Daughters of Somalia, a Continuous Pledge to End Female Genital Mutilation
In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite the practice having devastating health ramifications for women and girls – including pain, bleeding, permanent disability and even death – discussion over how to end the harmful tradition, remains taboo. The United Nations […]
Rwanda Makes Case for Women Protection – UN
With Covid-19, the situation for women human rights defenders and the prospects for women’s full participation in building peace have become ‘vastly worse’. This is according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. She made the remarks on Tuesday while participating in a Security Council debate, under the theme “Protecting Participation: Addressing […]
Fighting For Justice Against Gender-Based Violence in Madagascar
“I want to be a health worker when I grow up,” said 8-year-old Satiana Hary* shyly, twisting the edges of her knee-length gown. “Because I want to be able to treat myself if I fall sick.” Sadly, little Satiana knows a lot about falling sick, and about violence too. She has recently endured advanced endometritis, […]
China To Give Women Right To Decide On Caesarean Birth
China will give pregnant women the right to choose a caesarean birth for babies even if husbands object, state media reported on Tuesday, one of the latest steps to safeguard women’s rights in a society in which traditions can play a powerful role. China’s top law-making body, the standing committee of parliament, is meeting this […]
In conservative Egypt, Women Seek Low-Cost Ways To ‘Prove’ Virginity
She advertises her surgeries discreetly as a “health and beauty” service, but the gynaecologist offering hymen reconstruction operations to women in rural Egypt says they save lives. In conservative societies such as Egypt, an “intact” hymen – the thin tissue that may partially cover the vagina – is still widely seen as confirming virginity. For brides, […]
Sitting pretty? – The Struggles of Indian Workers
On her feet at work for 10 hours each day, Indian shop assistant S. Lakshmi lumbers home at the end of her shift to nurse her aching legs and swollen ankles. But relief may be in sight. Tamil Nadu became last month the second Indian state to enshrine the “right to sit” for retail staff […]
Every Country In The World Is Affected By Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. Since 2003 the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has collected information on about 225,000 victims of trafficking detected worldwide. Globally countries are detecting and reporting more victims and are convicting more traffickers. This can be […]
EU Parliament Passes Resolution Demanding Right To Safe Abortion
European Union lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution calling for the bloc’s 27 countries to ensure the right to legal and safe abortion in a push to improve women’s sexual and reproductive health. The non-binding resolution, passed by 378 to 255 votes, said the COVID-19 pandemic had limited access to many services crucial for sexual […]
Bank Supports Govt in Fight for Women Liberation
NMB Bank is upbeat in realising President Samia Suluhu Hassan quest to liberate women economically by providing them with entrepreneurship education as well as capital to run their businesses. Early this week, the bank launched the Mwanamke Jasiri platform that loosely translates as a Brave Woman podium for all women in the Southern Regions aimed […]
Bolivia’s Aymara Women Train To Fight Back Against Domestic Violence
Lucrecia Huayhua has survived domestic violence for most of her life. Now, with other indigenous Aymara women in Bolivia’s highlands, she is taking things into her own hands with taekwondo classes to learn self-defense. In the high-altitude cities of La Paz and El Alto, indigenous “cholita” women, who have long faced discrimination, train wearing their […]
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