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HerRights at Daya Houston Conference

HerRights sent a Board contingency to attend the Daya Houston annual gala in October. Daya’s mission is to empower South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence through culturally specific services, and to educate the community in an effort to end the cycle of abuse. Inspiring and powerful stories were shared; critically needed work identified.

The LeadHerShip Initiative Celebrates Successful Pilot

The LeadHerShip Initiative (TLI) helps girls connect to their inner leader and navigate pathways to success. The pilot at Arizona School for the Arts wrapped in 2025 with a graduation ceremony for the very first cohort and the program continues in 2026. Thanks to @HerRightsGlobal partners, community liaisons and board members – as well as…

HerRights Founder Receives Award from Take the Lead Women

HerRights is proud to share that our Founder and Board Chair has been selected as a 2025 Take the Lead (TTL) Power Tool Champion (Power Tool #6 – The Truth Seeker). This recognition celebrates women who have participated in the TTL Leadership Ambassador Program. TTL has long been a partner and supporter of HerRights; our…

Tanu Ghosh discusses her latest book ‘Queer Chronicles’

A conversation with Dr. Tanu Ghosh about her latest book, “Queer Chronicles: Stories of Pride and Prejudice.” Feb 26, 2025: The Telegraph Online.Read the story

Peru Found Guilty – Forced Sterilization

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a judgment and ordered Peru to pay reparations for a woman who died as part of a forced sterilization program under the administration of the late Alberto Fujimori. https://www.wane.com/health-2/ap-health/ap-human-rights-court-orders-peru-to-pay-compensation-for-a-1997-forced-sterilization-death

Breaking Down Growing Threats to Gender Rights & Democracy

A March 24 program co-hosted by the Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues and Ms. will explore attacks on reproductive freedom, voting rights and gender equality, as well as strategies for feminist resistance. https://msmagazine.com/2026/03/12/carrie-baker-abortion-democracy-womens-rights-webinar-cwi

The US Must Take Steps in Solidarity with Women of Afghanistan

“How do you describe something that feels like the slow suffocation of your people?” After four years of Taliban rule, the U.S. must take steps to be in solidarity with the women of Afghanistan. The Taliban has criminalized womanhood itself, erasing women from public life, strictly controlling them through hundreds of repressive decrees and orders.…

US Tried to Block UN Declaration in Support of Women’s Rights

The US failed on Mar 9, 2026 in a lone bid to block a joint UN declaration supporting women’s rights on International Women’s Day. In the end, 37 of the 44 countries voting in the UN Commission on the Status of Women backed a compromise text, while the US was the only country to vote…

Access to Reproductive Health Resources Across US

Current access: Today, nearly 40% of the U.S. population is without access to fundamental health services. The fight is not over. Sources: Center for Reproductive Rights; Guttmacher Institute; KFF; UCLA Law. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=807162771636340&set=a.238429811842975&__tn__=%2CO*F

8 Wins Against Gender-based Discrimination, Violence and Injustice

As long as we don’t give up, humanity can — and will — win against violence and injustice. Read the article: https://www.amnestyusa.org/blog/8-wins-against-gender-based-discrimination-violence-and-injustice

Commission on the Status of Women

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/speech/2026/03/speech-it-is-our-task-our-responsibility-to-make-real-the-commitments-and-promises-we-have-made-to-all-women-and-girls The Commission offers the promise of gender equality and women’s rights, that great, undisputable accelerator of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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