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“women's rights”

Editors picks47
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fgm ethiopia
April 22nd, 2019
Gambia's women deserve more than democracy
by:Bob Koigi
Gambia has been the poster child for mutilation of women bodies done even to children, with no say or idea of the effects to the rest of their lives.
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SONY DSC
April 09th, 2019
Brunei passes new laws that violate human rights
in:Humans
by:Yair Oded
partner:Screen Shot
Despite growing international pressure, the Southeast Asian sultanate invoked a new set of laws authorising the government to stone to death any person.
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PAKISTAN-SOCIETY
April 06th, 2019
Take a part in ending violence against women in Pakistan
by:Yair Oded
Aurat Foundation works to end violence against women in Pakistan and promote socio-political equality between the sexes. Support their mission today.
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violence against women
March 31st, 2019
Pakistan’s denial of devastating women safety record
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Pakistan ranks among the five worst countries for women in the world.
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AFGHANISTAN-VOTE-WOMEN
March 09th, 2019
Equality for Afghan women
by:Shadi Khan Saif
The power-sharing tussle among the men dominates the vague Afghan peace process while women remain marginalised on the sidelines.
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International-Womens-Day
March 08th, 2019
Happy International Women's Day
by:Gurmeet Singh
March 8 is International Women's Day. Happy day to all women and women-identifying people out there. And much power to you all.
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South Africa
March 05th, 2019
The gender agenda
by:Bob Koigi
Making a case for gender equality and empowerment helps grow economies, foster development and remains our best bet at a sustainably inclusive future.
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zimbabwe women
March 04th, 2019
Abuses remain a fact of life for Zimbabwean women
in:Humans
by:Cyril Zenda
With the new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, promising a “new Zimbabwe”, women had every reason to rejoice as they thought their problems were over, but...
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Indie Kashi marriage
February 28th, 2019
Fighting for the Marriage Rights of Khasi Women
in:Humans
partner:NewsDeeply
A new bill seeks to prevent women of India’s Khasi community from marrying non-tribal members.
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sierra leone women
February 25th, 2019
Well meant, not always well done
in:Humans
by:Frank Odenthal
Sierra Leone released the "Sexual Offenses Act" (SOA), which shall protext women against sexual violence. But was that the right move?
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women ghana
January 21st, 2019
Ghana's deadly abortions
in:Humans
by:Kwabena Adu Koranteng
in Ghana, aborting a fetus has become one of the deadly experiences of young girls and women, especially when done illegally.
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sanitary pads
January 17th, 2019
South African government on a test drive for sanitary pads
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
After many years of promises, the South African government has recently kick-started three pilot projects of issuing sanitary pads to girls.
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Hyppo Water Roller
December 03rd, 2018
A Zimbabwean woman who defied the odds in the fight against sexual abuse
in:Humans
by:Cyril Zenda
Rita Marque-Mbatha from Zimbabwe, does not regret the day she started what later turned out to be a drawn-out 16-year legal battle for justice.
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asia bibi
October 31st, 2018
A legal milestone by not bowing to religious hardliners
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Christian mother Asia Bibi was released Oct 31 from Pakistan’s death row after the nation’s Supreme Court reversed her 2010 conviction of blasphemy.
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african women
October 29th, 2018
The case of Rwanda, Ethiopia and women in government
by:Bob Koigi
Rwanda and Ethiopia join a select few, predominantly from Europe, who have achieved equal representation for men and women in ministerial positions.
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Farkhunda Malikzada
September 16th, 2018
Persecution of women in the name of God
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Afghanistan continuously fails to protect women from the grave injustice of their rights.
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somalia_Hope
August 30th, 2018
Drop the gun, pick up the pen: Somalia’s saving grace
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
A mother and her daughter have taken on the Herculean task of restoring the faded glory of Somalia while giving hope, safe haven and new lease of life.
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tunisian young women defending women's rights
August 28th, 2018
Tunisia, a model of women empowerment and gender equality
by:Bob Koigi
Tunisia introduced a legislation that gives women and men equal inheritance rights.
