Latest items for RISW-PRACTICE-2
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In mid-June, Reliefweb reported: 'Since April 15, the number of people in need of gender-based violence services in Sudan has increased by over 1 million to 4.2 million people' (para 2).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In mid-June, Reliefweb reported: 'Since April 15, the number of people in need of gender-based violence services in Sudan has increased by over 1 million to 4.2 million people' (para 2).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:27 a.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"She [Elizabeth Salmon, United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea] said that the COVID-19 measures were feared to have 'a disproportionate impact on women and girls” there. 'Women must also be under further pressures during the pandemic as market activities, which the women relied on for their living, were greatly reduced due to border closures,' she said.With no alternative source of income, they are still required to feed their family, look after sick family members, while also providing contributions to the state' (para 13-15).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"She [Elizabeth Salmon, United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea] said that the COVID-19 measures were feared to have 'a disproportionate impact on women and girls” there. 'Women must also be under further pressures during the pandemic as market activities, which the women relied on for their living, were greatly reduced due to border closures,' she said.With no alternative source of income, they are still required to feed their family, look after sick family members, while also providing contributions to the state' (para 13-15).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:13 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter... It comes days after the Taliban-run administration ordered universities to close to women (para 1,3). "While the Taliban had promised a softer form of rule when they returned to power in August last year, they have instead imposed harsh restrictions on women - effectively squeezing them out of public life" (para 16). "The Taliban have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter... It comes days after the Taliban-run administration ordered universities to close to women (para 1,3). "While the Taliban had promised a softer form of rule when they returned to power in August last year, they have instead imposed harsh restrictions on women - effectively squeezing them out of public life" (para 16). "The Taliban have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned...more
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Poverty levels in Belize have remained consistently high. Belize’s most comprehensive poverty assessment, The National Poverty Study (2009) indicated that between 2009 and 2018, the gender inequality gap widened by 28.9 per cent" (4).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Poverty levels in Belize have remained consistently high. Belize’s most comprehensive poverty assessment, The National Poverty Study (2009) indicated that between 2009 and 2018, the gender inequality gap widened by 28.9 per cent" (4).
Sept. 5, 2024, 1 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“The results from the 2021 National Community Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Survey from ANROWS have just been released, showing 41 per cent of respondents mistakenly believe domestic violence is equally committed by men and women, an increase from 23 per cent in 2009” (2).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“The results from the 2021 National Community Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Survey from ANROWS have just been released, showing 41 per cent of respondents mistakenly believe domestic violence is equally committed by men and women, an increase from 23 per cent in 2009” (2).
July 22, 2024, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“Efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation in Kenya have suffered a setback after a police officer was killed in a confrontation with a gang of youths...Female genital mutilation, or “the cut”, remains illegal in Kenya but is still being practised in some places, usually during school holidays, by women using crude methods and tools. There have been cases of activists being attacked by those carrying out FGM, but assaults on law enforcement officers are rare... A local administrator, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, said the attack on law enforcement officers will embolden those performing the cut as they will see the government as weak and unable...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“Efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation in Kenya have suffered a setback after a police officer was killed in a confrontation with a gang of youths...Female genital mutilation, or “the cut”, remains illegal in Kenya but is still being practised in some places, usually during school holidays, by women using crude methods and tools. There have been cases of activists being attacked by those carrying out FGM, but assaults on law enforcement officers are rare... A local administrator, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, said the attack on law enforcement officers will embolden those performing the cut as they will see the government as weak and unable...more
April 12, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"641,500 Australian women had their movements tracked by an ex-partner. Just five years earlier, according to the 2016 PSS, that number was 455,100" (para 5).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"641,500 Australian women had their movements tracked by an ex-partner. Just five years earlier, according to the 2016 PSS, that number was 455,100" (para 5).
