Women around the world face threats and obstacles both in public and at home, observers said, citing political prosecution, legal discrimination and domestic violence.
Some have suggested the girls could have been targeted by hardline groups opposed to girls' education.
“The regime has never taken responsibility for its crimes against humanity, and for the incidents of, and since, the death of Mahsa Amini,” she added. Femicide – women killed because of their gender – numbers have remained largely unchanged over the past decade, UN figures showed. Asia had the highest number of femicides at the hands of relatives in 2021, while women in Africa were most at risk of being killed at home.UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that progress on women’s rights has been deteriorating and gender equality will not be achieved for another 300 years on the current track.
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions carry balloons as they march during a rally on International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The letters read "Let's protect the trade unions."
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