Source: The Post
Amnesty International and AIDS Accountability International say the failure of the Referendum is a welcome reprieve because it contained clauses which would have undermined the rights of women.
SOURCE: Thomson Reuters Foundation
As the U.N. International Day of Rural Women on Oct. 15 spotlights the key role women play in the dynamic economies of the developing world, you may see some striking statistics and platitudes on the topic. These are meant to highlight the inequality and discrimination rural women around the world face, and inspire us to recommit to advancing their rights and agency.
Source: OHCHR News
MONROVIA / GENEVA (14 October 2016) - A UN report released today documents the high incidence of rape in Liberia as well as the widespread impunity enjoyed by perpetrators.
Source: Capital News
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct 14 – Is giving women a seat at the table of decision making enough?
Certainly not.
Source: Reuters
Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said on Thursday.
Source: Standard Digital
Female Genital Mutilation has a direct correlation to early marriage, two social evil practices that stalk our society, despite the gains in the recent past.
Source: The Southern Times
ZIMBABWE’S First Lady Grace Mugabe has commended The Southern Times for encouraging and promoting discourse on the empowerment of women.
Source: BABW News
Girls are 40 percent more likely to carry out household chores than boys which can inhibit their enjoyment of childhood.
Source: The Citizen
On July 8, this year, human rights activists had a reason to celebrate after the High Court declared early marriage illegal.
Source: Daily Observer
The UNICEF Resident Representative in The Gambia has said that significant progress has been made towards gender equality in Gambia in the past 15 years.
Source: BBC
One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a new report by Save the Children.
Source: The Guardian
About 20 million women and girls in Nigeria have undergone female genital mutilation, 10% of the global total, according to a comprehensive report released on Tuesday.
Source: The New Times
Rwandan rural women, together with their counterparts from various countries on the continent, will today convene at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in an effort to advocate for unrestricted women’s rights to land and other natural resources across the continent.
Source: News24
Cape Town - The reworked Traditional Courts Bill will be reintroduced to Parliament before the end of the year, the Department of Justice and Correctional Services said on Wednesday.
Source: UN Women
New York/Lilongwe—On the eve of International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson today visited Malawi to shine a global spotlight on the need to end child marriage. She met with traditional chiefs and girls who have returned to school after having marriages annulled.
Rwanda will back the candidature of Dr Amina Mohammed, the Kenyan Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary for the position of African Union Commission Chairperson.
Source: allAfrica
The fight against gender-based violence just got a little easier with the invention of a mobile application that allows potential victims to send an SOS message to their trusted friends when in danger.
Source: allAfrica
Liberia will join nations of the world to celebrate the "International Day of the Girl Child," on October 11 as a Working Holiday.
Source: Daily Monitor
General Wamala said women serving in the forces should double their efforts and be appointed to higher ranks.
Source: The East African
At least three eminent women are set to join President Paul Kagame's team that is charged with spearheading reforms at the African Union.