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Category - gender injustice

15 Feb 2013

Countering violence against women: faith, hope... and clarity

The One Billion Rising mass movement, involving an international day of action on 14 February 2013, has highlighted the need to tackle violence against women. It may require people of faith to look inwards as well as outwards.
15 Feb 2013

Westminster debates violence against women, but without ministers

A “zero tolerance approach to violence and abuse in relationships” was approved in Westminster, but ministers were absent and have scuppered action.
14 Feb 2013

Millions join together to protest violence against women

The One Billion Rising global activist movement to end violence against women and girls has brought together people in over 200 countries to call for change.
13 Feb 2013

India's new criminal law on violence against women raises big concerns

Legislators in India should substantially amend or replace the new criminal law on violence against women, say leading global human rights groups.
25 Jan 2013

Political action needed to end violence against women in India

Curbing violence against women in India after the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman requires strong political action and judicial will, says Amnesty.
7 Dec 2012

Global churches' chief calls for an end to female genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a “dehumanising practice”, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, says.
25 Nov 2012

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Today (25 November 2012) is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The Day has been officially recognised by the United Nations since 1999.
22 Nov 2012

Churches launch '16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence'

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting individuals and church congregations to join “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence”.
13 Jul 2012

Mexico fails to tackle increased levels of violence against women

The Mexican authorities have failed to protect women from increasing levels of violence and discrimination, says Amnesty International.
19 Apr 2012

Female genius and religion

Key aspects of Christian (and notably Christendom) tradition have been used to cement or justify women's oppression. But dismissing Christianity simply as something to be thankfully consigned to history means consigning all the achievements of women who have identified themselves as Christian alongside it, says Alison Jasper. From this perspective, all Christian women are victims if not collaborators. A rounder picture is needed.

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