Friday 25 October 2013

News for Today

Contributed by William Kin
Gambia: FLAG Sensitises Stakeholders On Domestic Violence
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310231614.html
Africa: Unicef Uses IBM Analytics to Give a Voice to Youth in Africa
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310231548.html
Zambia: Help Fight GBV, Lawyers Urged
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310231497.html
Gambia: UNICEF Official On Girls' Education
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310231055.html
Kenya: 20 Year Old Seeks Gender Identity From Court

Contributed by Suyog Shelar
Activists: Syria Releases 48 Women Detainees 
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syria-releases-13-women-detainees-20659231  
Syrian, Cambodian, Afghan women win media awards 
http://www.thestate.com/2013/10/23/3055924/syrian-cambodian-afghan-women.html  
High in Nepal, a Lowly Status for Women 
https://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/10/23/high-nepal-lowly-status-women/

Contributed by Stephany Armas
Claims of sexual assault rife in immigration detention, reports show  Dozens of serious allegations have been made by staff, adults and children in detention centres, according to incident reports 
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/claims-sexual-assault-immigration-detention
Saudi government tries to thwart women driving campaign 
http://www.trust.org/item/20131023154052-vr1mt/?source=hptop

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra
FGM: 'It's like neutering animals' – the film that is changing Kurdistan Saudi government tries to thwart women driving campaign
Yemeni 'burns daughter to death for contacting fiance
5 ways sexual assault is really about entitlement (US)
Samia, épouse violée : "En France, on ne parle pas assez du viol conjugal"
Guatemala: Amnesty for former dictator would give green light to genocide
Sex Trafficking Survivors Leads Team to Rescue More Girls (India)
Virginia Mother Charged After Firing Gunshots Into Air To Protect Daughter From Attackers (US)
Women gain as gender gap 'narrows'
Syria frees women detainees in hostage deal
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/10/syria-frees-women-after-hostage-deal-2013102372117123946.html?utm_content=buffer1109c&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
Contributed by Maria Evangelidou
Sexual and reproductive health rights at the heart of gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment beyond 2015

Saudi government tries to thwart women driving campaign

Yemeni burns daughter to death for contacting fiance –police

UN passes new resolution on women’s role in peace processes

Dr. Denis Mukwege: Fighting Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo


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