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April 2016 WCLAC News Bulletin
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“Women are more capable of achieving peace”
“Women are more capable of achieving peace,” according to our partner, Mouna Ghanem of the Syrian Women’s Forum for Peace. “If women were a critical mass in the delegations [at the Syrian talks], the negotiations would proceed much, much better.”
FGM is a men’s issue too
“The main reason why girls in Kenya undergo FGM is to increase their marriageability. If men said no to FGM, trust me, families wouldn’t get their girls cut,” says Kenyan farmer and community worker Tony Mwebia.
“Peace cannot be achieved at the expense of justice,” says Dr. Denis Mukwege in response to Beni massacres
(Bukavu, DRC) Since early May, more than 50 people have been brutally massacred in Beni, in North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since October 2014, the death toll in Beni has risen to more than 600. Photographs of these atrocities of masses are unbearable: pregnant women disemboweled, mutilated infants, human beings trussed up and their throats slit with a knife.
Is The New York Times endorsing legalization of prostitution?
“Irresponsible journalism resurfaced with the Times‘ magazine publication of Emily Bazelon’s feature piece, Should Prostitution be a Crime?,” says Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women.
Gloria Steinem hosts WOMAN
Don’t miss DDA co-convenor Gloria Steinem hosting WOMAN, a new Viceland TV series premiering in USA 10 May.
Rachel Moran: winner of the Women’s eNews 21 Leaders award for 2016
Congratulations to our partner on winning this award!
Nick Kristof interviews Dr. Denis Mukwege on Facebook Live
Don’t miss – Nick Kristof talking with our partner Dr. Mukwege about his “incredibly brave work in Congo” on Facebook Live.
Dr. Denis Mukwege: one of the world’s 100 most influential people
Congratulations to our partner on winning this new award!
March 2016 WCLAC News Bulletin
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Ending Child and Forced Marriage in Nigeria
In northern Nigeria around three quarters of all girls are married before they turn 18, many before age 15 or whenever puberty begins. Because they are then forced to leave school, 75% are illiterate. Many are neglected or abused by their husbands.
Support the campaign to end child and forced marriage in Nigeria.
Improving girls’ lives in Nigeria
43% of girls are married in Nigeria before they turn 18, many before age 15. They are forced to leave school to attend to their new marital responsibilities and as a result many are illiterate. They are vulnerable to neglect and abuse by their husbands. These videos are part of an on-going educational and advocacy campaign to end child and forced marriage in Nigeria and improve girls’ lives. They were produced in 2016 by the Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative and their partner organizations in Nigeria.