Violence against women

UPDATE: Pakistan: Demand action after incident of sexual violence at the Islamic Learning Department of Karachi University

Colleagues at Shirkat Gah, WLUML Asia regional coordination office have been monitoring the situation and have confirmed that they have made efforts to meet with staff from the university departments involved and that the female student is now reported missing. There has been no further news on the incident and despite letters being sent to the judiciary and the university authorities, this case does not have a positive outcome. However, many thanks to those of you who responded.

UPDATE: Pakistan: Demand action after incident of sexual violence at the Islamic Learning Department of Karachi University

Afghanistan: Speaking up against domestic violence

In Afghanistan's pervasive culture of violence, women and girls are powerless to resist being traded to settle family disputes and debts; rape and abduction; and forced marriages. Violence is widely tolerated by the community.

Senegal: Excision et mariages precoces

Grâce à l’Ong Tostan en partenariat avec l’Unicef, 101 communautés ont décidé d’abandonner les pratiques de l’excision et des mariages précoces dans la Communauté rurale de Wassadou, sous-Préfecture de Pakour (département de Vélingara).

Israel/Palestine: Woman beaten on Jerusalem bus for refusing to move to rear seat

A woman who reported a vicious attack by an ad-hoc "modesty patrol" on a Jerusalem bus last month is now lining up support for her case and may be included in a petition to the High Court of Justice over the legality of sex-segregated buses.

Lebanon: KAFA - enough to violence and exploitation

KAFA seeks to mitigate the causes and results of violence and exploitation of women and children through advocacy and lobbying, raising awareness, and by offering social and legal services to vulnerable cases.

West Africa: FGM - communities choose health over tradition

In early December, about 150 communities in Guinea collectively abandoned the practice of female genital cutting - a landmark declaration in a country where more than 97 percent of women undergo the ritual.

Iran: Stoning for 'adultery' - a women's issue

Currently, in Iran, there are nine women sentenced to death by stoning on charges of adultery, compared to two men for the same offence -- highlighting the fact that this barbaric mode of execution is primarily a women's issue.

Algeria: Violence against women - scourge still plaguing Algeria

SOS Women in Trouble offers victims both shelter and training and one of their greatest successes was getting the police to work with them. However, there are continuing challenges ahead, one of which is legal and involves amendments to the Family Code.

Algérie: Non à la violence envers les femmes!

Toute forme de violence envers les femmes est inacceptable! SOS femmes en détresse offre un soutien et fournis des services concrets aux femmes en difficulté.