Latest items for SEGI-PRACTICE-1
May 30, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the provision of instruction on equality and gender issues, including gender stereotypes, at all levels of education, in accordance with article 15 of Act No. 150/2020" (10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the provision of instruction on equality and gender issues, including gender stereotypes, at all levels of education, in accordance with article 15 of Act No. 150/2020" (10).
May 1, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The main concern of advocates on the ground in Ukraine is that legislators and even news organizations aren’t looking at this as a human rights violation,' Lamberton told The Grayzone" (par. 9).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'The main concern of advocates on the ground in Ukraine is that legislators and even news organizations aren’t looking at this as a human rights violation,' Lamberton told The Grayzone" (par. 9).
May 1, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'Some of my colleagues and I have established the South Sudanese Women in Medicine (Sswim) forum, which we use to mentor and encourage other South Sudanese women to venture into medicine,' she [Dr Idyoro] concludes" (par. 30).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'Some of my colleagues and I have established the South Sudanese Women in Medicine (Sswim) forum, which we use to mentor and encourage other South Sudanese women to venture into medicine,' she [Dr Idyoro] concludes" (par. 30).
May 1, 2025, 3:01 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Loujain al-Hathlou, a Saudi women’s rights activist, is also a poignant example. Saudi authorities held her for 1,001 days. Her ostensible transgression? Advocating against the prohibition on women drivers and the male guardianship system. She faces a series of charges that include non-violent acts of dissent, ranging from peaceful protests to engaging in social media activism" (par. 12).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Loujain al-Hathlou, a Saudi women’s rights activist, is also a poignant example. Saudi authorities held her for 1,001 days. Her ostensible transgression? Advocating against the prohibition on women drivers and the male guardianship system. She faces a series of charges that include non-violent acts of dissent, ranging from peaceful protests to engaging in social media activism" (par. 12).
April 30, 2025, 12:05 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist who spoke up against sexual harassment stood trial on subversion charges on Friday along with a labor rights activist, the latest example of Beijing’s intensified crackdown on civil society. Huang Xueqin, an independent journalist who was once a prominent voice in China’s #MeToo movement, and her friend Wang Jianbing, the activist, were taken away by the police in September 2021 and later charged with inciting subversion of state power. Their trial was held at the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court in southern China" (par. 1-2). "In Ms. Huang and Mr. Wang’s cases, the authorities questioned dozens of their friends in the months after...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist who spoke up against sexual harassment stood trial on subversion charges on Friday along with a labor rights activist, the latest example of Beijing’s intensified crackdown on civil society. Huang Xueqin, an independent journalist who was once a prominent voice in China’s #MeToo movement, and her friend Wang Jianbing, the activist, were taken away by the police in September 2021 and later charged with inciting subversion of state power. Their trial was held at the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court in southern China" (par. 1-2). "In Ms. Huang and Mr. Wang’s cases, the authorities questioned dozens of their friends in the months after...more
April 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Hadi Yazdani, a doctor and member of the Nation's Union Party, called out the government on social media, saying the step appears to be yet another move to restrict women's rights and their access to abortions" (par. 2). "Many Iranians have taken to social media to vent over the policy change, with many urging the medical community to push the government given the costs of raising children -- especially those who would have been detected with serious abnormalities during the screening process -- in the current difficult economic climate" (par. 8). "Yasser Rahmanirad, a doctor known for his support of protesters, warned on Instagram that even parents or specialists requesting...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Hadi Yazdani, a doctor and member of the Nation's Union Party, called out the government on social media, saying the step appears to be yet another move to restrict women's rights and their access to abortions" (par. 2). "Many Iranians have taken to social media to vent over the policy change, with many urging the medical community to push the government given the costs of raising children -- especially those who would have been detected with serious abnormalities during the screening process -- in the current difficult economic climate" (par. 8). "Yasser Rahmanirad, a doctor known for his support of protesters, warned on Instagram that even parents or specialists requesting...more
April 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In 2004, Dr John Nyamu, along with two nurses, was arrested for the murder of two foetuses, a crime that carried the death penalty. He was held at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi for 12 months before he was found not guilty. The media sensation in Kenya around his case eventually led to the formation of the Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance. It was this group that led the debate to help draft the 2010 constitution, which for the first time in the country's history provided a legal, albeit limited, avenue for abortion" (par. 14-16). "Anti-abortion campaigners and associated religious organisations in Kenya, many of whom are supported...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In 2004, Dr John Nyamu, along with two nurses, was arrested for the murder of two foetuses, a crime that carried the death penalty. He was held at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi for 12 months before he was found not guilty. The media sensation in Kenya around his case eventually led to the formation of the Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance. It was this group that led the debate to help draft the 2010 constitution, which for the first time in the country's history provided a legal, albeit limited, avenue for abortion" (par. 14-16). "Anti-abortion campaigners and associated religious organisations in Kenya, many of whom are supported...more
April 29, 2025, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"SFM says its research is an attempt to investigate and hold perpetrators to account for human rights violations carried out by government forces in Myanmar against protesters and civilians" (par. 3).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"SFM says its research is an attempt to investigate and hold perpetrators to account for human rights violations carried out by government forces in Myanmar against protesters and civilians" (par. 3).
