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The first woman to be given asylum over abortion-related persecution

A woman from El Salvador granted asylum in Sweden has become the first person to be given such political protection over abortion-related persecution. Maria Teresa Rivera of El Salvador was accused of attempting to give herself an abortion in 2011 when, at seven months pregnant, she suddenly began bleeding and ended up miscarrying in a …

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A wealthy 21-year-old Mexican man has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl

Photo: Diego Cruz in front of a court in Spain. A wealthy 21-year-old Mexican man has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl — because he “did not enjoy it,” according to reports. By Yaron Steinbuch Diego Cruz was an alleged member of the “Los Porkys” gang of four privileged young men who …

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Guatemala: The number of deaths rises to 40 – People demand the resignation of the President

Source: Resumen Latinoamericano / The Dawn News / March 12, 2017 This article is posted in English, obviously translated from national language-TO MOV Around 200 people walked the streets of Guatemala reading the names and ages of the deceased girls until they reached Plaza de la Constitución, where more manifestants were waiting, for a total …

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On March 8 we don’t celebrate -we fight. Still, in 2017, like all the years before it

ATHENS International woman’s day is not a day for sales and discounts on beauty products for women. Nor is it a day to gift flower bouquets to the “fair sex”. International woman’s day –which was established in 1911 in honour and memory of female workers’ activism in the clothing and textile industry in the USA …

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Egypt court ruling upholds decision to freeze assets of women’s rights activists

The Egyptian women’s group Nazra for Feminist Studies, headed by Mozn Hassan, is among those affected by a government crackdown on civil society. Photo: Courtesy Mozn Hassan Clampdown on civil rights groups continues as government pursues case against campaigners accused of using overseas funds to destabilise Egypt An Egyptian court has upheld an earlier ruling …

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