Latest items for NGOFW-DATA-1
Dec. 13, 2024, 10:31 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Fayhan al-Ghamdi admitted using a cane and cables to inflict the injuries after doubting his five-year-old daughter’s virginity and taking her to a doctor, according to the campaign group Women to Drive" (para 3).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Fayhan al-Ghamdi admitted using a cane and cables to inflict the injuries after doubting his five-year-old daughter’s virginity and taking her to a doctor, according to the campaign group Women to Drive" (para 3).
Dec. 13, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"With new revelations of abuses involving the creation and dissemination of sexually explicit deepfake images coming out almost daily, Korean women’s rights group Womenlink is decrying the reality in which women are left 'living without a state,' as they no longer feel that their country will provide them with the protection they need" (para 1).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"With new revelations of abuses involving the creation and dissemination of sexually explicit deepfake images coming out almost daily, Korean women’s rights group Womenlink is decrying the reality in which women are left 'living without a state,' as they no longer feel that their country will provide them with the protection they need" (para 1).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The conservative nature of Indian society may mean that few women choose to avail themselves of the new legislation, said Satwinder Satti, the president of Abb Nahi, an organisation that helps abandoned women" (para 24). "Audrey Dmello, the director of Majlis Law, a women’s rights group in India, was more hopeful for the reform" (para 27).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The conservative nature of Indian society may mean that few women choose to avail themselves of the new legislation, said Satwinder Satti, the president of Abb Nahi, an organisation that helps abandoned women" (para 24). "Audrey Dmello, the director of Majlis Law, a women’s rights group in India, was more hopeful for the reform" (para 27).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:32 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'They are forced to be adults before they are adults,' said Kadijatu Barrie, 26, a student and a program coordinator with Strong Girls Evolution, a networking organization for Sierra Leonean women, among other groups" (para 12).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'They are forced to be adults before they are adults,' said Kadijatu Barrie, 26, a student and a program coordinator with Strong Girls Evolution, a networking organization for Sierra Leonean women, among other groups" (para 12).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:36 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"In the southern state of Guerrero, Marina Reyna, director of the Guerrero Association Against Violence toward Women, cautioned that challenges would persist" (para 29).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"In the southern state of Guerrero, Marina Reyna, director of the Guerrero Association Against Violence toward Women, cautioned that challenges would persist" (para 29).
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"According to We Will Stop Femicide Platform, a grassroots movement built by various feminist and LGBTQ+ rights advocates, at least 563 women were killed or lost their lives in suspicious circumstances in 2023 alone" (para 10).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"According to We Will Stop Femicide Platform, a grassroots movement built by various feminist and LGBTQ+ rights advocates, at least 563 women were killed or lost their lives in suspicious circumstances in 2023 alone" (para 10).
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:38 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The ruling was one that the Information Group for Chosen Reproduction, or GIRE as it is known by its Spanish initial… had been championing" (para 3).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The ruling was one that the Information Group for Chosen Reproduction, or GIRE as it is known by its Spanish initial… had been championing" (para 3).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:54 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Prior to October 7, around 30 organisations were providing gender-based violence (GBV) support and prevention services in Gaza, including counselling, legal aid, and ‘safe spaces’ for women in emergency cases. However, as a result of the war, less than half of these organisations are now operational. 'All have reported a total collapse of their ability to provide direct and comprehensive support to survivors of GBV,' said the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)" (para 4-5). "Following an outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas militants in 2021, the emergency helpline for the women’s group SAWA reported a 135 per cent increase in its caseload. After the conflict, the charity received 23,000...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Prior to October 7, around 30 organisations were providing gender-based violence (GBV) support and prevention services in Gaza, including counselling, legal aid, and ‘safe spaces’ for women in emergency cases. However, as a result of the war, less than half of these organisations are now operational. 'All have reported a total collapse of their ability to provide direct and comprehensive support to survivors of GBV,' said the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)" (para 4-5). "Following an outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas militants in 2021, the emergency helpline for the women’s group SAWA reported a 135 per cent increase in its caseload. After the conflict, the charity received 23,000...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi runs the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WardC), an organisation aimed at combatting maternal mortality and gender-based violence" (para 16).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi runs the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WardC), an organisation aimed at combatting maternal mortality and gender-based violence" (para 16).