April 29, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The changes came in response to pressure from human rights groups, also and amid a larger effort to improve gender equity that followed the genocide which tore the country apart nearly 30 years ago. But reproductive health advocates say many women still struggle to obtain safe and legal abortions" (par. 11).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The changes came in response to pressure from human rights groups, also and amid a larger effort to improve gender equity that followed the genocide which tore the country apart nearly 30 years ago. But reproductive health advocates say many women still struggle to obtain safe and legal abortions" (par. 11).
April 29, 2025, 2:34 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Late last year, Haruka submitted her story to the Japanese government when it sought to hear from citizens about making emergency contraceptives available over-the-counter. Her submission was one of 46,300 responses and 97 per cent of those comments were in favour of the idea. In most cases, the government only receives some submissions when it asks for public comments on a policy, with only a handful of requests for feedback getting around 100 responses" (par. 13-15). "'The public comments really pressured the government, so they couldn't just reject it,' said Kazuko Fukuda, a sexual and reproductive rights activist. Japan has considered making emergency contraception available over-the-counter numerous times in the...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Late last year, Haruka submitted her story to the Japanese government when it sought to hear from citizens about making emergency contraceptives available over-the-counter. Her submission was one of 46,300 responses and 97 per cent of those comments were in favour of the idea. In most cases, the government only receives some submissions when it asks for public comments on a policy, with only a handful of requests for feedback getting around 100 responses" (par. 13-15). "'The public comments really pressured the government, so they couldn't just reject it,' said Kazuko Fukuda, a sexual and reproductive rights activist. Japan has considered making emergency contraception available over-the-counter numerous times in the...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to eliminate patriarchal attitudes and harmful practices, including the Being a Girl campaign for equality" (6).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to eliminate patriarchal attitudes and harmful practices, including the Being a Girl campaign for equality" (6).
April 16, 2025, 10:33 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Protests spread across the country after the death in custody of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in September 2022 following her detention for allegedly breaking the country’s strict dress code" (para 3).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Protests spread across the country after the death in custody of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in September 2022 following her detention for allegedly breaking the country’s strict dress code" (para 3).
