From the category archives:

Africa

Leaving no stone unturned, women’s health opponents are working again to eliminate funding for international family planning and reproductive health programs, as [...]

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Oppose Confirmation of Judge Mogoeng as South Africa’s next Chief Justice

by Sonke Gender Justice Network on September 1, 2011

in Africa

We are ordinary South African women and men.  We use the justice system on a daily basis, working with women and men [...]

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Andrea Lynch, a former IWHC staffer, has authored a report published by the Population Council that looks at child marriage and features [...]

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HIV, Circumcision, and Consent

by Audacia Ray on August 26, 2011

in Africa,HIV/AIDS and Other STIs

During the last several years, adult male circumcision has become a highly promoted form of risk reduction when it comes to HIV. [...]

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A Way to Justice: Engaging Men for Women’s Rights and Gender Transformation from william nessen on Vimeo. Across the world, in places [...]

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Growing Up Female in Cameroun: Interview with Dadine Dsandjon

by International Women's Health Coalition on July 29, 2011

in Africa,Youth Health and Rights

“Young people need to be educated about their sexual rights. In Cameroun, the rights of young women are violated all the time. [...]

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In 2004, parliamentarians from 12 countries in West and Central Africa created legislation that criminalized HIV transmission in an attempt to reduce [...]

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A year ago, gender activist and IWHC Board member Josina Machel this brilliant speech a at the 4th Africa Conference on Sexual [...]

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Reforming foreign assistance to make aid more effective without being more costly is a key way that the United States can make [...]

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Since 2009, the issue of gay rights in Uganda has been in the spotlight, with the international human rights community standing in [...]

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