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teenager mother africa
August 13th, 2018
Let pregnant school girls and teenage mothers learn
by:Bob Koigi
Each year, tens of thousands of teenage pregnant girls in Africa drop out of school. School is their only solace and second chance at life.
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abortion argentina
August 11th, 2018
Women's struggle continues in Argentina
by:Maria João Morais
Argentina’s Senate has rejected a bill to legalise elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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burqa
August 07th, 2018
Denmark’s latest ‘burqa ban’ reignites debates of human rights
by:Shira Jeczmien
A woman fined for wearing a niqab in public under a new Danish ban reignites the debate around such bans as protesters take to the streets.
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pakistan election
July 29th, 2018
When very little is enough to begin empowering women
by:Shadi Khan Saif
A newly issued notice in Pakistan's election saw a compulsory 10 percent female turnout per voting poll or disqualification – marking a new era for women.
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uphill battle screenshot
July 10th, 2018
An Uphill Battle: Afghan women’s ascent to freedom
by:Yair Oded
An Uphill Battle is a documentary film which chronicles the journey of Afghan women, documenting the extraordinary challenge of climbing Mount Noshaq.
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kenya_land
June 27th, 2018
Women's land right and what men have to do with it
in:Humans, Economy
by:Israel Bionyi
Gender equality means many things to different people. A research initiative is now putting men picture and changes the debate architecture.
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Bildschirmfoto 2018-06-19 um 17.29.23
June 19th, 2018
Scotland is breaking the shameful cycle of period poverty
by:Shira Jeczmien
After less than one year since its pilot launch, Scotland is rolling out a free sanitary products programme for low-income girls and women.
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children war
June 18th, 2018
The plight and rights of children born of war
by:Bob Koigi
In the world’s most atrocious conflicts, war always has a more intense impact especially among women and girls who have to endure sexual attacks.
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gender pay gap
June 14th, 2018
Gender Wealth Gap Costs the World $160 Trillion
in:Humans, Economy
A new report from the World Bank Group shows that inequality is gendered – and the global economy is losing out.
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me too workplace britain
June 13th, 2018
Sexual harassment in the workplace still prevails in Britain
by:Shira Jeczmien
While we celebrate sweeping victories for women's rights and equality, the everyday sexual harassment of women in the workplace still prevails in Britain.
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irish election abortion
May 22nd, 2018
Ireland heads to the polls, but will feminism overcome a Catholic plea?
by:Shira Jeczmien
Ireland prepares to head to the voting polls of one of the most monumental votes in decades: reforming the Eighth Amendment to legalise abortion.
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noura
May 21st, 2018
Noura Hussein: the poster child for child marriage and marital rape
by:Bob Koigi
Noura Hussein from Sudan has been forced into marriage at the age of 16 and was raped by her husband. Now she is sentenced to death for self-defence.
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women pakistan protest
May 20th, 2018
The unending quest for honour through horror in Pakistan
by:Shadi Khan Saif
A teenaged Italian girl of Pakistani origin has been rescued from her parents and other members of her family who forced her to abort her child.
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sophia womensrights
May 08th, 2018
Humanoid Sophia has more rights than Saudi women and it’s wrong
in:Technology
Saudi Arabia is scrutinised for its women's rights. This makes it even more alarming that robot "Sophia" was granted citizenship status.
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women vote uk
April 20th, 2018
The suffragettes are 100 years old
in:Humans
by:Federica Tedeschi
At the beginning of the 20th century the suffrage movement was in full swing. And now?
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rape
April 16th, 2018
'I am Hindustan... I am ashamed’
by:Shadi Khan Saif
The rape and murder of 8-year-old girl in Kathua is another example that something has gone terribly wrong with the Indian society.
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Malala Yousafzai
April 02nd, 2018
The girl caught between Islamophobia and westophobia
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai went to Pakistan for the first time since she was shot by the Taliban for her defence of female education.
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poland womens rights
March 29th, 2018
Women in Poland take to the streets to march for their lives
by:Shira Jeczmien
Women take to the streets of Poland once again in a desperate fight to protect their reproductive and human rights.
