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Two Ugandan Human Rights Defenders Released

Published date: 
22 Sep 2008
George Oundo and Kiiza Brendah have been released from Nabweru Police Station today where they were accused and apprehended for ‘recruiting people into homosexuality'.

Stop Unlawful Detentions

Published date: 
22 Sep 2008
Turmoil has erupted once again in Uganda as police clamp down on homosexuals in that country, which started this Monday 15 September.

Algerian Women Work Twice as Hard During Ramadan

Published date: 
22 Sep 2008
Algerian women do most of the work at home, and Ramadan is no exception. They go to work, shop, cook, and prepare the table for iftar. By end of the month, they are exhausted, but their work continues.

Ready For New Abortion Law?

Published date: 
22 Sep 2008
In May 2008, a group of civil society activists launched a campaign to reform Kenya's archaic abortion laws, sparking a countrywide debate. Now, as a new draft bill on women's reproductive health and rights seeking to decriminalise abortions is set to be tabled in parliament, the battle lines between opponents and advocates of abortion are clearly drawn.

Fundraising and Communications

Application Deadline: 
24 Sep 2008

International Consultant on Development of Gender Programme Proposal

Application Deadline: 
29 Sep 2008

LAMP Assistant

Application Deadline: 
30 Sep 2008

Programme Officers

Application Deadline: 
6 Oct 2008

Campaigns Coordinator

Application Deadline: 
25 Sep 2008
The International Secretariat of the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) seeks to employ a person to do the duties of Campaigns Coordinator.

Nigeria Accounts 10% of Global Maternal Deaths

Published date: 
22 Sep 2008

Nigeria has accounted for 10% of the 5.2 million global maternal deaths, research finding released by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) showed.