International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2015

This year’s international day of eliminating violence against women coincides with the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Beijing Platform for Action, where for the first time, after centuries of silence, it was established that violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relationships between women and men, one of the …

Kabul Women Seek Justice For Rokhshana Stoned to Death

Dozens civil society activists gathered in capital Kabul to seek justice for 19-year-old Rokhshana who was stoned to death by the Taliban in western Ghor province. The activists, mainly women, strongly denounced the public execution of a woman and called it an un-Islamic and inhumane act. Forced to marry against her will, the young Rokhshana …

Oscar Pistorius parole: a symbol of being rich and white in South Africa

“Oh, how fast five years passes in South Africa … feels like 10 months,” one Twitter user wrote in response to the news of Oscar Pistorius’s imminent release. It was a response which summed up the prevailing public sentiment in the country: resignation, cynicism, and a touch of dark humour. For blood-fatigued South Africans, the …