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Women’s Womb Rights
Black Looks —
Authority: 537
HIV positive women in Namibia are being coercively sterilized at public hospitals. In 2008 the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS [ICW] held a series of workshops with HIV positive women in Namibia in which the women spoke of the practice of coercing women into being sterilised. The practice has ...20 hours ago -
Men Are Human Too
Fight for gender equality —
Authority: 456
Today, 10 December 2009, marks the conclusion of the “16 Days of Activism Against Global Feminist Terrorism” by All India Men’s Welfare Association (AIMWA) and All India Forgotten Women’s Association (AIFWA). Today, UN and all countries around the world are also observing Human Rights Day, with ...1 day ago -
16 days of shock
Times LIVE Multimedia —
Authority: 145
This in-your-face billboard campaign was launched in the Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal for the duration of the 16 days of Activism for no Violence Against Women and Children. Associate Creative Director at Ogilvy PR, Jacques Massardo explains the objectives of the campaign.1 day ago -
LETS PRAY ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE BACK TO HELL!
The Activist —
Authority: 103
In the spirit of 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (25/11/2009 - 10/12/2009), I present to you the documentary on the effort of Liberia women in bringing the war of over a decade to an end. This is to allow us see that women have a role to play in the development of their nation. The ...3 days ago -
Peace Vigil for Late Grace Ushang
Ore's Notes —
Authority: 117
The horrendous rape and murder of youth corper Grace Ushang in September shocked and angered the nation. Ms. Ushang was abducted and raped to death by a gang of men in Maiduguri, Borno allegedly because they were offended by her wearing trousers (which happens to be the uniform of youth corpers). This is another ...1 week ago -
16 DAYS: Please Help to Break the Chain
Moral Fibre Magazine —
Authority: 138
Once upon a time when I still had time to watch Oprah, she did a show on child pornography in America: she showed a map with one red dot representing the origin of one pornographic picture of a little girl and within 24 hours the map of America was a vivid red. Most – yes most – of the perpetrators were doing this ...1 week ago -
Take Back the Tech: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Feminist Peace Network —
Authority: 121
Once again, the Feminist Peace Network is participating in the Take Back The Tech campaign which runs throughout the 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence . Each day, Take Back The Tech has a new action. You can find each day’s action by clicking here or by clicking the widget in the righthand ...1 week ago -
Will I be turned away?
Black Looks —
Authority: 537
If I walked through the bush,and in chest-high water through the river,and through more thick bush,and I crawled under the wireand climbed over the electric fenceto reach South AfricaIf I came through the river becauseI had no money for the documents, norto bribe officials at the border post, butI was so desperateWill ...1 week ago -
A domestic violence survivor speaks
Times LIVE Multimedia —
Authority: 145
The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children is launching a digital storytelling project to mark the 16 days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children. Zanele Sabela spoke to Rachel Petersen about her truimph over domestic violence.2 weeks ago -
Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres [Peaceful Way of Women], Colombia
Global Fund for Women —
Authority: 111
By Cassandra Sutherland For five decades, guerrillas, paramilitaries, narco-traffickers and the government have waged armed conflict in Colombia. They have caused 40,000 deaths, tens of thousands of “disappearances,” and innumerable human rights violations. According to reports from women’s rights groups, every ...2 weeks ago -
An underlying fear of rape
Stop Street Harassment! —
Authority: 126
“A world without rapists would be a world in which women moved freely without fear of men. That some men rape provides a sufficient threat to keep all women in a constant state of intimidation, forever conscious of the knowledge that the biological tool must be held in awe, for it may turn to weapon [...]2 weeks ago -
Violence against women: Do something!
Black Looks —
Authority: 537
Today is the first day of 16 days of activism against violence against women. A brief note on what we mean by gender based violence. Ore at W.TEC uses the quotes the UN definition which rightly includes the “treat of violence” and “deprivation of liberty”“any act of gender-based violence [...]2 weeks ago -
Every 26 seconds a woman gets raped, it was my turn last Thursday night
Thought Leader —
Authority: 509
Every 26 seconds in South Africa a woman gets raped, it was my turn last Thursday night. Before I began writing this I took AZT, 3TC and Crixivan — they are anti-retroviral drugs, they will hopefully help lessen the potential of me getting Aids from the rapist, assuming of course, that he is HIV [...]2 weeks ago -
10 Sexual Assault Prevention Tips Guaranteed to Work!
Black Looks —
Authority: 537
This has been circulated around the internet but no one seems to know where it originated. I’m linking this back to the F-Word as their photo fits in well with these tips. 1. Don’t put drugs in people’s drinks in order to control their behavior.2. When you see someone walking by themselves, leave them [...]2 weeks ago -
Women’s rights across Africa
Black Looks —
Authority: 537
This weeks Pambazuka News has a special Women’s issues focusing on the last 15 years since Beijing Platform for Action and the future for women’s rights on the continent. The essays cover securing women’s rights, gender and conflict, what has been achieved to date and a programme for action for the 16 [...]2 weeks ago