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nyumba-kumi-initiative
March 27th, 2018
‘Ten houses’: Africa’s silver bullet for mutating urban violence
by:Bob Koigi
How does the transformative ‘nyumba kumi’ concept in East Africa, embracing the ten houses ideology, make neighbours their brothers' keepers?
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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
March 20th, 2018
Africa leadership challenge: eyes on the last man standing
by:Bob Koigi
The new Africa is slowly gravitating towards the maxim: “To whom much is given, much is expected.”
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kenya widow
March 12th, 2018
Women fighting sexual cleansing rituals in Kenya
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
In the nondescript Kabuoch village in Western Kenya, a group of women have come together to defy an age old tradition: "sexual cleaning".
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womens day
March 08th, 2018
A female revolution
by:Maria João Morais
The 8 March is a day of paying respect for the women of yesterday, who struggled to get where we are now.
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SONY DSC
March 07th, 2018
Who runs the world? African girls in tech
by:Bob Koigi
Through gender friendly tech policies women are being roped into the ICT bandwagon, a major step forward in a majority of developing countries.
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Krishna Kumari Kohli
March 04th, 2018
The unlikely rise of a Dalit woman in Pakistan
by:Shadi Khan Saif
The election of a Dalit woman, Krishna Kumari, to the Senate in Pakistan comes weeks after the U.S. move to place Pakistan on a “Special Watch List.”
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one stop trade
February 27th, 2018
One stop border posts foster African prosperity
by:Bob Koigi
The one stop border post concept that is gaining traction across the region is a welcome relief, especially for women.
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Nigeria Boko Haram
January 11th, 2018
Saving victims of Nigeria’s Boko Haram with art
in:Humans, Arts
by:Bob Koigi
fairplanet spoke with Kunle Adewale, founder and Executive Director of Tender Arts Nigeria, who is using art to heal victims of Boko Haram.
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Peaceful Forest Protest in India
December 24th, 2017
How civilised a culture is depends on how it treats women
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Afghanistan, Pakistan and India are countries that promote shameful women's rights policies and cultures.
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Afghanistan-girls-robotics-team
December 03rd, 2017
Cherished by the world, the Afghan girls’ robotics team disregarded at home
by:Shadi Khan Saif
A group of promising school girls from Afghanistan won the Entrepreneurial Challenge at Robotex, regarded as “Europe’s biggest robotics festival”.
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afghan women
November 26th, 2017
Oppressed and depressed. Afghan women long for positive change
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Afghanistan reflects a negative development in gender equality despite a multi-million dollar program by international donors.
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african femal farmer
November 24th, 2017
Plaudits to the women feeding the world
by:Bob Koigi
Studies show: Investing in women farmers tackles hunger and will feed future generations.
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Man touching shoulder of uncomfortable woman co-worker
November 08th, 2017
Behaviour against women has reached a tipping point
by:Maria João Morais
The collective blindness that has for decades accompanied all kinds of behaviour against women seems to finally be reaching a point of no return.
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cameroon puberty
November 06th, 2017
Protecting Cameroon girls from rape through breast ironing
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
In Cameroon parents proceed a most brazen practice to protect their girls from raping - breast ironing.
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March-for-choice-abortion-Ireland2
October 05th, 2017
The right to abortion is about feminism in Ireland
by:Shira Jeczmien
The right to abortion in Ireland isn’t about Catholicism, it’s about feminism.
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afghanistan school girls
September 23rd, 2017
Educate a girl, empower a nation
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Women’s literacy in Afghanistan is among the lowest in the world. It's time to change the mind-set towards girls’ education.
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All life in an IDP camp
September 05th, 2017
Enough with period shaming. Girls’ lives matter
by:Bob Koigi
That must be stopped! Millions of innocent girls - especially in Africa - have had to bear humiliation their menses.
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female genital mutilation
September 04th, 2017
"Khatna is violation of the human rights"
in:Humans
by:Shuriah Niazi
Women of the Bohra community in India decided they would not take female genital cutting (FGM) anymore and got thousands of supporters.
