At their virtual meeting on 1 June 2021, Defence Ministers have endorsed NATO’s new policy on preventing and responding to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. Sexual violence, used as a tactic of war or terrorism, has devastating consequences on individuals, families, and entire communities. It can prolong conflict, trigger displacement, foster . Learn More
A Path to Climate Justice – Land Rights – Gender – Animated Video
The roots of poverty and climate change are so intertwined that they can only be solved together. Many of the rural and indigenous communities least responsible for the climate crisis are already suffering most from its effects. Secure land rights can empower millions to protect and restore lands, forests, and coasts in their communities, which in . Learn More
First International Treaty to Address Violence & Harassment at Work, Comes Into Force
© Andrey PopovIt 21 June 2021 - GENEVA (ILO News) – The first international treaty on violence and harassment in the world of work comes into force on June 25th 2021 – two years after it was adopted by the ILO’s International Labour Conference (ILC). To date, six countries have ratified the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. . Learn More
South Korea – Internet Sexual Images Can Ruin Women’s Lives
June 16, 2021 (Seoul) – Widespread internet posting in South Korea of sexual images of women and girls without their consent is having a devastating impact on the victims, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should be doing more to prevent and respond to these digital sex crimes. The 96-page report, “‘My Life is Not Your Porn’: Digital . Learn More
Israel – Conscientious Objector Young Women Defies Military Service – Film
Ben-Abba. 'I chose to take advantage of my privilege to do justice' Credit: Emil Salman By Nirit Anderman May-June 2021 - 23 year old Israeli Atalya Ben-Abba actually dreamed of becoming a combat soldier. When she was little, she loved to watch the TV show “Xena: Warrior Princess,” to see the fearless Amazon fighting the Greek gods and . Learn More
#HoldTheLine: #CourageON for Press Freedom, Speaking Truth to Power – Maria Ressa
Photo: Maria Ressa – Byline Times Via International Center for Journalists Journalists, human rights activists and other free press advocates across the world are raising their voices in support of Maria Ressa, a trailblazing journalist and founder of the digital news site Rappler in the Philippines. The internationally celebrated . Learn More
Egypt – Appointment of Women to the Judiciary & Reforming the Justice System
Cairo, 3rd of June, 2021 Women's appointment in the judiciary and reforming the justice system are important decisions by the president that support women's participation in the judiciary. During the meeting of the Supreme Council of Judicial Bodies chaired by Pesident Abdel Fattah El-Sisi yesterday, June 2, 2021, a number of decisions were . Learn More
Montenegro – Sex-Selective Abortions – Preference for Boy Children
Andy Heil, · Lela Scepanovic June 7, 2021 - PODGORICA -- During recent debate in parliament on the dwindling proportion of newborn girls in Montenegro, a lawmaker "sincerely condemned" the trend but brushed it off as an unavoidable result of medical "technique" and the state of "the world" today. He then followed his blasé allusion to . Learn More
Iran – New Civil Rights Movement for Rights Victims’ Justice – Mothers of Laleh Park
A New Civil Rights Movement is Born in Iran June 10, 2021 – Ahead of Iran’s June 18 presidential election, public discussions on the Clubhouse social networking app by victims of state repression–including vivid descriptions of torture in prisons and other human rights violations–have energized a growing Iranian civil rights movement. The . Learn More
MesoAmerica – Indigenous Women Rights Defenders in Hostile Territories
By Aura Lolita Chávez Ixcaquic & Marusia López Cruz Threats to Life In Mesoamerica, as in other parts of the world, we are living through a historical period characterized by the imposition and violence of extractivism, supported by repressive states and subjected to powerful private interests. Industries that have invaded indigenous and . Learn More
Somalia – Triple Threats of COVID-19, Locusts, Drought – Somali Women & Girls
Families line up to gather water at a CARE distribution point. How are women and girls impacted by this situation, particularly given how they are disproportionately affected in emergencies by hunger, gender-based violence, and exposure to disease through their care-giver roles? Women in Somalia/Somaliland have been disproportionately . Learn More
Asia – Representation of Women in the News Is Still Below the Global Average
28 May 2021 - In 2020, women in Asia made up only 21% of people seen, heard, or read about in newspaper, radio, television and digital news, a “marginal improvement” from 10 to 15 years ago, and better than 25 years, but still “consistently below the global average” of 24-25%, according to preliminary results of the sixth Global Media Monitoring . Learn More
Sudan – Women Demand Protection Against Violence & Harassment
Women chant slogans during a demonstration calling for the repeal of family law [Getty] By Zeinab Mohammed Salih 20 April, 2021 - Hundreds of Sudanese women took to the streets in April to demand security and safety in the private and public sphere, while calling for a prosecution system to deal with gender based violence. More than 50 local . Learn More
Disaster Patriarchy: How the Pandemic Has Unleashed a Compounded Crisis for Women
In disaster patriarchy, women lose their safety, their economic power, their autonomy, their education, and they are pushed on to the frontlines, unprotected, to be sacrificed. Illustration: Hanna Barczyk/Purple Rain/The Guardian By V: Formerly Eve Ensler June 1, 2021 - As Covid-19 has swept the world there has been an explosion of violence . Learn More
India – Marginalised Girls Fighting Child Marriage
Priyanka Berwa convinced her parents to put off her marriage and started a movement [Devendra Kumar Sharma/Al Jazeera] By Parth MN 9 Jun 2021 - Rajasthan, India – “I want to study at least up to 12th standard (grade)” was Saira Bano’s heartfelt cry when her parents started looking for a groom for her in October 2020. It had been a tough year . Learn More
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