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:39 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'There are really a lot of Rohingyas coming in to get married,' says Nasha Nik, executive director of the Rohingya Women Development Network, which has worked with hundreds of child brides since it was founded in 2016. Inside the organization’s small office in Kuala Lumpur, there are toys for the girls’ babies, stacks of educational kits about gender-based violence and a row of sewing machines where women and girls learn to make jewelry and other crafts they sell to help support themselves" (para 21-22).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'There are really a lot of Rohingyas coming in to get married,' says Nasha Nik, executive director of the Rohingya Women Development Network, which has worked with hundreds of child brides since it was founded in 2016. Inside the organization’s small office in Kuala Lumpur, there are toys for the girls’ babies, stacks of educational kits about gender-based violence and a row of sewing machines where women and girls learn to make jewelry and other crafts they sell to help support themselves" (para 21-22).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Klaudia Frieben, leader of umbrella organisation the Austrian Women's Ring (OFR), wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that 'this day will go down in history as Black Friday with five dead women'" (para 16).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Klaudia Frieben, leader of umbrella organisation the Austrian Women's Ring (OFR), wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that 'this day will go down in history as Black Friday with five dead women'" (para 16).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'Making domestic violence a criminal offence is what we have been promoting for many years,' says Zulfiya Baisakova, head of the Union of Crisis Centres, a non-governmental organisation" (para 18).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'Making domestic violence a criminal offence is what we have been promoting for many years,' says Zulfiya Baisakova, head of the Union of Crisis Centres, a non-governmental organisation" (para 18).
Dec. 9, 2024, 1:35 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Her mother eventually contacted Cana Family Life, a Nairobi-based charity that helps children out of domestic work and back to school. After rescuing her, they enrolled Esther in a hairdressing course and are now trying to help her get a job at a salon or start a small one of her own" (par. 21).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Her mother eventually contacted Cana Family Life, a Nairobi-based charity that helps children out of domestic work and back to school. After rescuing her, they enrolled Esther in a hairdressing course and are now trying to help her get a job at a salon or start a small one of her own" (par. 21).
Dec. 7, 2024, 6:21 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"In March 2024, Almami Gibba, a member of the party of former president Jammeh, introduced a bill seeking to repeal the act and allow women and girls in The Gambia to undergo FGM. Some lawmakers also began considering the idea of medicalizing the practice by allowing healthcare professionals to perform FGM. In response, civil society organizations sprang into action, launching a campaign that used medical evidence to raise awareness about the harmful effects of FGM. Supported by their development partners, civil society groups organized activities across the country, including in-person events, online campaigns, radio talk shows, and billboards. Gambian civil society coordinated its efforts through the existing Network Against Gender...more
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"In March 2024, Almami Gibba, a member of the party of former president Jammeh, introduced a bill seeking to repeal the act and allow women and girls in The Gambia to undergo FGM. Some lawmakers also began considering the idea of medicalizing the practice by allowing healthcare professionals to perform FGM. In response, civil society organizations sprang into action, launching a campaign that used medical evidence to raise awareness about the harmful effects of FGM. Supported by their development partners, civil society groups organized activities across the country, including in-person events, online campaigns, radio talk shows, and billboards. Gambian civil society coordinated its efforts through the existing Network Against Gender...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:32 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"She helps lead the Association of Women in Construction (Asomuc), a group of about 60 builders fighting for equal opportunities and advocating for new legislation" (para 3). "To advocate for the rights of the female workforce, a group of women, who met during training sessions run by Red Hábitat, a non-governmental organisation working on urban resilience, set up Asomuc in December 2014. It achieved legal status in September 2017 and has organised additional training from various organisations in construction work as well as business" (para 9).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"She helps lead the Association of Women in Construction (Asomuc), a group of about 60 builders fighting for equal opportunities and advocating for new legislation" (para 3). "To advocate for the rights of the female workforce, a group of women, who met during training sessions run by Red Hábitat, a non-governmental organisation working on urban resilience, set up Asomuc in December 2014. It achieved legal status in September 2017 and has organised additional training from various organisations in construction work as well as business" (para 9).
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:29 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'This case highlights the disturbingly high tolerance for violence against girls in our country,' said Mónica Bayá, technical secretary of the NGO Comunidad de Derechos Humanos Bolivia" (para 9).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'This case highlights the disturbingly high tolerance for violence against girls in our country,' said Mónica Bayá, technical secretary of the NGO Comunidad de Derechos Humanos Bolivia" (para 9).
