An Egyptian court has acquitted the first doctor ever brought to trial in Egypt on female genital mutilation charges that resulted in the death of 13-year-old Sohair ... Read more »
A Botswana court decision to allow the registration of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights organization is an important human rights victory for the people of ... Read more »
ITC hosted events for seven Zambian women weavers, who participated in back-to-back events in Nairobi, Kenya, showcasing their products, learning new production and business ... Read more »
Did the Paralympic champion's white privilege save him from a harsher sentence? The State's decision to appeal the case will cast his future into further doubt, though it is ... Read more »
The granting of their licences has been questioned by High Court Judge Lee Bozalek. Read more »
The supreme court has ruled on the case of three HIV-positive women who were subjected to sterilisation without their permission. Read more »
This world is rich in resources and also rich in violence and war. The wars can be broadly divided in to two: intrastate war and interstate war. There are different methods in ... Read more »
Human Rights Watch has called on the government to help eradicate child marriage. Read more »
According to the 2014 Global Gender Gap Index, Uganda has dropped 42 places in the rankings of 140 countries - also reporting as the least gender-equal society in East Africa. Read more »
Creative ways to engage, empower, and benefit both women and men at every stage need to be built into development research initiatives, say the IDRC and Canada's department of ... Read more »
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