April 16, 2025, 8:34 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In November 2020, in during an event organised by the Commissione Parlamentare d’inchiesta sul femminicidio, Prime Minister Conte raised the alarm over the fact that during the COVID-19 lockdown the number of femicides had tripled, reaching the disturbing average of one woman being murdered every two days. He added that this rate is even more disturbing considering that during the lockdown there had been a decline in the overall rate of homicides in Italy. In January 2021, it was reported that, according to Ministry of Interior’s data, the decrease in total murders in 2020 had not been matched by an equivalent decrease in homicides involving female victims... Note: The Prime...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In November 2020, in during an event organised by the Commissione Parlamentare d’inchiesta sul femminicidio, Prime Minister Conte raised the alarm over the fact that during the COVID-19 lockdown the number of femicides had tripled, reaching the disturbing average of one woman being murdered every two days. He added that this rate is even more disturbing considering that during the lockdown there had been a decline in the overall rate of homicides in Italy. In January 2021, it was reported that, according to Ministry of Interior’s data, the decrease in total murders in 2020 had not been matched by an equivalent decrease in homicides involving female victims... Note: The Prime...more
April 15, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council promoted gender equality education in primary and secondary schools, with successful pilots in Guangdong province and selected locations" (6). "Campaigns tackling bride price and boy preference culture have been conducted in several places. All China Women’s Federation delivered training to raise gender-awareness for media professionals" (6). "Paragraph 42 of the Ninth Periodic Report of the State party mentions that gender equality been included in educational training courses for cadres at all levels and of all types" (7). "On 1 October 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a speech delivered by video at the high-level meeting of the United...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council promoted gender equality education in primary and secondary schools, with successful pilots in Guangdong province and selected locations" (6). "Campaigns tackling bride price and boy preference culture have been conducted in several places. All China Women’s Federation delivered training to raise gender-awareness for media professionals" (6). "Paragraph 42 of the Ninth Periodic Report of the State party mentions that gender equality been included in educational training courses for cadres at all levels and of all types" (7). "On 1 October 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a speech delivered by video at the high-level meeting of the United...more
April 11, 2025, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"A state-owned technical school in Padang, West Sumatra Province had been forcing all female students, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, to wear the headscarves. The issue came to national attention after a mother of a non-Muslim student posted a Facebook video complaining about the policy, which went viral. But the school was, in fact, simply following a regional bylaw, implemented since 2005, requiring all female students to wear headscarves. It is not clear why the policy went viral now, more than 15 years into its implementation, when this is an issue that women’s rights and religious freedom activists have been highlighting for more than a decade" (5-6). "Case in year 2017...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"A state-owned technical school in Padang, West Sumatra Province had been forcing all female students, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, to wear the headscarves. The issue came to national attention after a mother of a non-Muslim student posted a Facebook video complaining about the policy, which went viral. But the school was, in fact, simply following a regional bylaw, implemented since 2005, requiring all female students to wear headscarves. It is not clear why the policy went viral now, more than 15 years into its implementation, when this is an issue that women’s rights and religious freedom activists have been highlighting for more than a decade" (5-6). "Case in year 2017...more
April 10, 2025, 11:31 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-2
"Boosting China’s birthrate has been linked to the goal of national rejuvenation and Xi Jinping, China’s president, has called on society to 'actively cultivate a new culture of marriage and childbearing'" (para 5).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-2
"Boosting China’s birthrate has been linked to the goal of national rejuvenation and Xi Jinping, China’s president, has called on society to 'actively cultivate a new culture of marriage and childbearing'" (para 5).
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"It was only last week, after the video of the women being abused began trending and the prime minister spoke out, that the police finally made arrests – almost 70 days after the case was filed" (para 5).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"It was only last week, after the video of the women being abused began trending and the prime minister spoke out, that the police finally made arrests – almost 70 days after the case was filed" (para 5).
