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South Africa: 16 Days of Activism - What's Faith Got to Do With It?
The Daily Vox, 25 November 2015
As the 16 days of activism against gender violence begins, we need to question the role of all faiths and how they contribute to all aspects of societal life, including violence… Read more »
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South Africa: No Word From the National Council on Gender-Based Violence
Sonke Gender Justice, 25 November 2015
It has been one year since thousands of South Africans took to the streets across the country to demand a National Strategic Plan (NSP) on Gender-Based Violence (GBV). A plan… Read more »
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Africa: Searching My Soul This Sixteen Days
Gender Links, 23 November 2015
It's Sixteen Days again and I am in trepidation. The media, who largely forget about us during the year, will be upon us with their incessant, last minute requests for sound bites… Read more »
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Uganda: Violence Limits Women Role in Politics - Activists
Monitor, 25 November 2015
Escalating cases of domestic violence during the political season are hindering women's participation in the democratic process and becoming costly to families and country,… Read more »
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Gambia: Jammeh Bans Genital Cutting as Activists Demand Law
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 24 November 2015
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) with immediate effect, but campaigners said on Tuesday a law is needed to "save countless lives" in the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Colour Me Orange, Protect the Female
Guardian, 25 November 2015
Today, November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the beginning of the 16-Day Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign which runs… Read more »
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Africa: Empowering Girls to Take a Stand Against Violence, Abuse
UNFPA, 25 November 2015
Violence against women and girls is one of the world's most pervasive human rights abuses. It happens every day, in every region, country and community on the planet, sometimes in… Read more »
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Lesotho: Demanding Zero Tolerance for Violence Against Women
Gender Links, 25 November 2015
In the eight years that as I have worked as a gender activist in Lesotho, Violence Against Women (VAW) has been the most disturbing form of gender inequality I have encoutered. Read more »
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Africa: UN 'Orange the World' Campaign Kicks Off Efforts to End Violence Against Women and Girls
UN News, 24 November 2015
From parades to soccer matches, school debates, and the lighting up of hundreds of iconic monuments, starting tomorrow a United Nations call to "Orange the World" will galvanize… Read more »