Reproductive coercion puts Somali refugee women in the line of fire

Three young Somali refugee women

Gitonga Njeru – WNN Features (WNN) Garissa, KENYA: Following several weeks of military intervention by the Kenyan Defense Forces against Somali extremist militia groups, Somali women have become easy targets for rape and physical assault. But physical assault can also come from home and can also be psychological. As some Somalian women stand up to [...]

KONY 2012 criticism continues as Ugandan women wish to forget the past

Ugandan woman stands in doorway

Lys Anzia – WNN Features (WNN) San Diego, CALIFORNIA: Amid harsh criticism stating that the makers of the viral video sensation about Joseph Kony and the child soldiers of Uganda, called ‘KONY 2012,’ is now considered the most viewed video ever. It has received attention from such diverse groups as NASDAQ, DailyKos, Al Jazeera TV, [...]

Where are the women? Egypt’s revolution one year on

Women students from Cairo University protest

Lys Anzia – WNN Feature (WNN) Cairo, EGYPT: As the women of Egypt stress concerns over food costs, security, human rights and political exclusion, along with reports of rape and attacks made against those who were publicly protesting throughout the year, the movement of women to push forward is evident in what some say is [...]

AFRICA: Kenyan mothers suffer in prison with limited access to children

Women inmates at the Lang'ata Women's Prison, Nairobi, Kenya

Gitonga Njeru – WNN Features (WNN) NAIROBI, Kenya, AFRICA: Thirty-three-year-old Christina Mumbi is a mother who has not seen her ten-year-old daughter for the last nine and a half years. She is currently serving a fifteen year sentence for a conviction of robbery with violence. In another six years she will complete her prison term. [...]

Rural women as decision makers viewed as pivotal to climate change solutions

Somalia women and children wait in line for UN aid as drought conditions continue

Jessica Buchleitner – WNN Features (WNN) GLOBAL: Bringing rural women’s voices to the decision making table was one of the discussions throughout the recent two week Durban Climate Talks (COP17) which ended on 9 December. One of the conference goals was to bring greater insights for action with solutions for climate change. But are global [...]

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