News
30 Oct 2008
Partcipants from 15 Asian countries will gather in Bali from 2 to November 6 to discuss gender issues and the pornography bill.
The Jakarta Post.com
29 Oct 2008
A woman in Somalia has been stoned to death after an Islamic Sharia law court found her guilty of adultery. The woman was buried up to her neck and then pelted to death with stones in front of a large crowd in Kismayo.
BBC News
29 Oct 2008
Civil society groups are urging the U.N. to fully implement a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for greater women's participation in conflict prevention, resolution and peace-building.
IPS
28 Oct 2008
A West African regional court of justice convicted the state of Niger on Monday for failing to protect a 12-year-old girl from being sold into slavery in a case anti-slavery campaigners hope will set a precedent.
Reuters
27 Oct 2008
The detention of two activists from the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) has been extended until Friday. A bail hearing in the case was held on Tuesday without them being present, after the state alleged that there was no transport available to take them to the court.
Amnesty International
27 Oct 2008
With the annual 16 Days of Activism just around the corner, there is once again increasing attention to issues of gender equality. This year, 16 Days follows two recent events that have the potential to make a significant impact on the gender equality and women's empowerment agenda in SADC.
GenderLinks
27 Oct 2008
The Gay and Lesbian Network is hosting the first ever Gay and Lesbian festival in KwaZulu-Natal, The Pink Mynah Festival.
The festival starts on the 29th of November and runs through until the 6th of December 2008.
Pietermaritzburg Lesbian and Gay Network
27 Oct 2008
England's conviction rates for rapists have dropped to less than 6 percent from 30 percent three decades ago. Anti-violence activists mounted a pressure campaign against officials, even staging a mock trial to charge them with neglect.
WeNews correspondent
27 Oct 2008
Women suffering from obstetric fistula in Malawi received free medical care to reverse their condition during the country's Fistula Week.
Inter Press Service News Agency
27 Oct 2008
This 32-page report looks at the impact of desertification on women around the world and their role in dealing with the problem. It examines the way in which women in particular are affected by desertification and highlights the role they play in the management of natural resources and drylands, as well as the constraints they face.
Soul Beat Africa
27 Oct 2008
Saio Marah, nine months pregnant and two days into labor, lay on a hospital bed and groaned loudly with each contraction.
The Washington Post
27 Oct 2008
The deep and brutal involvement of the Kenya police in sexual crimes against innocent women that has been going on for decades has been laid bare by the Waki Commission Report.
USAWA
27 Oct 2008
In her unlikely challenge to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on November 4, peace activist, Cindy Sheehan is giving Bay Area voters a chance to cast an anti-war protest vote. Sheehan contends that Pelosi is out of touch with her liberal constituency.
Women's eNews
27 Oct 2008
Leading stakeholders in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry are to work together to minimise the standardisation gap between developed and developing countries through the Bridging the Standardisation Gap Fund.
iConnect Online
27 Oct 2008
African nations are pushing for human resource development in the telecom sector to enhance growth, according to speakers at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) workshop in Zambia this week.
iConnect Online