Source: Pambazuka
‘From Egypt to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the people are finding out that the entire process of voting and elections is stacked against change,’ writes Horace Campbell. We need ‘new forms of politics’ to transform our social system. In this time of seismic changes internationally, it is becoming clearer each day that new forms of politics are needed to give expression to the deep desire for transformation of this social system that places profits before humans.
‘From Egypt to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the people are finding out that the entire process of voting and elections is stacked against change,’ writes Horace Campbell. We need ‘new forms of politics’ to transform our social system. In this time of seismic changes internationally, it is becoming clearer each day that new forms of politics are needed to give expression to the deep desire for transformation of this social system that places profits before humans.
Source: The NewTimes
Regional countries should follow Rwanda's strategy to combat Gender Based Violence (GBV), which has also helped accelerate the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.
Regional countries should follow Rwanda's strategy to combat Gender Based Violence (GBV), which has also helped accelerate the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.
Source: Daily Trust
Nigeria and indeed other African countries should not take programmes and policies given to them by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, Coordinating minister of the economy and Finance Minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said.
Nigeria and indeed other African countries should not take programmes and policies given to them by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, Coordinating minister of the economy and Finance Minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said.
Source: Daily Trust
Yola — "We have been marginalized and deprived of both socio-economic and political opportunities in Adamawa; they have sidelined Senator Grace Bent and kicked out Hon. Binta Masi Garba and only time shall tell the future of our only two female lawmakers. Therefore, we must wake up from this great slumber to fight for our rights," Madam Josephine Aboki has said.
Yola — "We have been marginalized and deprived of both socio-economic and political opportunities in Adamawa; they have sidelined Senator Grace Bent and kicked out Hon. Binta Masi Garba and only time shall tell the future of our only two female lawmakers. Therefore, we must wake up from this great slumber to fight for our rights," Madam Josephine Aboki has said.
Source: DailyNews
As a little girl in 1961 when Tanganyika was granted Independence by Britain, I saw a bit of what was happening around, without really grasping the meaning until years later.
INTERNATIONA: Participation of Women in Protests a Reflection of Their Desire for Change – UN Expert
The active participation of women in public protests witnessed in many parts of the world recently reflect their strong desire to promote social change, including a yearning for the rule of law and human rights, the United Nations independent expert on violence against women said today.
Source: allAfrica.com
Justice has come slowly for Zoliswa Nkonyana, the 19-year-old woman murdered in Khayelitsha for being a lesbian. Sentencing is set for 19 December in a trail plagued by justice system flaws and failures. But this is the norm in a South Africa where brutalising or killing someone because of their sexual orientation is no hate crime, where rape's under reported and most offenders get away scot-free.
Justice has come slowly for Zoliswa Nkonyana, the 19-year-old woman murdered in Khayelitsha for being a lesbian. Sentencing is set for 19 December in a trail plagued by justice system flaws and failures. But this is the norm in a South Africa where brutalising or killing someone because of their sexual orientation is no hate crime, where rape's under reported and most offenders get away scot-free.
Source: Unesco
On 10 December we celebrate Human Rights Day to remember the creation, 63 years ago, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2011
On 10 December we celebrate Human Rights Day to remember the creation, 63 years ago, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2011
Source: UNESCO
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland was the world's first elected woman President and served from 1980 to 1996. Today, as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador she continues her tireless work for women’s rights, education and sustainability. She is convinced that women can save the planet. At a recent conference on girls’ and women’s education in UNESCO, she shared her infectious optimism with other speakers, the audience and afterwards with EduInfo.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland was the world's first elected woman President and served from 1980 to 1996. Today, as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador she continues her tireless work for women’s rights, education and sustainability. She is convinced that women can save the planet. At a recent conference on girls’ and women’s education in UNESCO, she shared her infectious optimism with other speakers, the audience and afterwards with EduInfo.