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Elisa Ercoli, director of Differenza Donna, a non-government organisation fighting gender-based violence, told the BBC that the killing was 'the last straw, after a string of high-profile cases of femicides'" (para 17).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Elisa Ercoli, director of Differenza Donna, a non-government organisation fighting gender-based violence, told the BBC that the killing was 'the last straw, after a string of high-profile cases of femicides'" (para 17).
Dec. 6, 2024, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"In 2023, the women’s rights NGO We Will Stop Femicide recorded 315 murders of women, 65% of whom were killed in their own homes" (para 6).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"In 2023, the women’s rights NGO We Will Stop Femicide recorded 315 murders of women, 65% of whom were killed in their own homes" (para 6).
Dec. 6, 2024, 3:50 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"More than 40% of girls in the country are married under the age of 18, according to the NGO Girls Not Brides" (para 12). "It's a weekly show, sponsored by AGE Africa, an NGO that supports rural and vulnerable girls to stay in education, and it reaches more than four million listeners across Malawi" (para 20). "Tamara has given birth to a healthy baby boy. A small Malawian NGO based in the city of Blantyre, called People Serving Girls At Risk, paid for a man on a bicycle to pedal her to the local health clinic when she went into labour. They're also checking in regularly with her and her...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"More than 40% of girls in the country are married under the age of 18, according to the NGO Girls Not Brides" (para 12). "It's a weekly show, sponsored by AGE Africa, an NGO that supports rural and vulnerable girls to stay in education, and it reaches more than four million listeners across Malawi" (para 20). "Tamara has given birth to a healthy baby boy. A small Malawian NGO based in the city of Blantyre, called People Serving Girls At Risk, paid for a man on a bicycle to pedal her to the local health clinic when she went into labour. They're also checking in regularly with her and her...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"In Ms. Mahato’s case, the most helpful assistance came not from the government, but from another witch-hunt victim, Chhutni Mahato, who has been recognized by the Indian government for her work in trying to eliminate the practice. Durga Mahato’s aunt had heard about the work of Chhutni Mahato (the two women are not related). Durga found refuge for weeks in Chhutni’s mud-and-tile-roofed home after spending two weeks in the hospital. Chhutni Mahato’s broken teeth are testimony to the torture she once bore at the hands of villagers who blamed her for a girl’s illness. She ran away and years later began working with a nongovernmental organization. She often barges into...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"In Ms. Mahato’s case, the most helpful assistance came not from the government, but from another witch-hunt victim, Chhutni Mahato, who has been recognized by the Indian government for her work in trying to eliminate the practice. Durga Mahato’s aunt had heard about the work of Chhutni Mahato (the two women are not related). Durga found refuge for weeks in Chhutni’s mud-and-tile-roofed home after spending two weeks in the hospital. Chhutni Mahato’s broken teeth are testimony to the torture she once bore at the hands of villagers who blamed her for a girl’s illness. She ran away and years later began working with a nongovernmental organization. She often barges into...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:24 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Chief executive at the charity Victim Support, Diana Fawcett said 'This huge rise in recorded sexual offences comes as the percentage of cases seeing justice has plummeted to an abysmal new low. 'Charges for rape and sexual offences have been falling sharply for the past six years – the system is in crisis. We are on a path to destroying victims faith in the criminal justice system altogether. 'Police and the CPS have a duty to survivors who have experienced life-changing trauma – they must do better and start delivering justice'" (para 18-20). "'There are currently 14,000 survivors on waiting lists for Rape Crisis services, showing the urgent need for...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Chief executive at the charity Victim Support, Diana Fawcett said 'This huge rise in recorded sexual offences comes as the percentage of cases seeing justice has plummeted to an abysmal new low. 'Charges for rape and sexual offences have been falling sharply for the past six years – the system is in crisis. We are on a path to destroying victims faith in the criminal justice system altogether. 'Police and the CPS have a duty to survivors who have experienced life-changing trauma – they must do better and start delivering justice'" (para 18-20). "'There are currently 14,000 survivors on waiting lists for Rape Crisis services, showing the urgent need for...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:15 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"In 2007, we came together to form the Acid Survivors' Network, with support from ActionAid Bangladesh. And with it, my dream came true. Now, I have the chance to provide vital support to people who, like me, don't want to be defined by their vicious attack. I became an integral part of the Network's formation and operation as a focal point of ActionAid Bangladesh. My role is to design projects focusing on acid survivors' empowerment, coordinate with the Network members, and conduct quarterly meetings. I also conduct different types of skill development training for survivors: on leadership, women's empowerment, and stopping violence against women. I visit survivors and guide them...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"In 2007, we came together to form the Acid Survivors' Network, with support from ActionAid Bangladesh. And with it, my dream came true. Now, I have the chance to provide vital support to people who, like me, don't want to be defined by their vicious attack. I became an integral part of the Network's formation and operation as a focal point of ActionAid Bangladesh. My role is to design projects focusing on acid survivors' empowerment, coordinate with the Network members, and conduct quarterly meetings. I also conduct different types of skill development training for survivors: on leadership, women's empowerment, and stopping violence against women. I visit survivors and guide them...more
