This week’s testimony explored whether Mengo’s WhatsApp replies reflected the careful diplomacy women use to reject senior officials without risking their careers
Generations of women, from the United States’ Harriet Tubman to South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Uganda’s Winnie Byanyima have fought for human rights
Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints
It is up to actors at all levels of society to rescue institutionalised prejudice that undermines the freedom and dignity of women and girls
The president tells the National Assembly he does not believe in sidelining nations, but rather to engage with other countries on human rights
The US initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission.
Legislation and political will are needed to set land targets that consider the needs of women
After more than a decade of violent repression and undemocratic rule that emerged after the 2009 ouster of Manuel Zelaya, a new leader takes the reins of the Central American nation
Here’s how the EU is continuing to support women and girls worldwide
Women and girls continue to fight for their human rights and wellbeing, generations after they were recognised
Proposed changes to the Traditional Courts Bill to remove the possibility to “opt out” and use magistrate’s courts instead are probably unconstitutional, and definitely play into the hands of traditional leaders instead of their communities
COMMENT: The US’s global gag rule blocks funding to any foreign NGOS that perform abortions, except in very limited cases. The Biden-Harris administration must rescind it
Too many laws and customs in too many African countries still treat women as minors