Maryland Women to Boycott 2023 Elections

Women of Maryland County are threatening to boycott elections in 2023 if they cannot get justice in the murder case of the late Modecious Nyemah, a student of the Pleebo High School, who was allegedly chopped to death in 2021 by Suspect Moses Mlarmah. Addressing reporters during their gathering in Gbolobo, outskirts of Pleebo, Maryland […]
U.N. Group Says Salvadoran Women Unfairly Locked Up For Abortion Crimes

Three Salvadoran women put in prison for abortion-related crimes were detained unfairly and arbitrarily, a United Nations expert group will say in coming weeks amid growing calls for the Central American nation to ease its total abortion ban. While the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention does not have the authority to order the release […]
Somalia Announces First Prosecution For Female Genital Mutilation

Somalia’s Attorney General Ahmed Ali Dahir announced on Wednesday the country’s first ever prosecution against female genital mutilation (FGM) following the death of a 10-year-old girl, an adviser to the government said. Ifrah Ahmed, who advises Somalia on gender issues, said the attorney general was sending a team of investigators to find out more about […]