Feb. 16, 2024, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"'I believe that at some point [Castro] will possibly fulfil some of the things, but the reality is that 20% of her term has already passed, and at least in terms of reproductive rights we do not see any substantive change in women’s lives up to now'" (para 5).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"'I believe that at some point [Castro] will possibly fulfil some of the things, but the reality is that 20% of her term has already passed, and at least in terms of reproductive rights we do not see any substantive change in women’s lives up to now'" (para 5).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The progress over the past decades on women’s rights has been slow" (5).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The progress over the past decades on women’s rights has been slow" (5).
Nov. 21, 2023, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Today under Xi, the CCP took a step back, also eliminating women from the next level of power too, the now 24-member Politburo. The new all-male line-up was revealed the day Xi formally extended his rule for a further five years, after the closing of the 20th Communist party congress in Beijing" (para. 4) "'Chinese women have been excluded from the centre of political power at both local and central levels,' said Hsiu-hua Shen, professor of Sociology at Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University, before the conference closed" (para. 9)
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Today under Xi, the CCP took a step back, also eliminating women from the next level of power too, the now 24-member Politburo. The new all-male line-up was revealed the day Xi formally extended his rule for a further five years, after the closing of the 20th Communist party congress in Beijing" (para. 4) "'Chinese women have been excluded from the centre of political power at both local and central levels,' said Hsiu-hua Shen, professor of Sociology at Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University, before the conference closed" (para. 9)
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“'I do think over the past ten years equality has improved, but this is a small city, and things are not changing here, the president is not looking deep enough', she said, worried the recent gains could be undone. 'If this ministry disappears, what we have built could collapse'” (para 39-40). Movement to close the gender equality ministry indicates societal backtracking (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“'I do think over the past ten years equality has improved, but this is a small city, and things are not changing here, the president is not looking deep enough', she said, worried the recent gains could be undone. 'If this ministry disappears, what we have built could collapse'” (para 39-40). Movement to close the gender equality ministry indicates societal backtracking (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 2, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“In a Facebook post, [former prime minister Giuseppe Conte] promised to lead an ‘uncompromising opposition... We will be the outpost for the progressive agenda against inequalities, to protect families and businesses in difficulty, to defend the rights and values of our Constitution’” (para 12-13). Meloni's political opponent worries about equality in family and business while she is prime minister (ET - CODER COMMENT). “And while Meloni is slated to make history as Italy’s first female prime minister, her politics do not mean that she is necessarily interested in advancing women’s rights” (para 21). “Emiliana De Blasio, adviser for diversity and inclusion at LUISS University in Rome, told CNN Meloni is...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“In a Facebook post, [former prime minister Giuseppe Conte] promised to lead an ‘uncompromising opposition... We will be the outpost for the progressive agenda against inequalities, to protect families and businesses in difficulty, to defend the rights and values of our Constitution’” (para 12-13). Meloni's political opponent worries about equality in family and business while she is prime minister (ET - CODER COMMENT). “And while Meloni is slated to make history as Italy’s first female prime minister, her politics do not mean that she is necessarily interested in advancing women’s rights” (para 21). “Emiliana De Blasio, adviser for diversity and inclusion at LUISS University in Rome, told CNN Meloni is...more
