Frequent gang attacks in Haiti’s capital city, Port-Au-Prince have forced this family to flee its home. Credit: UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol by Oritro Karim (united nations) Saturday, November 02, 2024…
Read more Conditions Deteriorate from Persisting Gang Violence in HaitiReem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, at a press conference in which she discusses her findings on prostitution. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by…
Read more Prostitution an ‘Egregious Violation of Human Rights’—UN Special Rapporteurby CIVICUS Thursday, July 18, 2024 Inter Press Service Jul 18 (IPS) – CIVICUS discusses abortion rights in Brazil with Guacira Oliveira, director of the Feminist Centre for…
Read more BRAZIL: ‘The Law Should Protect Women and Girls, Not Criminalise Them’Girls at Dabaso Girls School in Malindi, Kenya, pose with a ball during break time. Universal secondary education could virtually end child marriage and reduce early childbearing by…
Read more Investing in Teachers, School Leaders Key in Keeping Girls in School UN-African Union Study FindsOlder women and women with disabilities are underrepresented in global data on violence against women. Credit: WHO/Kiana Hayeri by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Friday, March 29, 2024 Inter Press…
Read more WHO Calls for More Data on Violence Against Older Women and Women With DisabilitiesWomen’s demonstrations to demand respect for their rights are held in Latin American cities on Mar. 8, International Women’s Day, calling on governments in the region to invest…
Read more Stepping Up Investment in Latin American Women is ImperativePaleki Ayang, Gender Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, Equality Now Opinion by Paleki Ayang (juba) Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Inter Press Service JUBA, Feb 27 (IPS)…
Read more Female Genital Mutilation Continues Amid Sudans Conflict and Forced DisplacementOpinion by Daud Khan, Leila Yasmine Khan (rome and amsterdam) Tuesday, January 02, 2024 Inter Press Service ROME and AMSTERDAM, Jan 02 (IPS) – The recent elections in the…
Read more Europes Shift to the Far Right and its Impact on Immigration[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Paula Abdul has accused American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance executive producer Nigel Lythgoe of repeatedly sexually assaulting her while she…
Read more Paula Abdul Sues American Idol & SYTYCD Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe For Sexual Assault! – Perez Hiltonby Ranjit Devraj (new delhi) Thursday, December 21, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (IPS) – Criminal justice systems in South Asia are failing women, despite stark…
Read more South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to Gender ViolenceTwo women together in a ‘friendly space’, a woman-only zone in an IDP site in Unity State, South Sudan. Credit: OCHA-Alioune Ndiaye by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Monday, December…
Read more UN and Humanitarian Partners Seek $46 Billion for Humanitarian Assistance“He who loves does not kill, does not humiliate or mistreat” reads a poster carried in a protest against violence against women in Lima, the capital of Peru,…
Read more Latin America Still Has a Long Way to Go to Eliminate Gender ViolenceOpinion by Rosi Orozco (acapulco, mexico) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov 02 (IPS) – Acapulco is a paradise. A port of golden sunsets, toasted…
Read more Hurricane Otis and the Indifference Toward the Children of AcapulcoNafissa, 17 from Niger, was married at 16. Three months after marrying she became pregnant. She gave birth to a still born baby. Credit: UNICEF/Marieke van der Velden…
Read more To End Child Marriage in Southern & East Africa, Governments Need to Strengthen Laws & ImplementationCredit: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell by IPS Correspondent (united nations) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (IPS) – The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on…
Read more Afghan Women Speak Out About Life and Resistance Two Years After the Taliban TakeoverOpinion by Gordon Brown (london) Friday, September 15, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Sep 15 (IPS) – With hope and courage, we must rise to the challenges before us.…
Read more The Vast Potential of the Human SpiritOpinion by Marianne Buenaventura Goldman, Reitumetse Nkoti Mabula (cape town, south africa) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sep 05 (IPS) – The Role…
Read more NDB Spotlight: The Lesotho Highlands Water Project Who Benefits?Women and girls in Kenya’s West Pokot celebrate as the government cracks down on those practising harmful Female Genital Mutilation in the area. CREDIT: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce…
Read more Taking Stock of Two Decades of Trailblazing Protocol on Womens Rights in Africa“Migration is a right,” read the handkerchiefs held by two women at a demonstration in the Argentine capital for migrants’ rights. At left is Natividad Obeso, a Peruvian…
Read more Vulnerable Women Suffer the Worst Face of Discrimination in ArgentinaTransgender people often entertain at weddings and other events, but they increasingly face violent acts, especially since part of an Act ensuring their rights was recently struck down.…
Read more Transgender People Face Growing Violence, Discrimination in Pakistan