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The Committee welcomes the…[i]ncreases in the grant scheme for family and equality measures to strengthen funding for the activities of non-governmental organizations on gender equality by 70 per cent, in 2022" (2). "The Committee...notes with concern...that victim identification, referral to appropriate services and follow-up on trafficking cases are scattered among different government agencies and civil society organizations" (9).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The Committee welcomes the…[i]ncreases in the grant scheme for family and equality measures to strengthen funding for the activities of non-governmental organizations on gender equality by 70 per cent, in 2022" (2). "The Committee...notes with concern...that victim identification, referral to appropriate services and follow-up on trafficking cases are scattered among different government agencies and civil society organizations" (9).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The life-defining event pushed Diaz to learn how to drive, buy a car and work for Mujeres al Volante (Women at the Wheel), a taxi service exclusively for children, women and older people, for three years" (par. 5). "Since Mujeres al Volante began, similar taxi companies have been set up by women, for women, in Bolivia. There is Linea Lila in El Alto, a city next to La Paz, and Cumita Móvil in Tarija, in southern Bolivia" (par. 13). "Linea Lila is one strand of a series of offerings from the Central for Productive and Entrepreneurial Women of El Alto (Cemupe), an organisation founded in response to the murder of...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The life-defining event pushed Diaz to learn how to drive, buy a car and work for Mujeres al Volante (Women at the Wheel), a taxi service exclusively for children, women and older people, for three years" (par. 5). "Since Mujeres al Volante began, similar taxi companies have been set up by women, for women, in Bolivia. There is Linea Lila in El Alto, a city next to La Paz, and Cumita Móvil in Tarija, in southern Bolivia" (par. 13). "Linea Lila is one strand of a series of offerings from the Central for Productive and Entrepreneurial Women of El Alto (Cemupe), an organisation founded in response to the murder of...more
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Houida Ibrahim, the head of Mercy Shadows, an NGO working among the refugees in Chad, said women and girls usually paid the highest price when there were outbreaks of violence" (8).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Houida Ibrahim, the head of Mercy Shadows, an NGO working among the refugees in Chad, said women and girls usually paid the highest price when there were outbreaks of violence" (8).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
“One technique, revealed by Wakana Goto, a case worker at PAPS - a Japanese NGO focused on ending sexual exploitation, in a harrowing YouTube documentary, tells how single young women are approached 'downtown where the youths hang out' by predominantly male 'modelling scouts'” (para 9).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
“One technique, revealed by Wakana Goto, a case worker at PAPS - a Japanese NGO focused on ending sexual exploitation, in a harrowing YouTube documentary, tells how single young women are approached 'downtown where the youths hang out' by predominantly male 'modelling scouts'” (para 9).
Nov. 19, 2024, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Roughly two women are killed in Belgium each month purely by virtue of the fact that they are women, a recent study by the advocacy group Stop Feminicide has found" (para 1).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Roughly two women are killed in Belgium each month purely by virtue of the fact that they are women, a recent study by the advocacy group Stop Feminicide has found" (para 1).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:56 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Organised by Pregnant Then Screwed, similar marches took place across 11 cities on Saturday, all calling for reforms to the childcare sector" (para 5). Pregnant Then Screwed is a charity by women for women in the UK who are suffering from the 'motherhood penalty' (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Organised by Pregnant Then Screwed, similar marches took place across 11 cities on Saturday, all calling for reforms to the childcare sector" (para 5). Pregnant Then Screwed is a charity by women for women in the UK who are suffering from the 'motherhood penalty' (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 13, 2024, 1:05 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The head of The Gambia's Female Lawyers Association, Anna Njie, said that repealing the ban [on FGM] would be a backward step" (15).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The head of The Gambia's Female Lawyers Association, Anna Njie, said that repealing the ban [on FGM] would be a backward step" (15).