An Afghan woman journalist conducts an interview with bystanders. Contact person: GAMAG Chair, Aimée Vega Montiel - Email: aimeevegamx@yahoo.com.mx 17 August 2021 - The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) is deeply concerned about the situation of women, media professionals, and women journalists in particular after the Taliban gained . Learn More
The Philippines: Cyber-Libel Charges Against Maria Ressa Dismissed
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa speaks to members of the media as she arrives to a court in Manila on March 4, 2021, to testify for the first time to deny dodging taxes as authorities continue a crackdown against the country's independent media. (Photo by maria Tan / AFP) August 13. 2021 - A global coalition supporting Filipino journalist . Learn More
China – Women & Poverty
Image from i-stock: 1206956433 China declared the victory of eliminating extreme poverty at the end of 2020 — ten years ahead of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is reported that, during the eight-year national poverty elimination campaign from 2012 to 2020, over 98 million people who used to live below the poverty . Learn More
Zimbabwe – UN Urges to End Child Marriage After 14-Year-Old Bride Dies in Childbirth
Photo UNAMID By Columbus Mavhunga for VOA News August 12, 2021 - HARARE — Women’s rights activists, opposition groups, and the United Nations are pressuring Zimbabwean authorities to arrest a man who had married a 14-year-old who died last week while giving birth at a church shrine. Zimbabwean police say they are investigating the . Learn More
Pakistan – Failed Support for the National Commission on the Status of Women
Photo @ Lala Rukh By Ayesha Khan, PhD Researcher July 27, 2021 - In 2000, the first Pakistani government body to monitor women’s human rights was set up. But, two decades on, its future is in peril because no agreement can be reached on who to appoint as Chair. When the first Pakistani government body to monitor the state’s compliance with . Learn More
India – Girl’s Alleged Rape & Murder Sparks Protests
Activists hold a candlelight march protesting the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl in New Delhi, India on August 4, 2021. © 2021 Pankaj Nangia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images By Jayshree Bajoria Protests over sexual assault have renewed in India’s capital, Delhi, after a 9-year-old Dalit girl was killed on Sunday. Her family . Learn More
Tajikistan – Male Police Continue Targeting Women Wearing Hijabs
Women in Dushanbe - CurrentTime TV By Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 30 July 2021 - The long-running regime campaign to prevent women wearing the hijab (Islamic headscarf) intensified from March, human rights defenders including Muslim women say. Officials stop women in the street, question them, and order them to take off their hijab. "When they . Learn More
Can a Resurgence in Labor Unions Help Working Women?
By John Budd* - 2021 First came the wave of teacher strikes led by women fighting the devaluing of their work, then Google employees walked out in protest of its handling of sexual harassment and (later) formed the Alphabet Workers Union, and now racial justice is a central theme as Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama vote on whether to unionize. . Learn More
Malta – OSCE Media Freedom Rep Welcomes the Public Inquiry Report on Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Valletta Malta, Memorial to journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who was assassinated in 2017 (Shutterstock / Paul Mendoza) VIENNA, 2 August 2021 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro welcomed the report published by the independent Public Inquiry Board into the assassination of renowned investigative journalist Daphne Caruana . Learn More
Launch of the Global Observatory for Women, Sport, Physical Education
Lausanne, July 9th, 2021: the Global Observatory for Women, Sport, Physical Education and Physical Activity has been established as an incubating association in Lausanne, Switzerland, with UNESCO’s support. Thanks to the commitment of the Swiss authorities, including the Canton of Vaud, the City of Lausanne and the University of Lausanne, this . Learn More
It’s Time to Level the Playing Field in Sports for Girls & Women
Photo Via UN Foundation On April 19, 1966, Roberta Gibb finished the Boston Marathon ahead of nearly two-thirds of the male runners coursing through the city that day. She had requested an entry form from race officials two months earlier. They denied her request, adding, “Women are physiologically incapable of running 26.2 miles.” So Bobbi Gibb . Learn More
Czech Republic – Senate Approves Compensation for the Victims of Illegal Sterilization
Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (PHOTO: www.senat.cz) Translated by Gwendolyn Albert July 22, 2021 - The Czech Senate today, by a large majority, approved a bill to compensate all those who have been sterilized unlawfully - of the 68 senators present, 55 voted in favor and none voted against. Once signed into law, the . Learn More
Afghanistan – 82% Increase in Women Killed & Injured – 2021 Midyear Report
Women comprised 14 per cent of all civilian casualties during this period, with a total of 727 women casualties recorded (219 killed and 508 injured), an increase of 82 per cent compared with the first six months of 2020. 8 Anti-Government Elements were responsible for 57 per cent of women casualties, while Pro-Government Forces were responsible . Learn More
Saudi Arabia – Women – Looking Back, Looking Forward – Analysis
Women wear face masks as they walk at the Hayat Mall, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: Reuters) By Hassan Yassin Mothers have always been the anchor of our families; everywhere they show an incredible ability and selflessness in caring for and educating the children that will become the future of our societies. Mothers are fully committed to . Learn More
Algeria – Violence Against Women & Femicide
By Dalia Ghanem – February 2021 On Jan. 26, an Algerian journalist from the public channel TV4 Tamazight, Tinhinane Laceb, was murdered by her husband. Just two days earlier, on Jan. 24, Warda Hafedh, a 45-year-old mother of five, was murdered by her spouse. Warda was hit in the head three times with a hammer and stabbed in the heart five times. . Learn More
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