Sept. 8, 2023, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect. The ban further restricts women's education - girls have already been excluded from secondary schools since the Taliban returned last year" (para 1-3). "The Taliban had promised a softer rule after seizing power last year following the US' withdrawal from the country. However the hardline Islamists have continued to roll back women's rights and freedoms in the country...The crackdown also follows a wave of new restrictions on women in recent months. In November, women were...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect. The ban further restricts women's education - girls have already been excluded from secondary schools since the Taliban returned last year" (para 1-3). "The Taliban had promised a softer rule after seizing power last year following the US' withdrawal from the country. However the hardline Islamists have continued to roll back women's rights and freedoms in the country...The crackdown also follows a wave of new restrictions on women in recent months. In November, women were...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The numbers of people who received help from the Lebanese NGO Kafa – which aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and exploitation – show a general upward trend over the past five years: 1,082 in 2017, 1,107 in 2018, 907 in 2019, 1,583 in 2020 (when many parts of the world saw a rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 lockdowns), and 1,396 in 2021. 'The problems that exist in Lebanon are exacerbating the problem of [domestic violence]. With this economic and financial crisis, the social crisis, things are getting worse in Lebanon,' [NGO] Kafa’s director, Zoya Rouhana, told The New Humanitarian. ABAAD said 1,090 women sought its services...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The numbers of people who received help from the Lebanese NGO Kafa – which aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and exploitation – show a general upward trend over the past five years: 1,082 in 2017, 1,107 in 2018, 907 in 2019, 1,583 in 2020 (when many parts of the world saw a rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 lockdowns), and 1,396 in 2021. 'The problems that exist in Lebanon are exacerbating the problem of [domestic violence]. With this economic and financial crisis, the social crisis, things are getting worse in Lebanon,' [NGO] Kafa’s director, Zoya Rouhana, told The New Humanitarian. ABAAD said 1,090 women sought its services...more
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:35 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Shocking footage shows female Afghan students being whipped by a Taliban official after they were barred from entering their university campus because they were not wearing burkas... It comes nearly three months after the Taliban's religious police introduced stricter measures on how women dress in Badakhshan, particularly in the capital Faizabad which is where the university is located" (para 5).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Shocking footage shows female Afghan students being whipped by a Taliban official after they were barred from entering their university campus because they were not wearing burkas... It comes nearly three months after the Taliban's religious police introduced stricter measures on how women dress in Badakhshan, particularly in the capital Faizabad which is where the university is located" (para 5).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Despite the efforts made by the State in this area, difficulties in access to the law and justice remain an undeniable reality because a large part of the female population cannot afford the cost of services provided by court officials (deposits, bailiffs’ fees, lawyers’ fees)." (5). "Article 34-2 of Organic Act No. 2017-09 of 17 January 2017 on the Supreme Court states: 'The petitioner of a cassation appeal shall be required to submit a deposit to cover the payment of fixed stamp and registration duties. Failure to do so shall result in the petitioner being barred and, consequently, forfeiting the appeal. Except in cases provided for in other laws, legal...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Despite the efforts made by the State in this area, difficulties in access to the law and justice remain an undeniable reality because a large part of the female population cannot afford the cost of services provided by court officials (deposits, bailiffs’ fees, lawyers’ fees)." (5). "Article 34-2 of Organic Act No. 2017-09 of 17 January 2017 on the Supreme Court states: 'The petitioner of a cassation appeal shall be required to submit a deposit to cover the payment of fixed stamp and registration duties. Failure to do so shall result in the petitioner being barred and, consequently, forfeiting the appeal. Except in cases provided for in other laws, legal...more
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Despite progress, the country’s Gender Inequality Index (GII) continues to worsen, dropping from 52nd (2011) to 76th (2017) in ranking." (7). "On the Committee’s CO regarding temporary special measures (TSMs) in the Gender Equality Act and implementation of these, including measures to address the disadvantages and inequalities faced by women outside Male and in remote islands, migrant women, women with disabilities and women heads of household, since 2008, under the leadership of the MOGFSS, efforts have been made to establish TSMs among political parties to increase women’s leadership, but with no success." (11)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Though the Maldive government is attempting to implement these measures, it is still...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Despite progress, the country’s Gender Inequality Index (GII) continues to worsen, dropping from 52nd (2011) to 76th (2017) in ranking." (7). "On the Committee’s CO regarding temporary special measures (TSMs) in the Gender Equality Act and implementation of these, including measures to address the disadvantages and inequalities faced by women outside Male and in remote islands, migrant women, women with disabilities and women heads of household, since 2008, under the leadership of the MOGFSS, efforts have been made to establish TSMs among political parties to increase women’s leadership, but with no success." (11)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Though the Maldive government is attempting to implement these measures, it is still...more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
