Source: The New York Times
The girl at the police station in Marrakesh said she was not sure how old she was, 13 or maybe 14. Sitting on a chair in the unit that processes youth cases, she told a chilling account of being gang raped, and said she had no relatives willing to shelter her.
Source: Sudan Tribune
Women play an important role in creating and sustaining peace, the governor of South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state told a women's conference in Bor on Wednesday.
Source: New Democrat
The G8 foreign ministers have an unusual and disturbing subject on their agenda today when they meet in London: sexual violence against children in war zones.
Source: Irin
Despite the significant role midwives play in Uganda's maternal health programmes, they face numerous challenges, including lack of training, inadequate facilities and poor pay.
Source: Daily Trust
Continued clampdown on commercial sex workers, intravenous drug users (IDUs) and men who have sex with men in the FCT is hampering efforts to control the spread of HIV/AIDS, proponents lament.
Source: The Star
Girls from the rural are exposed to high risks of reproductive health issues compared to their counterparts in the urban. A research carried in most African countries has shown increased school dropouts among the girls in the rural linked to reproductive health issues and consequences of corrupting the sexual integrity.
Soucre: UN Women
Some 40 women from the Sahel met today to underline the crucial contributions women from the region are making to economic recovery, political stability and conflict prevention, and to explore ways to enhance their role in these areas.
Source: The New Vision
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old biological daughter and is being held at Fort Portal police station in Boma.
Source: NECN
The political and security situation in the Central African Republic is highly volatile, the humanitarian situation is "extremely dire," looting and sexual violence are on the rise, and armed groups are recruiting children, the U.N. envoy to the impoverished country said Tuesday.
Source: Aljazeera
In a London boardroom today - on April 10 - a new era in the longstanding fight to stop gender violence in conflict will be ushered in. Eight Foreign Ministers from the wealthiest countries around the world, the G8, will discuss conflict-related sexual violence and - if all goes according to plan - will emerge with a clear set of commitments to help end the global scourge.
Source: The Africa Report
In post-apartheid South Africa a woman is raped every 17 seconds. Public outcry has forced a debate, but do MPs have the political will to act? And what is the cause of this sickness?
Source: AllAfrica
Femen activists on Thursday (April 4th) carried out a "topless jihad" in front of Tunisian embassies, mosques and Islamic associations in Europe to show their support for Tunisian activist Amina.
Source: Daily News
A workshop discussing a draft law to protect women from violence was held by the presidency on Tuesday at noon. It is part of President Mohamed Morsi’s initiative to support the rights and freedoms of Egyptian women.
Source: South African Government (Pretoria)
About 315 health facilities in the North West province are ready to roll out the new Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) pill to HIV positive patients. The new pill, which is a combination of all three antiretroviral pills (emtricitabine, efavirenz and tenofovir),
Source: The New Vision
Jennifer Nayiko 29 years, a resident of Kawempe has been 'leaking' for 10 years. She has gone from doctor to doctor to try and stop the flow, but her condition gets worse by the day.
Source: SciDev.net
Researchers in South Africa have developed a low-cost tool to test for HIV drug resistance, potentially opening the door to improved treatment for users of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).
Source: This Day
To stem maternal mortality in Ebonyi State, the wife of the governor, Josephine Elechi has stepped up the campaign against obstetrics fistula.
Source: This Day
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is set to collaborate with the Ministry of Labour and Productivity towards reviewing the policy on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, in line with Recommendation 200, which is aimed at preventing mother-to-child transmission.
Source: The Star
The government has disbursed Sh500,000 to ten women groups in Mandera East to boost their income generating ventures. Each group received cheque worth Sh50,000 from the revolving Women Enterprise Fund.
Source: Mail & Guardian
Uganda is considering extraordinary measures against women's rights that would see arrests for wearing skirts above the knee in public.