Omar Radi’s Alleged Rape Victim: ‘I Was Afraid of Scandal’
Hafsa Boutahar said she would never have spoken about the incident if Omar Radi did not decide to open up about his “side of the story.” Moroccan journalist Omar Radi is accused of alleged...
Equal pay essential to build a world of dignity and justice for all, UN says, commemorating first In...
20/9/2020 Sent by Sissy Vovoy UN Women/Piyavit Thongsa-Ard – A migrant worker sews clothes in a factory in western Thailand. Working more than 12 hours a day, with overtime, they earn less than the minimum daily...
FEMINIST WOMEN CONTINUE CALLING FOR MORE POLITICAL ACTION, PROTECTION, JUSTICE, ON HIGH VIOLENCE AG...
Sent by Sissy Vovoy By KATE LINTHICUM – SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 MEXICO CITY — Dressed in black hoods and armed with spray paint, the women stormed into Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission and seized control. They evicted government...
Brazil Announces Equal Pay for Women’s and Men’s Football Teams
Sent by Sissy Vovoy Brazil’s football federation announced on Wednesday it will pay men and women the same amount for representing the national team, one of the few countries to make such a pledge....
WINPEACE: No to military preparations
September 3rd, 2020 We, as WINPEACE (Women’s Initiative for Peace) members from Turkey, Greece, and Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, are deeply concerned about the recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. Reckless statements and counter-statements and actions by all the stakeholder can...
Rape Conviction Rates Rise 75% in Sweden After Change in the Law
16/8/2020 Sent by Sissy Vovoy The country changed the legal definition of rape to sex without consent. By Emma Batha LONDON, June 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Rape conviction rates in Sweden have risen 75%...
