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Human Rights

By Lisa Nikolau12 June 2017

Peru’s minister for women denounces rising rate of gender violence

Peru’s minister for women has denounced the impunity that surrounds crimes of gender violence, which she says has placed the country among the world’s most dangerous places for women. The Peruvian government says Peru now ranks third worst in the world in its rate of gender-based violence, only behind Ethiopia and Bangladesh, as revealed in 2013 by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Global Health

By Lisa Nikolau4 April 2017

U.S. defunds U.N. Population Fund, cutting health services to 9 million people

The U.S. has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning for millions of women and families in more than 150 countries.

Human Rights

By Joanne Lu24 January 2017

Women in India marched to protest mass molestation in public spaces

As millions of women – and men – gathered in Washington and around the world Saturday to demand equal rights under the new Trump administration, women across India held their own protests for a very specific demand: safety for women in public spaces.

Human Rights

By Lisa Nikolau8 November 2016

Women turned away from U.S., Mexico face particularly perilous trip home

As an increasing number of migrant women from Central America’s ‘Northern Triangle’ – Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador – are deported from the U.S. and Mexico, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) recommends that governments make a better effort to consider gender in their repatriation processes.

Basics

By Lisa Nikolau3 November 2016

Critics say Mexico City lacks plan to combat sexual harassment

Mexico City’s initiative to combat sexual harassment on the city’s public transit system – handing out rape whistles to women – was met with ridicule and outrage after its initial launch in May. Half a year later, critics say the whistles haven’t stopped gender violence and are calling for more integral changes.

Basics