SYRIA – 2 TEEN-AGE GIRLS & 4 WOMEN STONED TO DEATH – MORALITY CHARGES – ORDERED BY SHARIA COURTS http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-militants-syria-stone-two-teenage-girls-death-committing-adultery-1546089 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3465227/Two-teenage-girls-stoned-death-ISIS-house-two-men-flogged-50-times.html The girls, . Learn More

MENSTRUATION ISSUES CREATE A RIGHTS GAP FOR MANY GIRLS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – KENYA EXAMPLE http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/01/wrong-time-of-the-month-a-rights-gap-for-developing-countries-girls/ Women in Meru, Kenya, look at menstrual cups, something that will make their lives easier and more productive. Credit: Wikimedia Commons By Gina . Learn More

Palestine - Latest West Bank Forced Evictions Are a Human Rights Crisis – Women & Children https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/29/palestine-evictions-human-rights-susiya-bedouin-un-security-council?CMP=share_btn_tw The villagers of Susiya and the Bedouin are some of the West Bank’s most vulnerable communities. Their fate is . Learn More

Gender & Development Working on Gender Equality in Fragile Contexts http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgde20/current By 2030, the global share of people living in poverty in fragile and conflict-affected situations is estimated to reach 46 per cent. This issue of Gender & Development looks at fragility from a gender perspective. . Learn More

TURKEY – RISE IN FEMICIDE & VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN – 35 TURKISH WOMEN KILLED IN SEPTEMBER - REPORT http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/35-women-killed-in-september-in-turkey.aspx?PageID=238&NID=104619&NewsCatID=509 A total of 35 women were killed in September and 44 others were subjected to sexual violence, according to a report . Learn More

Women Account for Almost Half of All International Migrants. Direct Link to Full 20-Page 2016 Publication: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6064e.pdf Migration is the movement of people, either within a country or across international borders. It includes all kinds of movements, irrespective of the drivers, duration and  voluntary/involuntary nature. . Learn More

UK & GLOBAL – WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT http://www.developmentprogress.org/publication/womens-economic-empowerment-parliamentary-briefing Direct Link to Full 20-Page 2016 Report: http://www.developmentprogress.org/sites/developmentprogress.org/files/case-study-report/wee_parliamentary_brief_web.pdf By Abigail Hunt & Hanna . Learn More

TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES & THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC MIGRATION ON FAMILIES Direct Link to Full 14-Page Publication: http://coface-eu.org/en/upload/03_Policies_WG1/2012%20COFACE%20position%20on%20Transnational%20Families%20en.pdf Transnational families are “families [where family members] live some or most of the time separated from each . Learn More

https://plan-international.org/because-i-am-a-girl/child-marriage?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=Global%20newsletter%20Nov%202016&utm_medium=email Child marriage is a violation of children’s human rights. Despite being prohibited by international law, it continues to rob millions of girls under 18 around the world of their childhood. . Learn More