Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Leigh Wintz - WNN Opinion Until recently, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was one of the most powerful men on the international stage. He was the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a strong contender to become the next president of France. That is, until he was arrested on board a plane heading for France [...]
Joseph Mayton – Bikya Masr – Tuesday, 31 May, 2011 In yet another sign of the poor treatment of women in Egypt, its military rulers attempted to defend so-called ‘virginity’ tests that had been employed on female protesters during the Army’s attempt to clear out central Cairo in early March. Top military brass officials said [...]
Nahid Jafari (Translated by Roja Bandari) – Change for Equality – Monday, 30 May, 2011 After over nine months of solitary confinement in Evin Prison, human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh has been brought into public court today in a formal advocacy case filed by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Bar Association. The Bar Association has [...]
AD McKenzie – Women News Network – WNN MDG Stories (WNN MDG Stories): Ahead of this month’s G8 summit in France, parliamentarians from 35 countries have issued a strong call for leaders of the world’s major economies to focus on the role of women and girls in development. “We wish to draw the world’s attention [...]
Maria Yatskova-Ibrahimova – WNN Opinion I lived in Russia only the first five years of my life, but when I decided to make my first documentary film its focus was obvious. It was going to be about the first generation of women to come of age during the collapse of the Soviet Union. And indeed, [...]
Vicky Markham, Center for Environment and Population (CEP) – RH Reality Check – Friday, 27 May, 2011 (originally published 26 May) The United Nations Population Division just released a new report on projections for world population growth, with somewhat surprising findings. It said that the global population – rather than stabilizing as experts previously thought [...]
IRIN News Asia – Thursday, 26 May, 2011 VIENTIANE, 26 May 2011 (IRIN) – Trafficked girls have few prospects upon their return home and often the family can push them back into leaving, warn aid workers. “We have to consider that often someone in the village convinces them to leave and sometimes it’s one member [...]
Neema Ndunguru – WNN Opinion The educated African is the privileged African. For through her education, she has gained knowledge. And knowledge, as we – the educated – know, is power. There she sits, in her position of power, perched on the pedestal of privilege, cushioned by a false sense of pride. From this pedestal [...]
WNN Breaking Iran: Iranian judicial authorities should immediately release two recently detained women’s rights activists, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The Campaign added that the Judiciary should end the harassment and arbitrary prosecution of citizens engaged in lawful actions aimed at challenging Iran’s discriminatory laws. Two women’s rights activists and [...]
Lee Sun-min – Korea JoongAng Daily in association with the International Herald Tribune – Wednesday, 25 May, 2011 (originally published 20 May) ‘We challenge the government to support children in the families in which they were born.’ – Jane Jeong Trenka The stories of adoptees are often recounted in the media, especially around this [...]
