Source: TimesLIVE
"Violence against women is largely perpetrated because men regard women as possessions and sexual objects," African Christian Democratic Party MP Steve Swart said in a statement on Sunday.
Dozens of slaves have escaped or been liberated since slavery was finally criminalized in Mauritania in 2007, but thus far just one slave-owner has been convicted and imprisoned, according to anti-slavery campaigners.
A United Nations senior official and an independent human rights expert today joined their voices in calling for States to ensure the right to truth and justice for victims of war-time sexual violence, as well as accountability for perpetrators.
UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay has decried the continued exclusion of women and other minority groups from active participation in public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
Accountability for perpetrators, and the right to truth and justice for victims of war-time sexual violence.
A year on from the ouster of Col. Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan revolution is turning sour for women, who had hoped that they would find the new Libya open to them to play a far greater role in public and political life—and on their terms rather than those defined by men.
Hundreds of people formed a human chain in Rabat on Saturday to denounce all forms of violence against women, an AFP correspondent reported.
The Chief Missioner of Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria Sheikh Abdur-Rahman Olanrewaju Ahmad says Islam has enormous respect for women's right as they occupy significant position in the society.
They number about 600, including women, children and men. They have come to Tindang, a small community in Gnani outside Yendi, out of fear from accusers who threaten them as witches and murderers.
Younger and younger girls are being dragged into prostitution because of the global economic crisis, a conference on women's rights was told on Wednesday.
From the girl given in marriage as a bribe to an Afghan judge, to teachers demanding sex in exchange for school grades in Botswana, corruption disproportionately affects women and girls, experts told a women’s rights conference on Wednesday.
There are no human rights without equal rights for women and men; no true freedom of expression without gender equality. UNESCO continues to be on the forefront of the drive for gender equality. This commitment is at the heart of Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media (GSIM) prepared in collaboration with the International Federation of Journalists.
Source: This Day
HAT COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASING REPORTED CASES OF RAPE ACROSS THE COUNTRY? IS IT BECAUSE THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE CRIME AGAINST WOMEN? HARDLY A DAY PASSES WITHOUT A REPORTED CASE OF THIS VIOLENCE AGAINST THE FEMALE GENDER. HOWEVER, WHILE SOME EXPERTS ARGUE THAT THE CRIME HAS BEEN WITH US, OTHERS SAY IT'S ON THE ASCENDANCY. WHAT COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? ROLAND OGBONNAYA WRITES
Source: Aswat Masriya
Egypt's Women Initiatives against harassment announced on Sunday holding a sit-in in front of the presidential palace to protect women from systematic harassment and document violations against women.
Source: Rwanda Focus
At first sight, Flora Muragijemanya seems to be an ordinary woman. Yet go and visit her at her workplace, and the picture changes. Currently, that is a construction site in Kiyovu and contrary to what you might expect, you won't find her doing some menial work - she's the one giving the orders.
Source: Times of Zambia
PRESIDENT Michael Sata has called for tougher legislation to curb all forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Zambia.
The Central African Republic is facing a long and difficult road in its efforts to achieve peace but it can succeed, says Zainab Bangura the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Women stood at the forefront of the Arab Spring, taking to the streets shoulder to shoulder with men in an effort to overturn oppressive old orders.
The skyscraper Qatari capital city of Doha is a far cry from Cecilia Kibe’s home in Turkana district, a remote area in Kenya inhabited by mostly nomadic communities and pastoralists hit hard by the effects of climate change.
Source: GroundUp
Township beauty pageants are extremely popular. On Saturday Sexee Simplicities ran a pageant in Du Noon. But are these competitions sexist and demeaning or do they actually empower women?