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SOMALIA: Raising awareness aga...

SOMALIA: Raising awareness against FGM in Puntland

africa » somalia » bosasso
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Halima [not her real name], a mother of five girls, shudders whenever she remembers how she suffered after undergoing female genital mutilation...
fgm, awareness, organisations, religion, dangers, activists, women, campaign
(9 views)
Kadiata Malick Diallo, Maurita...

Kadiata Malick Diallo, Mauritania, “Our ultimate goal is equality”

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
IRIN
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Kadiata Malick Diallo is vice-president of the Union of Forces for Progress (UFP) and a deputy in Mauritania’s National Assembly. She spoke to IRIN...
ufp, democracy, organisation, judiciary, activists, political parties
(4 views)
Activists released from prison...

Activists released from prison in Ethiopia

africa » ethiopia » addis ababa
Amnesty International
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Two human rights activists have been released from prison in Ethiopia having been detained since November 2005. Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie...
prison, jail, human rights, activists
(7 views)
TOGO: Haphazard supply of AIDS...

TOGO: Haphazard supply of AIDS drugs endangers lives

africa » togo » lome
IRIN
Friday, December 07, 2007
A critical shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in Togo has temporarily eased with the arrival of a two-month supply of the life-prolonging...
ARV, drugs, activists, danger, hiv, aids, people, medication
(28 views)
NIGERIA: Wave of repression on...

NIGERIA: Wave of repression on so-called ‘amoral’ behaviour

africa » nigeria » lagos
IRIN
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Human rights advocates in Nigeria are voicing alarm about recent arrests of cross-dressing men and of women allegedly wearing ‘indecent’ clothes,...
editors, choice, human rights, activists, islamic, courts, women, men, tradition, tolerance
(39 views)
ZIMBABWE: Chiefs fight violenc...

ZIMBABWE: Chiefs fight violence in the home

africa » zimbabwe » masvingo
IRIN
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Traditional leaders in Zimbabwe's Masvingo Province, in the southeast of the country, are partnering with gender activists in a bid to curb domestic...
regional, chiefs, fight, violence, partnership, leaders, activists, domestic, victims, assault
(33 views)
SIERRA LEONE: Clashes spread t...

SIERRA LEONE: Clashes spread to south

africa » sierra leone » freetown
IRIN
Monday, September 03, 2007
Sierra Leone’s run-off elections are becoming increasingly chaotic with reports of violent clashes between political activists dogging the political...
regional, elections, campaigns, political, curfew, business, clashes, activists, human rights, violence, presidential
(37 views)
GUINEA-BISSAU: Two thousand gi...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Two thousand girls a year suffer genital mutilation

africa » guinea bissau » bissau
PlusNews
Friday, August 31, 2007
The annual female genital mutilation season in Guinea-Bissau begins when schools close for the winter holidays from July to September. The UN...
editors, choice, fgm, female, girls, schools, holidays, unicef, circumcised, fanatecas, activists, health, culture, practice, aids, clitoris, labia, workshop
(55 views)

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