Women’s Rights Under Law
Article: Jane Fonda supports DDA partner, WRAPA, at New York event
Jane Fonda spoke to The Guardian on December 8th at an event for Donor Direct Action, a New York-based non-profit she is involved with that supports women’s causes around the world and is campaigning with the Nigerian women’s organization WRAPA to rescue almost 200 girls still being held by the extremist rebel group Boko Haram after a mass abduction in 2014.
Clip: Saudatu Mahdi on CNN
Saudatu Mahdi, Secretary General of WRAPA was interviewed by CNN’s The Newsroom on progress to ensure the return and rehabilitation of all of the girls kidnapped in Chibok, Northern Nigeria in 2014.
Keeping hope alive
More than two years ago, Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped 276 girls from their school in Chibok, Nigeria. This week, after a long and harrowing experience,…
September 2016 WCLAC News Bulletin
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Palestinian women demand visibility on the ballot
Officials replaced some women’s names on ballots for municipal elections in Gaza and the West Bank with either the women’s initials or a descriptive phrase such as “wife of” or “sister of”. The action sparked a social media outcry and gave new focus to women’s civil rights in Palestinian society.
New video adds pressure on Nigerian government to #BringBackOurGirls
“We are suffering here. There is no kind of suffering we haven’t seen.”
Nepal partner appointed Supreme Court justice
Nepal partner appointed Supreme Court justice Congratulations to Sapana Pradhan Malla, founder and former President of the Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), a…
July 2016 WCLAC News Bulletin
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Nigerians protest gender-based violence – 19 July 2016
Nigerians protest gender-based violence – 19 July 2016
May 2016 WCLAC News Bulletin
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WRAPA to the rescue
With a new initiative under its Islamic Family Law program, WRAPA collaborates with religious leaders who talk about the need to preserve women’s rights during Friday prayers.
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WRAPA Intensifies Efforts To Defend Women’s Rights
WRAPA strategizes on ways to boost efforts promoting women’s rights in today’s Nigeria.
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