Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Loubna Flah – WNN Opinion (WNN) Opinion/Morocco World News: Rape is one the most abominable crimes committed against women. The perpetration of rape is not only a physical assault but mainly a lethal attack on human dignity. Its repercussions on women’s psyche are grave and the damage caused to the rape victim is almost irremediable. [...]
Elly Burhaini Faizal - Jakarta Post – Wednesday, 28 December 2011 (originally published 26 Dec) Gender equality in Indonesia has improved significantly over the last two decades, a World Bank report says. However, more improvement is needed in areas such as labor participation, access to formal financial institutions and development planning. The Jakarta Post’s Elly [...]
Adel Yahya – IRIN – Tuesday, 27 December 2011(originally published 22 Dec) DHAMAR, 22 December 2011 (IRIN) – Poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by the current political unrest, are driving up child marriages in Dhamar Governorate and elsewhere in Yemen, says Asmaa al-Masri, a sociologist at Dhamar University. Several hundred girls in Dhamar have been forced [...]
Alexis Erkert – Other Worlds Are Possible – Monday, 26 December 2011 (originally published 20 Dec) Iderle Brénus Gerbier has worked with many peasant organizations in support of women rights’ and food sovereignty. She is a member of the Haitian National Network for Food Security and Sovereignty (RENHASSA), campaign coordinator for Food Sovereignty in Haiti, [...]
Robyn Lieberman – Human Rights First – Friday, 23 December 2011 (originally published 22 Dec) Earlier this week during a speech at Georgetown University, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted that “too few (women) are empowered to be instruments of peace and security.” Her remarks came just hours after President Obama signed an executive order [...]