April 4, 2025, 9:39 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"At the end of 2023, a campaign for gender apartheid in Afghanistan to be recognised and codified by the UN as a crime against humanity was launched, part of a desperate attempt by Afghan women living outside the country to get the international community to stop the new regime’s assault on women and girls" (para 3). "Yet as the voices of women and girls inside Afghanistan have been largely silenced, female activists living in exile, who have been calling for action to end the impunity of the Taliban regime, say they have found themselves increasingly dismissed in international policymaking and diplomatic circles as not accurately representing the reality of life...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"At the end of 2023, a campaign for gender apartheid in Afghanistan to be recognised and codified by the UN as a crime against humanity was launched, part of a desperate attempt by Afghan women living outside the country to get the international community to stop the new regime’s assault on women and girls" (para 3). "Yet as the voices of women and girls inside Afghanistan have been largely silenced, female activists living in exile, who have been calling for action to end the impunity of the Taliban regime, say they have found themselves increasingly dismissed in international policymaking and diplomatic circles as not accurately representing the reality of life...more
April 4, 2025, 9:14 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"As part of its communications strategy for the promotion of women’s human rights, the Salvadoran Institute for the Advancement of Women has run the following campaigns: 'Soy Mujer, salvadoreña y defiendo mis derechos' (I am a woman, a Salvadoran woman, and I am defending my rights); 'La trata de mujeres es un delito, levantemos nuestra voz, no te dejes engañar' (Trafficking in women is a crime, let’s speak out, don’t let yourself be taken in); 'Por nuestros derechos civiles y políticos ¡Yo decido!' (Because we have civil and political rights, I can decide!); 'Un voto por las mujeres es un voto por la Igualdad' (A vote for women is a...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"As part of its communications strategy for the promotion of women’s human rights, the Salvadoran Institute for the Advancement of Women has run the following campaigns: 'Soy Mujer, salvadoreña y defiendo mis derechos' (I am a woman, a Salvadoran woman, and I am defending my rights); 'La trata de mujeres es un delito, levantemos nuestra voz, no te dejes engañar' (Trafficking in women is a crime, let’s speak out, don’t let yourself be taken in); 'Por nuestros derechos civiles y políticos ¡Yo decido!' (Because we have civil and political rights, I can decide!); 'Un voto por las mujeres es un voto por la Igualdad' (A vote for women is a...more
April 3, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Last week, security forces stormed Mahmoud's home after he barricaded himself inside a room with the girl. The dramatic rescue has sparked a national outcry, with social media in uproar and protests erupting in the capital, Mogadishu. Campaigners have seized on the case to demand urgent action to protect children, as Somalia still lacks a minimum legal age for marriage" (para 4-5).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Last week, security forces stormed Mahmoud's home after he barricaded himself inside a room with the girl. The dramatic rescue has sparked a national outcry, with social media in uproar and protests erupting in the capital, Mogadishu. Campaigners have seized on the case to demand urgent action to protect children, as Somalia still lacks a minimum legal age for marriage" (para 4-5).
April 3, 2025, 9:02 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"A matter of constitutional changes has been entirely marginalized and of civil society organizations, only the Initiative 'Women Citizens for Constitutional Change' actively advocates the change of the BiH Constitution with focus on gender perspective. Except incorporating the clear definition of gender equality and ban of women discrimination, the Initiative calls for incorporating affirmative as well to stop further discrimination and marginalization of women in employment, political decision making, decision on reproductive rights and health and in other fields of life in which women in BiH are, according to available data, in unequal position" (6).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"A matter of constitutional changes has been entirely marginalized and of civil society organizations, only the Initiative 'Women Citizens for Constitutional Change' actively advocates the change of the BiH Constitution with focus on gender perspective. Except incorporating the clear definition of gender equality and ban of women discrimination, the Initiative calls for incorporating affirmative as well to stop further discrimination and marginalization of women in employment, political decision making, decision on reproductive rights and health and in other fields of life in which women in BiH are, according to available data, in unequal position" (6).
April 2, 2025, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Since 2012, the women's movement, feminists and civil society organizations have proposed the approval of the bill that creates the Integral System of Prevention, Attention and Sanction of Violence against Women. Despite the fact that this project has been enriched, welcomed by the Gender Equality Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, presented and discussed on several occasions before the National Congress, no consensus has been reached for its approval" (4-5).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Since 2012, the women's movement, feminists and civil society organizations have proposed the approval of the bill that creates the Integral System of Prevention, Attention and Sanction of Violence against Women. Despite the fact that this project has been enriched, welcomed by the Gender Equality Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, presented and discussed on several occasions before the National Congress, no consensus has been reached for its approval" (4-5).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The politicians she refers to are now in charge. President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3). "Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The politicians she refers to are now in charge. President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3). "Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a...more
