Women Protest in Maryland County
Seven in 10 workers on the frontline of the pandemic are female yet women are left out of many COVID-19 response and recovery plans, according to a global survey published on Thursday. The survey, by New York-based women’s rights advocacy group Women Deliver and Paris-based research organization Focus 2030, gathered the views of 17,000 men […]
North Darfur Women Protest Against Marginalisation
On Tuesday, dozens of women from the Abu Shouk camp for the displaced organised a vigil in front of the headquarters of the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, in protest against the marginalisation of women in the camps. Participants of the vigil -which coincided with the visit of […]
India’s Federal Police To Probe Alleged Gang Rape Of Woman Who Died Of Injuries
India’s federal police will investigate the alleged gang rape of a young woman in northern Uttar Pradesh state whose death sparked nationwide protests, the local government said in a statement on Saturday. The 19-year-old Dalit woman died of her injuries earlier this week, triggering protests by both opposition political parties and the public in New […]
‘Treated Like Crap’ – Black Women March For Equality In U.S. Protests
Lisa Lloyd, a black communications specialist, once discovered a white male coworker whom she had trained was earning $15,000 more than she was at a rental car company where they worked in Maryland. “On paper, I am a senior-level manager with hundreds of subordinates. But when I walk into the office, I am a black […]
Global Sexual Health Summit : The Confusion
The United Nations and Kenyan government on Monday came under fire on the eve a global conference on sexual and reproductive health with Christian groups claiming to host the event was promoting abortion and homosexuality in the East African nation. More than 6,000 participants – including heads of state, government ministers, financial institutions, donors and […]
Cape Peninsula University Of Technology Students Vow To Continue Shut Down
Students at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) say they will continue protesting until campuses are made safer. Several campuses were shut down this week following protests organised by female students. They are demanding that the university take action against gender-based violence and make campuses safer by installing more CCTV cameras. On Monday, CPUT cancelled […]
Young Māori Women Lead The Battle For Indigenous Rights In New Zealand
Maori, who account for about 15% of the population, were dispossessed of much of their land during colonisation by Britain Five years ago, law graduate Pania Newton and her cousins got together around a kitchen table and agreed to do everything in their power to prevent a housing development on a south Auckland site […]
“Save Hong Kong” – City Braces For Clashes In Yuen Long
Fear of Chinese military intervention hangs over escalating protests As violence escalates in Hong Kong, many fear that China’s military will be deployed to stifle protests in the city — and now, United States congressmen are getting involved. Rep. James McGovern of Massachusetts and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, chair and co-chair of the Congressional-Executive […]
Sudanese Women At Forefront Of Protests After Years Of Oppression
Thousand of women gather outside the Ministry of Defence every day, hoping for democracy and 50 percent representation in any new government * Women drive change in Sudan * Decades of repression under Bashir * Facing coup leaders in talks Mervat al-NeeL was one of the many women whose protests helped bring down Sudanese autocrat […]
Women Protest Against Illegal Detention of Nursing Mother, Nine-Month Old Baby
A civil society group, Women Arise for Change Initiative, yesterday took to the streets to protest against an alleged illegal detention of a nursing mother, and her nine months old son by the Zone 11 of the Nigeria Police Force. The protest, which was led by president of Women Arise and winner of American government’s […]
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