Silent heroes: How Wajir men shield daughters from FGM
Men from Wajir fight to protect their daughters against female genital mutilation, hiding them in boarding schools. The Women Organising Women Networking (Wown) is providing support to those girls with essential things and paying extra to the management of boarding schools.
Iraq: Parliament Poised to Legalize Child Marriage
Human Rights Watch,
Iraq’s parliament is moving forward an amendment to the country’s Personal Status Law that would allow Iraqi religious authorities, rather than state law, to govern marriage and inheritance matters at the expense of fundamental rights.
Indian women march to ‘reclaim the night’ after doctor’s rape and murder
The Guardian,
Protests reflect anger at 31-year-old’s killing, as well as a failure to address the daily struggles faced by many women.
Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’
UN News,
he de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress for education” there, putting the future of an entire generation in jeopardy, the UN educational, scientific and cultural agency (UNESCO) reported on Wednesday.
“Can I complain while we’re at war?”: Ukraine’s domestic violence dilemma
The Guardian,
Nearly 300,000 cases were registered last year, but victims often prefer to keep quiet where servicemen are involved.