March 28, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights groups have condemned her suspension, and hundreds of women and girls marched in the states of Lagos, Enugu, Edo and Kaduna on Wednesday during a 'We are all Natasha' protest convened by the civil society coalition Womanifesto" (para 10). "[O]ne former senator said Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims were 'a sign of weakness' and that sexual harassment happened only in schools" (para 19). "In the aftermath of her accusation, a false claim that Akpoti-Uduaghan had borne six children by six different men surfaced on social media. The senate spokesperson said a kiss she shared with her husband on the senate premises before submitting her petition was 'unspeakable' and an act of...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights groups have condemned her suspension, and hundreds of women and girls marched in the states of Lagos, Enugu, Edo and Kaduna on Wednesday during a 'We are all Natasha' protest convened by the civil society coalition Womanifesto" (para 10). "[O]ne former senator said Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims were 'a sign of weakness' and that sexual harassment happened only in schools" (para 19). "In the aftermath of her accusation, a false claim that Akpoti-Uduaghan had borne six children by six different men surfaced on social media. The senate spokesperson said a kiss she shared with her husband on the senate premises before submitting her petition was 'unspeakable' and an act of...more
March 28, 2025, 2:51 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
“In The Gambia religious leaders have demanded that legislators revoke a 2015 law banning female genital mutilation. They reacted after three women in the northern village of Bakadagi were found guilty of mutilating eight infant girls in 2023, the first major conviction under the law” (para 20).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, INFIB-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
“In The Gambia religious leaders have demanded that legislators revoke a 2015 law banning female genital mutilation. They reacted after three women in the northern village of Bakadagi were found guilty of mutilating eight infant girls in 2023, the first major conviction under the law” (para 20).
March 27, 2025, 8:11 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In a country where society has appeared at times reluctant to turn away from traditional gender roles, the number of women in the highest elected body has been stagnating since 2013, when it hit a high of 36 percent. The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, pointed to this statistic during a speech at a recent Women’s Day celebration. 'When our democracy has a problem with women, then our country has a problem with democracy,' Mr. Steinmeier said. He noted that even if every elected woman from all of the country’s parties voted together as a bloc, they would not reach the one-third minority needed to block changes to the Constitution....more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In a country where society has appeared at times reluctant to turn away from traditional gender roles, the number of women in the highest elected body has been stagnating since 2013, when it hit a high of 36 percent. The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, pointed to this statistic during a speech at a recent Women’s Day celebration. 'When our democracy has a problem with women, then our country has a problem with democracy,' Mr. Steinmeier said. He noted that even if every elected woman from all of the country’s parties voted together as a bloc, they would not reach the one-third minority needed to block changes to the Constitution....more
March 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Sadia Hussein channeled her experience as a cutting survivor into an anti-cutting organization, the Brighter Society Initiative. Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Sadia Hussein channeled her experience as a cutting survivor into an anti-cutting organization, the Brighter Society Initiative. Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
March 27, 2025, 7:49 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"'It’s persistent, it’s constant,' said Dr. Mariam Dahir, who is a rare public opponent of cutting in Somaliland, a breakaway region in the north of the country" (para 15). "She posts Facebook videos calling for a total ban on cutting, which attract widespread criticism. 'Then at least I know people are hearing the idea,' she said. And that, at least, is a change from the past, when it was totally taboo for people to discuss the practice at all" (para 18).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"'It’s persistent, it’s constant,' said Dr. Mariam Dahir, who is a rare public opponent of cutting in Somaliland, a breakaway region in the north of the country" (para 15). "She posts Facebook videos calling for a total ban on cutting, which attract widespread criticism. 'Then at least I know people are hearing the idea,' she said. And that, at least, is a change from the past, when it was totally taboo for people to discuss the practice at all" (para 18).
March 27, 2025, 7:44 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The change has been driven in part by education campaigns, mounted by both local and international organizations, about the physical and psychological damage caused by cutting" (para 13).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The change has been driven in part by education campaigns, mounted by both local and international organizations, about the physical and psychological damage caused by cutting" (para 13).
March 27, 2025, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"In Burkina Faso, the country that has seen the sharpest decline, criminalization of the procedure and strong support from top political figures has helped push the change, said Mariam Lamizana, president of an anticutting organization called Voix de Femmes in Ouagadougou, the capital" (para 10).
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"In Burkina Faso, the country that has seen the sharpest decline, criminalization of the procedure and strong support from top political figures has helped push the change, said Mariam Lamizana, president of an anticutting organization called Voix de Femmes in Ouagadougou, the capital" (para 10).