please get in touch: https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/humanrightsanddemocracyforumblog/how-to-contribute/