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RAPE
September 01st, 2017
Hiding crimes behind the curtains of religion
by:Shadi Khan Saif
In India, a country of over a billion people, holy men have been exploiting the poor, needy and marginalized peoples’ grievances.
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Uganda femalecondoms
September 01st, 2017
The unwanted female condoms in Uganda
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
The government has been aggressive in championing female condoms as a sure way of fighting the spread of HIV/ Aids. The virus has over the years [...]
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saudi
November 30th, 2016
Saudi prince says ban on women driving is '"unjust"
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal supports an end to the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia.“Preventing a woman from driving a car is [...]
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livelihood-award-laureates-2016
September 22nd, 2016
War, Freedom of speech, Women’s rights, Plight of Migrants
by:Murat Suner
The world's most pressing global issues - war, freedom of speech, women’s rights and the plight of migrants - have been driving the Right [...]
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CqlIn00UsAAHNF1.jpg_large
August 24th, 2016
Too little, now too much: the burkini ban is just the latest way to police women's bodies
by:Vanessa Ellingham
This has got to be some sleazy guy's wet dream: Muslim women may now be legally required to wear less clothing on French beaches.Authorities in 15 [...]
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Mohamed_NL
February 15th, 2016
Men Speak Out
type:Donation, NGO, Project, Protest, Volunteering
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) is the non-medical, ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia with no known health [...]
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equality
September 23rd, 2015
Empowering girls and women in South Sudan
type:Donation, NGO, Volunteering
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
The Forum for Community Change and Development (FOFCOD) is an organization dedicated to the needs of Southern Sudanese young women and Girls.Founded [...]
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amnesty_dalitwomen
August 29th, 2015
Two sisters to be raped as punishment – demand justice!
type:Petition, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
Your eyes do not deceive you. An unelected all-male village council in India has ordered that 23-year-old Meenakshi Kumari and her 15-year-old sister [...]
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12241258144_e54df214ab_o
August 11th, 2015
Keeps girls in school with re-usable sanitary pads
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
Sub Saharan Africa is one of the regions where women struggle with access to the sanitary pads, with a bulk of the women and girls, especially those [...]
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erika-buddha-bamiyan-
August 04th, 2015
Half-pipe dreams: empowerment through skating in Afghanistan
in:Humans
by:Vanessa Ellingham
According to UNICEF, Afghanistan is one of the worst places in the world to be born a woman. As international forces begin their withdrawal from the [...]
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farkhunda
July 08th, 2015
#JusticeForFarkhunda
by:fairplanet
Four men convicted of one of Afghanistan's grisliest murders in years have been spared the death penalty. But the questions remains: will they face justice at all?In March a female student in her 20s, [...]
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Tanisha Anderson
May 19th, 2015
#SayHerName
type:Allgemein, NGO, Project, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
In order to shed light on Black women’s experiences with police violence, the African American Policy Forum, in partnership with One Billion Rising, BYP100, The Stop Mass Incarceration Network, Black [...]
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Sahera-Shareef-2
May 12th, 2015
Poetry as an eternal voice for women's rights
in:Humans, Arts
by:Shadi Khan Saif
What makes Saheera Sharif different to many other women's rights activists is her unique approach towards the resolution of issues and securing [...]
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a-girl-caryying-card-that-says-death-of-Farkhunda-was-the-death-of-humanity
April 10th, 2015
Women’s rights: A daunting task for the Afghans
in:Humans
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Mana Saadat, a young Afghan women right activist who spent most of her life in Iran, came back to Afghanistan some eight years ago with high hopes. [...]
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afghanisan
April 08th, 2015
Defenders of womens rights in Afghanistan need better protection
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Womens rights defenders in Afghanistan have made significant gains in the last 14 years, but as American troops continue to be withdrawn, the [...]
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HonorDiaries-W
March 08th, 2015
Culture is no excuse for abuse
type:Crowd Funding, Donation, Project
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
Honor Diaries features nine courageous women’s rights advocates who have witnessed firsthand the hardships women endure. By engaging in a dialogue about gender [...]
