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Jane Fonda Introduces the Work of Embrace Dignity [VIDEO]
Jane Fonda introduces the work of Embrace Dignity Jane Fonda introduces the work of Embrace Dignity, Donor Direct Action’s front line partner in South Africa.…
Jane Fonda introduces the work of WCLAC
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Help ensure safety of all Nigerian girls
Hundreds of Nigerian girls have been kidnapped in recent years – at Chibok in 2014 when 276 were taken and more recently at Dapchi in…
DRC civil society pushes to change electoral law to promote gender inclusion
Civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are arguing that a recently passed law discriminates against women by setting up financial barriers.…
London activist unveils badge to herald beginning of end for FGM
London activist and FGM survivor Nimco Ali created the triangular brooch to mark the fact that ending the brutal practice is a tangible reality. The…
To end FGM, donors must trust women working on the frontlines
Three countries with the highest prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) – Sierra Leone, Mali and Sudan – have yet to ban it. The harmful…
Justice eludes rape victims in Somalia’s Puntland – campaigners
Justice eludes rape victims in Somalia’s Puntland – campaigners Women and girls in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland who accuse police, army and marines of…
African women are ending FGM on the front lines
A few years ago I personally witnessed a girl bleed to death after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) here in Kenya. It was a harrowing…
2018 Update on Ending FGM
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Suspect freed after gang rape in Somalia
Suspect freed after gang rape in Somalia Last week we wrote to you about several women and girls who have been brutally raped and gang-raped…
Some Puntland policemen are raping women instead of helping to protect them
Some Puntland policemen are raping women instead of helping to protect them Just after 2am on January 10th a group of eight armed men invaded…
Rape, Underage Sex, Forced Marriage, Abuse. That’s the Plight of Too Many Afghan Girls
Sahar was only 10 years old when she was forced to marry an older man. Her father agreed to “trade” her in what is known…