Table 9 titled Behavioral Health indicators, looks at seven different indicators between 2011-2018 that are family planning, prenatal care, institutional births, postpartum care, pap smears, and the moratlity rates for men and women per 10,000. For family planning, there was a peak in 2013 of 237,280 before slightly declining in 2015 and rising again the following year. It would later decline to 215,294 by 2018. Prenatal care would rise dramatically and peak at 675,216 in 2014 before declining rapidly in 2016 to 598,485 before ending in 2018 at 592,862. Institutional births had steadily risen until 2015 where it showed signs of plateauing at 94 and 94.10 before increasing in 2018...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
Table 9 titled Behavioral Health indicators, looks at seven different indicators between 2011-2018 that are family planning, prenatal care, institutional births, postpartum care, pap smears, and the moratlity rates for men and women per 10,000. For family planning, there was a peak in 2013 of 237,280 before slightly declining in 2015 and rising again the following year. It would later decline to 215,294 by 2018. Prenatal care would rise dramatically and peak at 675,216 in 2014 before declining rapidly in 2016 to 598,485 before ending in 2018 at 592,862. Institutional births had steadily risen until 2015 where it showed signs of plateauing at 94 and 94.10 before increasing in 2018...more
April 19, 2023, 5:18 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Sixty percent of black girls have experienced sexual abuse at the hands of black men before reaching the age of 18, according to an ongoing study conducted by Black Women’s Blueprint. More than 300 black women nationwide participated in the study and 700 more are being sought to take in the survey by March 2012. Farah Tanis, Co-Founder of the New York-based organization and co-author of the study, says the issue of domestic and sexual abuse in the black community is rarely discussed and that a sixty percent rate should be a wake-up call to black women. 'A similar study which was conducted by The Black Women’s Health Imperative seven...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Sixty percent of black girls have experienced sexual abuse at the hands of black men before reaching the age of 18, according to an ongoing study conducted by Black Women’s Blueprint. More than 300 black women nationwide participated in the study and 700 more are being sought to take in the survey by March 2012. Farah Tanis, Co-Founder of the New York-based organization and co-author of the study, says the issue of domestic and sexual abuse in the black community is rarely discussed and that a sixty percent rate should be a wake-up call to black women. 'A similar study which was conducted by The Black Women’s Health Imperative seven...more
April 17, 2023, 2:24 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Mexican officials have recognized the femicide rate and violence against women in general as a major problem for decades, yet little progress is evident in national data." (para 5). "Experts and advocates say the rampant killings and history of femicide in Mexico can be attributed to deep-rooted cultural machismo, systemic gender inequality and latent domestic violence, as well as a justice system riddled with problems — police officers who won’t take reports about missing women, clumsy or nonexistent investigations, prosecutors and judges who revictimize women." (para 6). "Still, despite 15 years of recognition of the problem of femicides and efforts to address it, the violence 'persists and there are no...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Mexican officials have recognized the femicide rate and violence against women in general as a major problem for decades, yet little progress is evident in national data." (para 5). "Experts and advocates say the rampant killings and history of femicide in Mexico can be attributed to deep-rooted cultural machismo, systemic gender inequality and latent domestic violence, as well as a justice system riddled with problems — police officers who won’t take reports about missing women, clumsy or nonexistent investigations, prosecutors and judges who revictimize women." (para 6). "Still, despite 15 years of recognition of the problem of femicides and efforts to address it, the violence 'persists and there are no...more
