Women and Change in Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanWritten by Omid Bidar Noorjahan Akbar, 22, is an Afghan women's rights activist and a prolific blogger. Although she is now studying in the United States, Noorjahan writes about the issues confronting women in Afghanist... more
Views: 444Mexico:Femicides on the Rise
Region: MexicoWritten by Andrea Arzaba Violeta, an 18-year-old student, was found [1][es] dead on a dirt road in the state of Chiapas with signs of violence on her body. Meanwhile, in the state of Guanajuato, the body of another wo... more
Views: 575Indonesia: Women's Emancipation Day
Region: IndonesiaWritten by Carolina Every year, Indonesians celebrate the birthday of Raden Ajeng Kartini on April 21, who is popularly known for championing women's rights. Kartini was born into an intellectual noble family, her fathe... more
Views: 450Transgenders contesting in Elections: Change coming to Pakistan?
Region: PakistanThe transgenders (Hijra or Khawaja Sira) of Pakitan are very exicted as election day in Pakistan is approaching. This is because of their newly awarded status of third gender (theesri jins) by the courts of Pakistan.... more
Views: 693Lebanon: Civil Marriage Legally Approved
Region: LebanonEarlier this year, Kholoud Succarieh and Nidal Darwich initiated Lebanon's first civil marriage [1]on Lebanese soil, in a country where only religious marriages could be contracted until then, and where civil status is ... more
Views: 658Is A Second Revolution Brewing in Libya?
Region: Libyan Arab JamahiriyaBy Fozia Mohamed On February 15, 2011, two days before the scheduled ‘Day of Anger', Libyan women relatives of the prisoners of Abu Salim correction center, staged one of their usual protests in Benghazi to demand... more
Views: 789DUJ gender council rejects Vayalar Ravi apology
Region: India
New Delhi, February 16 (Scoop News) – The Gender Council of the Delhi Union of Journalists condemns the attempt by Union Minister Vayalar Ravi to browbeat a young woman reporter who asked him some questions regarding... more
Views: 385Angola Shocked Over Video Showing Brutal Beating
Region: AngolaBy Vania Negrao [All links lead to Portuguese language pages.] On February 7, 2013, Angola awoke to the sounds of screams of pain and the sound of two women customers of a store being whipped. In just three days the 13... more
Views: 553Gang Rape in Delhi Sets Off Vigils Across India
Region: IndiaBy Lakshmi Sarah The victim of a gang rape on a bus in Delhi died December 29th in a hospital in Singapore. The Delhi gang rape occurred on the 16 of December after the victim and a friend attended a movie. After boar... more
Views: 738Ghana: Parliamentary Candidate Agnes Chigabatia.
Region: GhanaBy Kofi Yeboah There have been considerable efforts by women to have chance in Ghanaian politics. Ghana Decides [1], a non-partisan project which aims to foster a better-informed electorate for free, fair and safe 2012 ... more
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