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A number of publications have already fiercely criticised a new Iraqi bill relating to family matters, saying that it will preposterously set back the rights of Iraqi women and children. What is this bill about and what effect will in have?

On the morning of December 4, Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare – the largest health insurance company – was killed in New York.

Since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, on 15^th August 2021, world leaders have shown great concerns about women’s rights in the country. The interim Afghan Taliban government holds that the women’s rights issues are the internal issues of the country and the world has no right to meddle in its internal matters. However, Afghanistan is a signatory of multiple international treaties that bound it to provide equal rights to women and ensure human rights.