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5 Dec 2011

WCC workshop explores 'transformative masculinities'

This culture of violence against women has been strongly challenged in a World Council of Churches workshop on “transformative masculinities”.
2 Dec 2011

Anglicans challenged to change how society thinks about gender-based violence

Churches across the Anglican Communion have been told they are uniquely placed to change how society thinks about gender-based violence.
25 Nov 2011

Women hit hard by wave of forced evictions in Cambodia

Cambodian women are increasingly at the forefront of the struggle against a wave of forced evictions sweeping the country, says a new report.
24 Nov 2011

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

In 1999, the UN General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
8 Oct 2011

Nobel Peace Prize a vital recognition of the women’s rights struggle

The decision by the Nobel Peace Prize committee to recognize the work of women's rights activists has been commended by Amnesty International.
7 Oct 2011

Ten years after: Christian Aid in Afghanistan

This month marks 10 years of international intervention in Afghanistan. Liberating its women was one of the justifications given for the US led NATO intervention in the country and toppling the Taliban – a regime that made female education illegal and forbade women to hold jobs or even to leave the house without a male family member.
4 Oct 2011

New book supports parents dealing with HIV/AIDS impact

A new book from the World Council of Churches offers fresh perspectives on parenting, especially in context of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.
25 Sep 2011

Welcome for initiatives to improve women's lives

Two UK government initiatives to improve the lives of women in the developing world have been welcomed by Christian Aid this past week.
21 Sep 2011

Colombian authorities are failing survivors of sexual violence

Colombia has failed to tackle the lack of justice for women and girl survivors during the country's long-running armed conflict, says a new report.
13 Jun 2011

Working for positive change in Yemen

Yemen has been much in the news of late – and the situation there is often portrayed rather negatively. Ekklesia’s Simon Barrow interviewed Progressio’s enterprising on-the-ground representative in Yemen, Abeer Al-Absi, to find out how she sees the situation, and to discover how the strands of hope can be threaded together. The discussion includes the role of women and the HIV-AIDS challenge.

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