The Morong 43 – health care workers arrested in February on charges of making bombs and held since then – began a hunger strike on December 3 in an effort to end their detention which they and many others, including…
Read more »IRIN Africa | MADAGASCAR: Fighting a rising tide of sex tourism Madagascar’s declining economy is leading to a increase in sex tourism, according to an article published by IRIN, a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
Read more »A week of speaking out about violence against women | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, on 25 November, serves as a reminder of the pandemic proportions of this…
Read more »Check out this video from the Ecumenical Young Adults group to get a flavor of what happens at the annual meetings of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Learn more about attending the 55th Session of the CSW…
Read more »The women in Malawi use a national dress that consists of a wrap skirt called a chitenje, which is made of a length of fabric between 4 and 6 yards. They sometimes make a blouse and headdress out of the…
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