Violence against women

Benin: Une exciseuse et les parents de la victime arrêtés dans le nord du Bénin

La police béninoise a arrêté jeudi dernier à Yassira (environ 510 km au nord-ouest de Cotonou) une exciseuse ainsi que les parents de la victime, a-t-on appris samedi à Cotonou de source policière.

Bangladesh: Is the Law Fair towards Women?

Taherunnessa Begum was only sixteen when she was married off to small time trader Sattar Mia twice her age.

Jordan: UN says Jordan women suffer abuse

The report marks the first time that violence against women in Jordan has been statistically analysed.

Afghanistan: Afghan women scarred by 'hidden' abuse

According to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, 235 women have tried to killed themselves there by self-immolation.

Tunisia: Tunis lance la campagne contre les violences faites aux femmes

Halte à la violence contre les femmes.

Bangladesh: Our demand today - freedom from fear

Article by WLUML networker, Sultana Kamal.

Senegal: L'excision au Sénégal - "un problème d'éducation"

Le problème des "mutilations génitales féminines, ce n'est pas de couper ou de coudre.

UK: Revealed - the child brides who are forced to marry in Britain

Amelia Hill explores the scandal of ceremonies that lead to marital rape and slavery for girls as young as 12.

Grande-Bretagne: Multiplication des mariages forcés

Au Royaume-Uni, le mariage de jeunes filles de moins de 16 ans est totalement illégal, mais cette réalité prend de l’ampleur dans les familles originaires d’Asie et du Proche-Orient.

Uganda: A Price Above Rubies

”We are going to shout about bride price across Africa and we are going to say 'no' to the sale of women,” exclaimed Atuki Turner to a crowded hall at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.