By Farangis Najibullah & Zamira Kozhobaeva September 9, 2022 - BISHKEK -- Nearly 5,000 cases of domestic violence were reported in Kyrgyzstan in the first six months of 2022, according to the Central Asian country’s Interior Ministry, with the overwhelming majority of the victims being women. The number puts the country on track to match . Learn More
Scotland – Right to Free Period Products Becomes Law in Scotland
Scotland has made public health history by making it the law for public settings to provide period products. It is the first country in the world to protect the right to free sanitary products with new legislation that has come into force on Monday. The Period Products Act means councils and education providers have to make the free items . Learn More
Egypt – Hijab-Wearing Women ‘Face Discrimination’ in Egypt, Investigation Reveals
29 August 2022 - A BBC Arabic investigation revealed that women wearing the hijab are being discriminated against in Egypt. Several high-end establishments across Cairo, Egypt’s capital, refuse entry to women wearing headscarves, the investigation revealed. The hijab even prevented some women and families from purchasing property in luxury . Learn More
UK – Liz Truss Is the Next UK Prime Minister
September 5, 2022 - LONDON — Britain's Conservative Party has announced its new leader is Liz Truss, who has served as foreign minister for the past 12 months. She will be formally appointed as the next prime minister by Queen Elizabeth, likely on Tuesday afternoon. "I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy," Truss said in . Learn More
Mexico – Gender Equality Curriculum First Time Inclusion in All Schools in State of Mexico
MEXICO - UNESCO RECOGNIZES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GENDER EQUALITY IN EDOMÉX SCHOOLS For the first time in the country and with UNESCO, a gender equality curriculum is incorporated in all schools from preschool to high school in one entity: the State of Mexico. Mexico City; August 19, 2022.- A statement, the Office in Mexico of the United . Learn More
Venezuela – Women of Venezuela in Protracted Crisis – Refugees Fleeing Venezuela Deteriorating Conditions, as Many as Leaving War-Torn Ukraine
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN August 31, 2022 - CNN — More than 6 million Venezuelans have fled their country amid deteriorating conditions, matching Ukraine in the number of displaced people and surpassing Syria, according to the United Nations. The refugee crisis in Venezuela is striking because there is not a war in the country like Ukraine, . Learn More
Pakistan – Epic Floods Are Hurting Women Most – Health Crisis – Gender-Based Violence – Food Insecurity – Displacement
Pakistan - Epic Floods Are Hurting Women Most About one third of Pakistan is now underwater, creating a “crisis of unimaginable proportions Severe monsoons are making health care inaccessible to pregnant women and sparking upticks in violence, according to the United Nations Population Fund. By Candice Helfand-Rogers August 30, 2022 - The . Learn More
Freedom of Expression Backsliding Around the World + UN Special Rapporteur Mandate & Report
By Emily Hart 25 August 2022 - Internet blackouts. Strategic lawsuits against journalists. Regulations restricting the activities of NGOs. The weaponisation of health and security policies. These are all strategies that governments around the world are increasingly using to curtail the right to dissent, protest, and even just access . Learn More
Afghanistan – Women Shaping Global Policy from Exile
Despite the upheaval of the Taliban takeover, the ‘group of six’ are finding ways to tackle the political and humanitarian crisis By Rosie Swash and Ruchi Kumar August 25, 2022 - It has been described as Afghanistan’s brain drain, after the Taliban’s return to power last year precipitated an exodus of politicians, academics and journalists . Learn More
Online Violence Against Women – Exploitation & Private Images Without Consent
By Monika Plaha and Panorama team - BBC News Women are facing threats and blackmail from a mob of anonymous strangers after their personal details, intimate photos and videos were shared on the social media platform Reddit. The BBC has unmasked the man behind one of the groups, thanks to a second-hand cigarette lighter. "£5 for her nudes, DM . Learn More
Haiti – Continued Gang Violence, Kidnappings, Women’s Challenges Including Disabilities
By Jess DiPierro Obert Haiti is experiencing unprecedented levels of gang violence and kidnappings – a spike that has paralysed the Caribbean country and prevented crucial humanitarian aid from getting to millions of people who are hungry, displaced, or facing other needs. Many of these gang members are under 24. Some are children as young as . Learn More
Women’s Equality Day – August 26, 2022, Theme is “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”.
Women’s Equality Day 2022: Significance Women’s Equality Day is celebrated to acknowledge and appreciate women and to progress towards achieving gender equality. This day marks the day when women were given equal rights to vote, with this, women also got several opportunities to fight for their rights in every sector of the socio-economic . Learn More
At the UN HRC, States and Anti-Rights Actors Join Forces to Push Back Against Gender Justice
By Umyra Ahmad - AWID The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has long been a space for civil society to hold states accountable for human rights violations. However, it has recently become fertile ground for a host of vested interests intent on pushing back rights, particularly around gender and sexuality. At the most recent session last month, we . Learn More
Somalia – Women Struggle with Drought & Thirst, Hunger & Malnutrition, Shelter, Health Needs, Security
By Sarah Easter - August 11, 2022 The global hunger crisis is worsening. While the war in Ukraine is causing food and gas prices to rise around the world, the effects of climate change are also becoming increasingly apparent – especially in countries of the Global South such as Somalia in East Africa. Animals are dying. Herds of goats are . Learn More
Brazil – Inside Brazil’s Abortion Pill Black Market
Brazil - Inside Brazil’s Abortion Pill Black Market In a country where one woman dies every two days from a botched abortion, the internet is sometimes the only option. By Leonardo Coelho, a Brazilian journalist based in Rio de Janeiro. JULY 8, 2022 - Under a run-of-the-mill news clip posted on YouTube in 2012 covering Brazil’s online . Learn More
