News

Contributed by Agata Blanco Compostela

African women are blazing a feminist trail – why don't we hear their voices?
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/23/african-women-rwanda-feminism
Through decades of violence, Colombian women remain at risk
http://www.womenundersiegeproject.org/conflicts/profile/colombia
Pregnant Volunteers Aid India's Fetal Sex Law
http://womensenews.org/story/abortion/130925/pregnant-volunteers-aid-indias-fetal-sex-law#.UkSYZT_9Xk0
Pope Francis contemplates appointing a female cardinal
http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/09/23/inenglish/1379952868_934748.html

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra

Women Speak Out About Sexual Violence Under KR Regime (Cambodia)

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/women-speak-out-about-sexual-violence-under-kr-regime-43148/

Maria: raped, pregnant, and expelled from school at age 13 (Tanzania)

http://www.trust.org/item/20130926123345-0nf9v/

Iberoamérica: FMI advierte de lento progreso hacia la igualdad de género

http://www.observatoriogeneroyequidad.cl/index.php/iqustasando-menu-superior-104/26-novedades/7296-iberoamerica-fmi-advierte-de-lento-progreso-hacia-la-igualdad-de-genero

Backing Off Sexual Oppression: How the Pope Can Make Us Believe Him

http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/09/25/backing-off-sexual-oppression-how-the-pope-can-make-us-believe-him/

Malaysian Woman Triumphs Over Cyber Bullies in Race to Space

http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/09/25/malaysian-woman-triumphs-over-cyber-bullies-in-race-to-space/

Harassment of women reaches UN’s highest woman Ms. Navi Pillay

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/09/25/harassment-of-navi-pillay/?utm_content=bufferba80e&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

China general's son gets prison term for rape

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/09/china-general-son-gets-prison-term-for-rape-201392651133622314.html

113 Countries Agree to End Rape in War: Historic Declaration!

http://nobelwomensinitiative.org/2013/09/113-countries-agree-to-end-rape-in-war-historic-declaration/#sthash.dFTjfjw1.dpuf

Violence against women-the missing millennium development goal

http://www.trust.org/item/20130926123955-d58b7/?source=shtw