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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Africa

Migration organisation says urgent humanitarian aid is needed in the DRC

The director general of the International Organisation for Migration, Amy Pope, has warned that  with record levels of internal displacement, acute food insecurity, and gender-based violence, urgent and concerted action is needed to stem the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Shanaé Harte from UN News reports.

todayAugust 12, 2024 9

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Entertainment

Sexual abuse and bad pay: women’s struggles in South African live music exposed

VolodymyrKozin/Getty Images   By Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria   Women working in live music as performers and in other onstage and behind-the-scenes roles in South Africa experience exclusion from decision-making, unequal pay, pressure to fit stereotyped roles, constant micro-aggressions, and real danger of gender-based violence. This is according to new industry research commissioned by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro). Samro is South Africa’s oldest royalty collection and […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 29

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Namibia

Convicted women urge others in abusive relationships to seek help

https://youtu.be/agop_gMejsI By Valeria Handobe, via News on One  Two women jailed for killing their partners have urged others to avoid toxic relationships and seek help to avoid the mistakes they made. Anthea Arnold and Bianca Engelbrecht spoke at the first Women’s Conference in Windhoek on Saturday. Thirty-nine- year-old Arnold is serving a 17-year jail sentence for killing her ex-boyfriend on 15 May 2011. She spoke about the devastating impact of letting […]

todayJuly 31, 2024 14

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Africa

Gender apartheid: oppression of women should be made a crime against humanity – feminist academic explains why

        By Penelope Andrews, New York Law School     Crimes against humanity are occurring with impunity around the globe; from Myanmar to Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. And yet, unlike international treaties for the crimes of genocide, torture, apartheid and forced disappearances, there isn’t a treaty specific to crimes against humanity. That lack is now being remedied. The International Law Commission, a UN expert body, has submitted […]

todayJuly 16, 2024 11

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Namibia

NamPol commanders attend gender-based violence training

The Namibian Police Force in collaboration with the Women Action for Development has organised a five-day workshop on gender-based violence and the law for all regional police commanders and their deputies. The workshop is taking place at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region. Abisai Kashululu National Training coordinator at WAD has more.

todayJune 18, 2024 89

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World

Sheinbaum victory: a win for Mexican women?

      By Laura BONILLA   Nearly two decades after its then-president described women as "two-legged washing machines," Mexico has elected a woman to lead a country with a long history of gender-based bigotry and violence. The new leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, has talked about the desire of women to "live without fear" and rails against the stereotype that a woman is "prettier when she keeps her mouth shut." But […]

todayJune 3, 2024 8

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Namibia

362 gender-based violence cases recorded from January to April!

https://youtu.be/no_LjpMYE4o By Finna Kahili, via News on One Media reports and police cases indicate that the Namibian landscape has been plagued by a surge in incidents of gender-based violence and rape, sparking significant concern. Speaking to News on One, City Police Superintendent Marcelline Murapo revealed some alarming statistics, namely that from January to April this year alone, a total of 362 cases of gender-based violence were recorded. Disturbingly, among these […]

todayMay 27, 2024 30

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World

Femicide: many countries around the world are making the killing of women a specific crime – here’s why it’s needed

      By Madhumita Pandey, Sheffield Hallam University     An average of five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family, according to UN data. And often their murders are intrinsically linked to them being women. Some countries are now passing laws to specifically criminalise femicide – an extreme manifestation of gender-based violence. The first documented use of the term “femicide” was in […]

todayMay 15, 2024 25

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