Blogs about: Gender Based Violence

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"The Feminization of a Pandemic": AIDS and women

h.e.g. wrote 2 days ago: Women are hit disproportionately by AIDS in much of the world.  According to an article from On t … more »

Tags: Gender, Domestic Violence, female genital mutilation, Gender, HIV/AIDS, inequality, Marriage, rape, Sex workers

Momentum

jebsharp wrote 1 week ago: Just back from another reporting trip for how wars end—this time to Washington for interviews abo … more »

Tags: How Wars End

UN Security Council

jebsharp wrote 2 weeks ago: Some updates on yesterday’s story from the BBC, L.A. Times, Reuters, Human Rights Watch, and … more »

Tags: United Nations, Darfur, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Sexual Violence in Conflict

Rape as a Weapon of War

jebsharp wrote 2 weeks ago: The UN Security Council takes on the issue tomorrow. Listen to my preview on today’s show here … more »

Tags: DRC, United Nations, rape, Jeb Sharp, PRI's The World, United Nations, Democratic Republic of Congo

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matttbastard wrote 2 weeks ago: by matttbastard Sure would be nice if blogging, not The Day Job, paid the bills. Alas, my primary … more »

Tags: Canada, Justice, Meta, misogyny, navel gazing, Ontario, sex work, Video, Violence Against Women

The UN and Sexual Violence

jebsharp wrote 1 month ago: Reuters flags an upcoming UN Security Council meeting June 19. The topic is how to elevate the sexua … more »

Tags: Rwanda, DRC, United Nations, Jeb Sharp, Sexual Violence, Stephen Lewis, United Nations, Wilton Park conference

anti-xenophobia action - update

pumlagqola wrote 1 month ago: Winning a war, hard as it may be, is just the beginning. … more »

Tags: Black People, South Africa, xenophobia, Zimbabwe

CSVR xenophobia seminar

pumlagqola wrote 1 month ago: WHY DO WE FEAR AND HATE THE ‘OTHER’? UNDERSTANDING XENOPHOBIA IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT Xeno … more »

Tags: african women, South Africa, xenophobia, Zimbabwe

march against xenophobia (jhb)

pumlagqola wrote 1 month ago: Social Movements Indaba March against xenophobia and hate 21 May 2008 The SMI is mobilising social … more »

Tags: writing back, South Africa, Zimbabwe, groovy Black men, South African literature, the best male writers, Black women writers, writers reading from their work, sexualities

Man Kills Prostitute, Gets Less Than 2 Years. What the FUCK?50 comments

isabellacoeur wrote 1 month ago: by Isabel The day after admitting he killed a woman and dumped her body on a rural road, a St. Catha … more »

Tags: Bullshit, Canada, Feminista, misogyny, sex work, Violence Against Women, Human Rights, manslaughter, sex trade worker

Women still a target as Kenya's social wounds gape

rescuekenya wrote 2 months ago: Date: 24 Apr 2008 Women still a target as Kenya’s social wounds gape By Lisa Ntungici … more »

Tags: Press Statements / News / Reports, Crisis Issues, Children, Violence, Crisis, FIDANairobi WOmens Hospital, gender based violence, Kenya, Kibera

Rape in Congo

jebsharp wrote 2 months ago: Strong stuff from former Canadian diplomat and UN envoy Stephen Lewis of AIDS-Free World at the V-Da … more »

Tags: DRC, How Wars End, Congo, DRC, rape, Rwanda, Stephen Lewis, United Nations, v-day

KENYA: Sexual violence continues in IDP camps

rescuekenya wrote 3 months ago: KENYA: Sexual violence continues in IDP camps NAKURU, 4 March 2008 (PlusNews) - Residents in a camp … more »

Tags: Crisis Issues, HIV/AIDS & TB, Organisations, Press Statements / News / Reports, The Kenya Red Cross, Crisis, HIV, Kenya, Kenya Red Cross Society

female domination!!!! 2.0

mzruthless wrote 3 months ago: “whenever i say something they find hard to hear, they chalk it up to my anger and never to t … more »

Tags: reverse-sexism, sexism, reverse-sexism, sexism, Women's Liberation, Female Domination, Feminism, Oppression!

KENYA: Displaced women “still facing threat of sexual violence”

rescuekenya wrote 3 months ago: KENYA: Displaced women “still facing threat of se … more »

Tags: CCF - Christian Children Fund, Crisis Issues, IDPs - Internally Displaced Person / Refugees, Press Statements / News / Reports, UNFPA, UNICEF, CCF, Crisis Issues, Kenya

Woman Against Violence: A Beginning Should Be More Than A Start

sunnykay9 wrote 4 months ago: Toni Morrison said, ” Beginnings must do more than simply just start.” Thinking over the … more »

Tags: Africa, Kenya, Memories, Social Justice, Women, Africa, Women, Kenya, activism

American Refugee Committee, Gender Based Violence, Uganda

amber wrote 4 months ago: American Refugee Committee Position: GBV Program Coordinator Location: Uganda Date posted: February … more »

Tags: American Refugee Committee, Uganda

Don't welcome Mike Tyson to SA2 comments

pumlagqola wrote 5 months ago: PRESS RELEASE The REAL men of our country are being challenged to show solidarity with South African … more »

Tags: african women, Blogroll, language, Popular Culture

Jacob Zuma and Mike Tyson together

pumlagqola wrote 5 months ago: MEDIA RELEASE: WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DENIED PERMISSION TO PROTEST TYSON/ZUMA GATHERING The One … more »

Tags: Blogroll, Popular Culture, sexualities, South Africa, south african feminists, writing back


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