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International Human Rights for Women
Women are often the target of human rights violations specifically because they are women. Violence and sexual abuse in the home is still practiced in many countries with little regulation. Women are discriminated against for jobs and higher education. In many countries, women have little or no control over their reproductive rights and often have no access to reproductive health care. In some societies, there are cultural and religious practices violating women's human rights that are not regulated by governments, leaving women without any protection under the law. Human rights for women must include equal protection under the law, protections against domestic abuse, freedom to make their own reproductive choices as well as the ability to receive education and work without discrimination. It also includes the ability to choose when and whom they marry, the ability to end a marriage and the ability to hold political office. Human rights for women mean that they are equal to men and deserve the same opportunities that men do.