International News
South Sudan: The Plight of South Sudanese Sexual Assault Survivors
10 July 2019 | Osman Mohamed Osman, Aljazeera
Dadaab, Kenya - Teresa* (not her real name) gathers her three children outside her shanty, which was provided by aid agencies in Dadaab, a sprawling refugee camp in Kenya where she has lived for s...
Liberia: Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls
9 July 2019 | Alvin Worzi, Observer
The Land Rights Act (LRA), which was passed into law in 2018 by members of the 54th Legislature, will serve as an impetus that will holistically empower women across the country, Cecelia Kuetee, a res...
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Entrepreneurs to Receive 5 Percent Quota to Strengthen Economic Participation
8 July 2019 | Xinhua
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has announced to reserve a minimum quota of 5 percent for women entrepreneurs in a bid to improve their participation in stabilizing the country's economy, an on...
US Sets up Commission for Human Rights Advice
8 July 2019 | Deutsche Welle
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced a new commission to review the idea of human rights and how it shapes US foreign policy. Critics worry it will provide justification to roll back women's a...
Liberia: AFELL, AWDF Hold Conference on Women Land Rights, Inheritance Law
2 July 2019 | Observer
The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Lessons Learned Outcome on the Land Rights Act, and Inheritance Law showed improvement in women...
Global Warming: Resilient Women at the Front Line
1 July 2019 | Axelle Magazine
Au Soudan, plus précisément à Al Rahad, dans l’État du Kordofan-Nord, la hausse des températures, la répartition inégale et la variabilité des précipitations et de la sécheresse ont affe...
Nepal Yet to Take Steps to Ensure Justice for Women Who Suffered Sexual Violence during Conflict
20 June 2019 | Binod Ghimire, Kathmandu Post
Even as Nepal has failed to ensure justice for victims of the decade-long conflict, the country has yet to implement the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in relation to two...
Land: Touted as 'Development,' Land Grabs Hurt Local Communities, and Women Most of All
11 June 2019 | Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University
Large-scale land transactions in which nations sell huge, publicly owned parcels to foreign and domestic corporations negatively affect local women more than men, a new study by Oregon State Universit...
Namibia: Namibia Promotes Women's Rights in Accessing Communal Land to Ensure Food Security
10 June 2019 | Xinhua
Namibian Juliana Uushona, 46, lost her husband four years ago and with his death, she also lost their property after her in-laws took everything. With nowhere to turn, the mother of four was forced t...
Humanitarian Aid Failing to Be Feminist as Funding for Women Lags behind
10 June 2019 | Nellie Peyton, Reuters
About 0.1% of humanitarian funding goes to addressing violence against women and girls worldwide, charities said on Monday, prompting calls for a new “feminist” approach to foreign aid. Less than...