Uganda: Stop Mistreating Women
The Paramount Chief of Acholi, Rwot David Onen Acana II, has warned Acholi men on the dangers of misusing their masculinity and cultural norms to mistreat women and girls. According to Rwot Acana, stability of every home in terms of food and health depends on women, because they work very hard, while most men assume […]
South Africa: MEC Albert Fritz On Support For 16 Days Of Activism
16 Days of Activism: Over R645 million in DSD support for women and children As we commemorate the beginning of the national 16 Days of Activism against Violence on Women and Children, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is proud to be leading the whole-of-society response to the abuse of women and children. […]
World’s Largest Carbon Producers Face Landmark Human Rights Case
The world’s largest oil, coal, cement and mining companies have been given 45 days to respond to a complaint that their greenhouse gas emissions have violated the human rights of millions of people living in the Phillippines. In a potential landmark legal case, the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR), a constitutional body […]
Why Africa Needs a Strong Community of Activists
For the last ten years we have been told an ‘Africa rising’ story in which continued economic growth is offered as the only measure of progress that seems to matter. It is a woefully inadequate way to understand the health of our societies at a time when we still face a number of stubborn development […]
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