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2019 - A Roller Coaster Ride for Women's Rights & Gender Equality Around the World

By Miriam Berger - Dec. 27, 2019 2019 is ending as it began: With women and allies of all genders leading the charge for political change. From the streets of Chile and Iraq to Lebanon and Hong Kong, women have been at the forefront of protest movements against crippling economic inequality, corruption and inept government. They are braving... Learn More

2019 - A Roller Coaster Ride for Women's Rights & Gender Equality Around the World

Armenia - "Babies for Sale" Black Market Scheme Shocks Armenia

December 26, 2019 - Syuzan Patvakanyan has been searching for her daughter ever since doctors in post-Soviet Armenia forced her to give her up as a baby nearly two decades ago. Now 35, she shared her story with AFP as the authorities this month detained the country's chief obstetrician-gynaecologist, the head of an orphanage and... Learn More

Armenia - "Babies for Sale" Black Market Scheme Shocks Armenia

Mexico - Women Fight Back Against Violence: "Not My Fault"

At a recent protest, women in Mexico City burned the flag of a youth soccer team that had made fun of a song that has become an international anthem of the new wave of feminist activism. Credit-Toya Sarno Jordan for The New York Times By Paulina Villegas and Elisabeth Malkin December 26, 2019 - ECATEPEC, Mexico —... Learn More

Mexico - Women Fight Back Against Violence: "Not My Fault"

Somalia - Will 2020 Be a Turning Point for Women & Girls in Somalia?

Attendees of the Somali Women's Convention in Mogadishu in March. (Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development of Somalia) By Deqa Yasin Hagi Yusuf* Somalia is at a crossroads in the promotion and protection of women’s rights. The Provisional Constitution, agreed upon in 2012, is currently being revised. In 2020, Somalis are to adopt their new constitution through... Learn More

Somalia - Will 2020 Be a Turning Point for Women & Girls in Somalia?