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South Sudan: Women Perpetuate Culture of Submission

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From: http://ips.net
By Miriam Gathigah
TORIT, southern Sudan - All day Rosalinda Duany sells vegetables from her stall at the local market, earning a living to feed her family while her husband spends his days idling with his friends. But when his days become too boring and he demands his conjugal rights, [...]

Donne di Gibuti contro la violenza di genere

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Da: http://agiafro.it
Gibuti - Una cinquantina di donne, in maggioranza giovani, hanno partecipato a un seminario sulla violenza di genere in una località della Repubblica di Gibuti, Arhiba Imbida. Organizzato dal ministero per la Promozione della Donna, il seminario dal tema ‘Violenza fondata sul genere’, e’ stato coordinato da Mohammed Ali [...]

Liberia: President Sirleaf Launches National Gender Policy As Second National Rural Women’s Conference Opens

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From: http://allafrica.com

 
The alarming rate in rape cases featured prominently Thursday at the opening of a four-day National Rural Women’s Conference, which also launched a National Gender Policy.
Addressing participants at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex during the opening ceremony officially launching the Policy, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf described widespread cases [...]

Nigeria Failing To End Discrimination Against Women

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By Salma Ahmad Kano
From: http://ipsnews.net
Twenty-four years after ratification of CEDAW, early marriage - and with it, the end of many girls’ education - is just one of the persisting obstacles to gender equality in Nigeria.
KANO - Nigeria ratified the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in [...]