March 27, 2023, 5:24 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The closure in Toppenish mirrors national trends as financially strained hospitals come to a harsh conclusion: Childbirth doesn’t pay, at least not in low-income communities. From 2015 to 2019, there were at least 89 obstetric unit closures in rural hospitals across the country. By 2020, about half of rural community hospitals did not provide obstetrics care, according to the American Hospital Association. In the past year, the closures appear to have accelerated, as hospitals from Maine to California have jettisoned maternity units, mostly in rural areas where the population has dwindled and the number of births has declined." (para 6-8). "A study of hospital administrators carried out before the pandemic...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The closure in Toppenish mirrors national trends as financially strained hospitals come to a harsh conclusion: Childbirth doesn’t pay, at least not in low-income communities. From 2015 to 2019, there were at least 89 obstetric unit closures in rural hospitals across the country. By 2020, about half of rural community hospitals did not provide obstetrics care, according to the American Hospital Association. In the past year, the closures appear to have accelerated, as hospitals from Maine to California have jettisoned maternity units, mostly in rural areas where the population has dwindled and the number of births has declined." (para 6-8). "A study of hospital administrators carried out before the pandemic...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"President Yoon Suk-yeol, elected last year, has suggested feminism is to blame for blocking 'healthy relationships' between men and women." (para 6). "Making life fairer and safer for women would work wonders toward reducing the country’s existential threat. Yet this feminist dream seems increasingly far-fetched, as Mr. Yoon’s conservative government champions regressive policies that only magnify the problem." (para 7). "Many young Korean men, however, have declared themselves victims of women’s activism. President Yoon rose to power last year by leveraging this resentment." (para 14). "Mr. Yoon’s government is removing the term 'gender equality' from school textbooks and has canceled funding for programs to fight everyday sexism. 'If you find...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"President Yoon Suk-yeol, elected last year, has suggested feminism is to blame for blocking 'healthy relationships' between men and women." (para 6). "Making life fairer and safer for women would work wonders toward reducing the country’s existential threat. Yet this feminist dream seems increasingly far-fetched, as Mr. Yoon’s conservative government champions regressive policies that only magnify the problem." (para 7). "Many young Korean men, however, have declared themselves victims of women’s activism. President Yoon rose to power last year by leveraging this resentment." (para 14). "Mr. Yoon’s government is removing the term 'gender equality' from school textbooks and has canceled funding for programs to fight everyday sexism. 'If you find...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 9:43 a.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In the case of Itamaraty, this means 'total reconstruction, because what we have today is scorched earth,' said Marília Closs of Plataforma Cipó, a thinktank focused on governance, peace and climate. 'Bolsonaro’s foreign policy wasn’t used as a tool to guarantee Brazil’s national interest, but instead as a tool for bolsonarismo.' When he took office in 2019, Bolsonaro appointed a Bible-bashing climate denialist to lead the foreign office and defend his nationalistic, ultra-conservative agenda abroad. Together, they took a hammer to Brazil’s decades-old tradition of foreign policy based on cooperation and multilateralism, cosying up to rightwing strongmen, torpedoing Brazil’s environmental leadership, and undermining the country’s past work defending human rights,...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In the case of Itamaraty, this means 'total reconstruction, because what we have today is scorched earth,' said Marília Closs of Plataforma Cipó, a thinktank focused on governance, peace and climate. 'Bolsonaro’s foreign policy wasn’t used as a tool to guarantee Brazil’s national interest, but instead as a tool for bolsonarismo.' When he took office in 2019, Bolsonaro appointed a Bible-bashing climate denialist to lead the foreign office and defend his nationalistic, ultra-conservative agenda abroad. Together, they took a hammer to Brazil’s decades-old tradition of foreign policy based on cooperation and multilateralism, cosying up to rightwing strongmen, torpedoing Brazil’s environmental leadership, and undermining the country’s past work defending human rights,...more
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"However, the devastating earthquake of 25 April 2015 and its aftershocks are likely to increase the poverty level in the most affected areas by 2.5 to 3.5 percent." (20).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"However, the devastating earthquake of 25 April 2015 and its aftershocks are likely to increase the poverty level in the most affected areas by 2.5 to 3.5 percent." (20).