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Protesters mark the anniversary of the Delhi gang rape of Jyoti Singh in 2012
March 03rd, 2015
A girl can do anything, if she won't get raped
by:Murat Suner
Jyoti Singh had just completed her medical exams to become a doctor. Speaking excellent English, she spent nights working in a call centre from 8pm [...]
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Turkey : 20-year-old Turkish woman murdered, body burnt
February 17th, 2015
The length of your skirt
by:Murat Suner
Özgecan Aslan, a 20 year old psychology Turkish student from Mersin was kidnapped on Wednesday on her way home. The driver of the minibus [...]
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women on waves
November 12th, 2014
Film: Abortion Advocacy at Sea
by:Vanessa Ellingham
A new documentary tells the story of Women on Waves, an abortion advocacy group which operates at sea. Dutch gynecologist Rebecca Gomperts started the project [...]
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Badush-Prison
September 13th, 2014
The Rooms of Horror in Badush Prison 
by:Murat Suner
Pakhshan Zangana, Head of High Council of Women Affairs of the Kurdish Regional Government, reports that about 700 Kurdish Yazidi women have been kidnapped by [...]
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stirilizations 6
September 12th, 2014
Peruvian women stripped of their maternity
in:Humans
by:Pablo Pérez Álvarez
Laura Mancheca, a 21 years old quechua indigenous from Peruvian Piura region, close to Ecuador frontier, was visited up to three times by nurses in [...]
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Council of Europe's 121th session of the Committee of Ministers
August 11th, 2014
Ending domestic violence in Europe
by:Vanessa Ellingham
While news of wars raging far and wide have largely held the world's attention this month, a groundbreaking treaty to combat domestic violence came into force in Europe on [...]
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Images Of Rural Economy As Hunger In India Remains Present
March 18th, 2014
Press Review: Nutrition advocates push for big changes in 2014 & Iraq to vote on bill detrimental to women's rights
in:Humans, Economy
by:Rebecca Silus
Scaling Up Nutrition (Sun) is spearheading the movement by enlisting 45 countries to participate in its movement, which combines a multi-sectoral [...]
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sudan women
February 25th, 2014
Press Review: Woman convicted of "indecent acts" after rape in Sudan & Women in poorest nations not benefitting from strides in health care and education
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Her arrest followed the release of a video showing the rape, which prosecutors used to prove she participated in “indecent acts.” In addition to [...]
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AFGHANISTAN-VOTE-WOMEN
December 19th, 2013
After the Occupation: Afghani Women
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jonathan Lutes
Four years ago, The Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) was passed that, among other things, made violence against women a crime. But [...]
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Saving Face Dr. Mohammad Jawad
September 12th, 2013
SAVING FACE piling up nominations 
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:anko
After years of abuse, 39-year old Zakia asked her husband for a divorce. His response was that he would “make a spectacle out of her,” and he threw a can of undiluted [...]
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saving face
June 12th, 2013
Saving Face: The story of two acid-attack survivors
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:anko
SAVING FACE tells the stories of two acid-attack survivors: Zakia and Rukhsana, their arduous attempts to bring their assailants to justice, and the [...]
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Screen Shot 2013-06-08 at 01.08.29
June 08th, 2013
Too Young To Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jack Bicker
"During sex I was crying and begging him to stop, but he didn't listen. He put his hand over my mouth, I couldn't breathe and I was crying, but he used [...]
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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 12.59.40 AM
May 06th, 2013
MIDDLE-EAST NEWS ROUNDUP: Google & Palestine, Israel & Syria, Women's Sport in Saudi Arabia
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
Google Recognises Palestine: If the twenty-first century truly is the century of the internet, it is no wonder that the recognition of Palestine by [...]
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Screen Shot 2013-01-23 at 10.47.03 AM
January 23rd, 2013
ONE WOMAN RAPED EVERY 22 MINUTES: Can a Culture of Sexual Violence Ever Change in India?
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jack Bicker
India has a systemic problem with sexual violence: one woman is raped every 22 minutes, as is one child raped every hour. The recent high-profile [...]
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