Source: News 24
A woman activist who posted nude pictures of herself on her blog to protest limits on free expression has triggered an uproar in Egypt, drawing condemnations from conservatives and liberals alike.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November:
Advances for women have been slow to come in many developing countries, but in a recent trip to West Africa, we witnessed how women are helping the nation of Sierra Leone rise from the ashes of civil war with support from aid groups with ties here in the Bay Area.
Companies operating in emerging economies and resource-rich countries at risk of complicity of human rights abuses.
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today called for greater effort to raise the number of women holding senior positions at the United Nations, saying that the majority of them remain in the lower ranks although more women are now being hired to fill management posts.
The West African nation of Sierra Leone is less than a decade removed from a brutal civil war that decimated the country and its people.
Source: Daily Observer
Female Genital Mutilaiton (FGM) is the practice of cutting away parts of the external female genitalia. It is ususally called female circumcison by those who practice it. The three broad categories of FGM are: clitoridectomy, excision and infibulation.
Source: All Africa
As November 25 ushers in the international 16 Days Against Violence activism, there is an image from my childhood that I will never forget. On one evening a neighbour ran into our home stark naked with bruises and blood all over her body.
Source: PlusNews
Sex workers in Rwanda say the criminalization of their activities, combined with their general isolation from society, means they are often excluded from HIV prevention, treatment and care opportunities.
Participants at a regional forum held to collate views for the Affirmative Action Legislation (AAL) have denounced the continued exclusion of queens’ from the National House of Chiefs (NHC), describing it as unfair and discriminatory.
Source: United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur
UNAMID organized today in El Fasher, North Darfur, an open day on the progress in the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security under the theme "Women count for peace".
Participants at a consultative forum on the Affirmative Action Bill, held in Ho, have appealed to the government to put in place tougher punishments against those found violating the basic rights of women, as well as ensure the full enforcement of laws that protect the rights of women and the less-privileged in society.
South Africa has a shortage of skills in science, technology and engineering. But surprisingly, the country’s girls have not been encouraged to pursue these traditionally male-dominated subjects, and often perform poorly in these fields when compared with boys.
Source: All Africa
Women from rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal will be able to share their own challenges on climate change at an international conference for grassroots women just before the start of the COP17.
Source: All Africa
Female legislators in Nigeria have been charged to embark on aggressive mobilisation of women in politics in their various states ahead of the 2015 general elections.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem in Africaand worldwide. HIV infected women face increased IPV risk.
Source: allAfrica
Co-Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, Dr. Marsha Henry has recommended that more women should be allowed to participate in peacekeeping because of their multiple roles at a given time.
Source: allAfrica.com
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba has warned that excluding women from leadership roles in the public sector will continue to perpetuate poverty and detract countries from development.
Source: IPS
The announced introduction of Islamic law in post-Gaddafi Libya has drawn strong opposition from women, the non-religious and the Amazigh minority.
Source: allAfrica.com
Tarime — More than 180 schoolgirls were forced to abandon their studies due to gender-based violence in Tarime District, Mara Region between January and December last year.This was revealed yesterday by the Tarime District Commissioner, Mr John Henjewele, during the opening of Children's Dignity Forum in Tarime District.