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:52 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Abortion has seized the United States’ attention anew with the prospect that, as early as this month, the Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the decision that has made the procedure terminating a pregnancy legal for nearly 50 years. If Roe is overturned, half of American women stand to lose legal access to abortion" (Para.6). "The long battle over Poland’s 29-year-old ban on abortion has intensified over the past 17 months after the elimination of the last significant exception permitting the procedure: fetal abnormalities" (Para.8). "For abortion-rights supporters, clarity is less the issue than what they say has been a steady erosion of women’s autonomy since the abortion ban...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Abortion has seized the United States’ attention anew with the prospect that, as early as this month, the Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the decision that has made the procedure terminating a pregnancy legal for nearly 50 years. If Roe is overturned, half of American women stand to lose legal access to abortion" (Para.6). "The long battle over Poland’s 29-year-old ban on abortion has intensified over the past 17 months after the elimination of the last significant exception permitting the procedure: fetal abnormalities" (Para.8). "For abortion-rights supporters, clarity is less the issue than what they say has been a steady erosion of women’s autonomy since the abortion ban...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:28 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Higher Islamic Council in the eastern town of Mangalmé has decreed that men must pay £12 and women up to £30 for refusing to marry. Local authorities said the fine, known as 'amchilini', is based on the Quran and follows Sharia law" (Para.2). "Chad, which is in the middle of the Sahara Desert, has the highest rate of child marriage in the world – 70 per cent of girls are married before they are 18, according to Unicef. Around 30 per cent of girls are married before they turn 15. This is despite a law that was passed in 2015 to criminalise child marriages. The ruling also contravenes the...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Higher Islamic Council in the eastern town of Mangalmé has decreed that men must pay £12 and women up to £30 for refusing to marry. Local authorities said the fine, known as 'amchilini', is based on the Quran and follows Sharia law" (Para.2). "Chad, which is in the middle of the Sahara Desert, has the highest rate of child marriage in the world – 70 per cent of girls are married before they are 18, according to Unicef. Around 30 per cent of girls are married before they turn 15. This is despite a law that was passed in 2015 to criminalise child marriages. The ruling also contravenes the...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:25 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Huang Simin, a mainland-based rights lawyer who has worked on cases related to gender violence, said it was important to consider other factors such as gang violence or inadequate law enforcement. But many people seemed unable to see how disregard for women might be driving those other elements, she said. 'We can analyze this incident from many angles: cultural, regional differences, legal. But at the heart of all these angles is gender,' Ms. Huang said. 'If we can’t even admit that, then this problem will be very difficult to resolve.'Because China has few laws that explicitly address gender-based violence, she added, many people do not have the framework to understand...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Huang Simin, a mainland-based rights lawyer who has worked on cases related to gender violence, said it was important to consider other factors such as gang violence or inadequate law enforcement. But many people seemed unable to see how disregard for women might be driving those other elements, she said. 'We can analyze this incident from many angles: cultural, regional differences, legal. But at the heart of all these angles is gender,' Ms. Huang said. 'If we can’t even admit that, then this problem will be very difficult to resolve.'Because China has few laws that explicitly address gender-based violence, she added, many people do not have the framework to understand...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:18 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In a report, published on Tuesday, the ICO says the current approach is undermining trust and confidence in the criminal justice system and re-victimising complainants, who can be subjected to a far greater level of interrogation about their personal information than the suspects they accuse" (Para.3). "John Edwards, the UK information commissioner, said: 'We’ve got to this position now that when somebody fronts up and makes a complaint about serious sexual assault, they have a form stuck in front of them saying: ‘Please authorise us to access any information we want’ and they [the police or prosecutors] are just not exercising the thoughtfulness and discipline we would expect and they’re...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In a report, published on Tuesday, the ICO says the current approach is undermining trust and confidence in the criminal justice system and re-victimising complainants, who can be subjected to a far greater level of interrogation about their personal information than the suspects they accuse" (Para.3). "John Edwards, the UK information commissioner, said: 'We’ve got to this position now that when somebody fronts up and makes a complaint about serious sexual assault, they have a form stuck in front of them saying: ‘Please authorise us to access any information we want’ and they [the police or prosecutors] are just not exercising the thoughtfulness and discipline we would expect and they’re...more