Amnesty International has urged that a “dramatic deterioration” in women’s rights be reversed in a statement issued on Tuesday to mark International Women’s Day. The rights watchdog called for “bold action” to be taken after moves by governments had placed women at “unprecedented risk.” “Events in 2021 and in the early months of 2022 have conspired to crush the rights and dignity of millions of women and girls,” Amnesty Secretary-General Agnes Callamard said in the statement. “No society can afford or should ever tolerate such erosions of dignity for more than half its population.” Amnesty sai…

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