Source: UNFPA
The rite of female genital mutilation/cutting may be hard to end, but it is slowly happening in at least one corner of eastern Guinea, Guinée Forestière, in West Africa.
The rite of female genital mutilation/cutting may be hard to end, but it is slowly happening in at least one corner of eastern Guinea, Guinée Forestière, in West Africa.
Source: Unicef
After completing the fourth grade at the top of her class, 13-year-old Ellen Mbedzi was forced to drop out of Mafeha Primary School in Bulilima, a district in south-western Zimbabwe. Her unemployed father did not see the value of spending the family’s limited resources on a girl.
After completing the fourth grade at the top of her class, 13-year-old Ellen Mbedzi was forced to drop out of Mafeha Primary School in Bulilima, a district in south-western Zimbabwe. Her unemployed father did not see the value of spending the family’s limited resources on a girl.
Source: Reuters
Africa has been slow to tap investment through the U.N.'s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) carbon offset programme and stands to lose the most should talks to broker a continuation of the emission-reduction pact fall through.
Africa has been slow to tap investment through the U.N.'s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) carbon offset programme and stands to lose the most should talks to broker a continuation of the emission-reduction pact fall through.
Source: Reuters
The fight against AIDS risks being set back years by a global financial crisis, the head of the United Nations campaign against the disease warned on Wednesday.
The fight against AIDS risks being set back years by a global financial crisis, the head of the United Nations campaign against the disease warned on Wednesday.
Source: Daily Trust
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has called on Nigerians to sponsor private bills on violence against women.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has called on Nigerians to sponsor private bills on violence against women.
Source: Heritage
Report gathered by this paper says over 2,000 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) have occurred nation-wide during the period January to October 2011. The report, which was compiled by the Ministry of Gender and Development, is released at a time the nation is joining other countries around the world to celebrate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, which runs from November 25, 2011 through December 10, 2011.
Report gathered by this paper says over 2,000 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) have occurred nation-wide during the period January to October 2011. The report, which was compiled by the Ministry of Gender and Development, is released at a time the nation is joining other countries around the world to celebrate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, which runs from November 25, 2011 through December 10, 2011.
Source: IPPmedia
At least 54 per cent of women and 38 per cent of men aged between 15 and 49 years believe that husbands are justified in beating their wives, according to a recent survey conducted by a Dar es Salaam-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Champion.
At least 54 per cent of women and 38 per cent of men aged between 15 and 49 years believe that husbands are justified in beating their wives, according to a recent survey conducted by a Dar es Salaam-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Champion.
Source: AWID
The role of women in various demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa this spring provokes interesting reflections about mainstream initiatives to build capacity and train women leaders in the Global South.
Source: Foroyaa
In her first message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, since UN Women became operational earlier this year, Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet outlines a comprehensive policy agenda to end violence against women globally.
Source:Al-Masry Al-Youm
The Islamist Ennahda Party’s election victory in Tunisia has come to mean many different things. For outside observers wary of how the “Arab Spring” might reshape regional politics, their victory signals a trend that will allow more conservative elements in Libya and Egypt to follow suit and succeed to power. For others, the victory is a positive sign that political Islam in the region has become “moderate” and will embrace democracy.
The Islamist Ennahda Party’s election victory in Tunisia has come to mean many different things. For outside observers wary of how the “Arab Spring” might reshape regional politics, their victory signals a trend that will allow more conservative elements in Libya and Egypt to follow suit and succeed to power. For others, the victory is a positive sign that political Islam in the region has become “moderate” and will embrace democracy.
Source: IPS
On day seven of "the 16 days of activism to end violence against women" campaign, women's rights organisations around the world are asking what the biggest international financial institutions (IFIs) are really doing to protect women's rights, which are under daily assault.
On day seven of "the 16 days of activism to end violence against women" campaign, women's rights organisations around the world are asking what the biggest international financial institutions (IFIs) are really doing to protect women's rights, which are under daily assault.