Latest items for SEGI-PRACTICE-2
Dec. 9, 2024, 1:35 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Ministries of Education and Labour did not respond to requests for comment. The department of civil registration said it required further details on Esther’s case, including a copy of her birth certificate, to take action" (par. 24).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Ministries of Education and Labour did not respond to requests for comment. The department of civil registration said it required further details on Esther’s case, including a copy of her birth certificate, to take action" (par. 24).
Dec. 7, 2024, 6:21 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"In August 2023, three women, including 95-year-old Mba Yassin Fatty, were taken to court and convicted of performing FGM on eight infants aged between four months and one year. Following their conviction, prominent Islamic scholar Imam Abdoulie Fatty (no relation) paid the fines imposed on the three women" (par. 5). "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...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"In August 2023, three women, including 95-year-old Mba Yassin Fatty, were taken to court and convicted of performing FGM on eight infants aged between four months and one year. Following their conviction, prominent Islamic scholar Imam Abdoulie Fatty (no relation) paid the fines imposed on the three women" (par. 5). "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...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"But there has been a backlash, to the point where the word 'feminism' itself has virtually become a slur in South Korea, carrying connotations far removed from western views of gender equality advocacy. 'Unlike the west’s long history with feminist movements, Korea is experiencing these changes in a very compressed way,' says Gowoon Jung, assistant professor of sociology at Korea University. 'This has led many to view feminism only in its most radical form.' President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office in 2022, partly rode to victory on anti-feminist sentiment, courting disgruntled young male voters by denying the existence of structural gender discrimination and promising to abolish the country’s gender...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"But there has been a backlash, to the point where the word 'feminism' itself has virtually become a slur in South Korea, carrying connotations far removed from western views of gender equality advocacy. 'Unlike the west’s long history with feminist movements, Korea is experiencing these changes in a very compressed way,' says Gowoon Jung, assistant professor of sociology at Korea University. 'This has led many to view feminism only in its most radical form.' President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office in 2022, partly rode to victory on anti-feminist sentiment, courting disgruntled young male voters by denying the existence of structural gender discrimination and promising to abolish the country’s gender...more
Dec. 5, 2024, 6:07 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Iranian human rights lawyer Hossein Raeesi said that the idea of a clinic to treat women who did not comply with hijab laws is ‘neither Islamic and nor is it aligned with Iranian law’. He also said it was alarming that the statement came from the Women and Family Department of the Tehran Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which falls under the direct authority of the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei" (para 5). "One young woman from Iran, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: 'It won’t be a clinic, it will be a prison. We are struggling to make ends meet and have power outages,...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Iranian human rights lawyer Hossein Raeesi said that the idea of a clinic to treat women who did not comply with hijab laws is ‘neither Islamic and nor is it aligned with Iranian law’. He also said it was alarming that the statement came from the Women and Family Department of the Tehran Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which falls under the direct authority of the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei" (para 5). "One young woman from Iran, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: 'It won’t be a clinic, it will be a prison. We are struggling to make ends meet and have power outages,...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Estelle had to sneak out of the country because she had joined a countrywide Civil Disobedience Movement after the coup and faced international travel restrictions as a result" (par. 8).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Estelle had to sneak out of the country because she had joined a countrywide Civil Disobedience Movement after the coup and faced international travel restrictions as a result" (par. 8).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:42 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is always looking for avenues to bring the much-needed change to end child marriages in the country, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. The minister said although it was an uphill task, the ministry was not willing to give up on the issue" (par. 1-2).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is always looking for avenues to bring the much-needed change to end child marriages in the country, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. The minister said although it was an uphill task, the ministry was not willing to give up on the issue" (par. 1-2).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:40 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Two years after the ordeal, Hicks took to an anonymous blog with the help of an attorney to expose what happened on board the Sea Year program. Following its publicity in 2021, the vessel's operator, Maersk's US subsidiary, contacted Hicks' alleged attacker to be involved in an internal investigation" (par. 11-12).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Two years after the ordeal, Hicks took to an anonymous blog with the help of an attorney to expose what happened on board the Sea Year program. Following its publicity in 2021, the vessel's operator, Maersk's US subsidiary, contacted Hicks' alleged attacker to be involved in an internal investigation" (par. 11-12).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"However, the charity refuge attacked the plan, with chief executive Ruth Davison, saying: 'Domestic abuse does not happen because a person takes drugs, it is an active decision a perpetrator makes to abuse and is rooted in power and control. Refuge is concerned that this new initiative announced today to drug test those arrested for offences linked to violence against women and girls (VAWG) and domestic abuse distracts from, and further deprioritises this issue'" (par. 7-8).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"However, the charity refuge attacked the plan, with chief executive Ruth Davison, saying: 'Domestic abuse does not happen because a person takes drugs, it is an active decision a perpetrator makes to abuse and is rooted in power and control. Refuge is concerned that this new initiative announced today to drug test those arrested for offences linked to violence against women and girls (VAWG) and domestic abuse distracts from, and further deprioritises this issue'" (par. 7-8).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Belgian Union of Sex Workers described the law as 'a huge step forward, ending legal discrimination against sex workers.' But it said the rules could 'be instrumentalised' to reduce or eliminate sex work. It added: 'We already see certain municipalities hiding behind the words ‘safety’ and ‘hygiene’ to promulgate very strict local regulations that make sex work almost impossible on their territory.'" (par. 9-10). "Some feminist organisations have criticised the law. When the bill was published in 2023, the Council of Francophone Women of Belgium said it would be 'catastrophic' for young girls and victims of trafficking. 'To assume that prostitution exists and that we must protect workers is...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Belgian Union of Sex Workers described the law as 'a huge step forward, ending legal discrimination against sex workers.' But it said the rules could 'be instrumentalised' to reduce or eliminate sex work. It added: 'We already see certain municipalities hiding behind the words ‘safety’ and ‘hygiene’ to promulgate very strict local regulations that make sex work almost impossible on their territory.'" (par. 9-10). "Some feminist organisations have criticised the law. When the bill was published in 2023, the Council of Francophone Women of Belgium said it would be 'catastrophic' for young girls and victims of trafficking. 'To assume that prostitution exists and that we must protect workers is...more
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:21 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, GIC-LAW-3
“Local governments have responded with measures ranging from daycare to matchmaking. In June, the Tokyo metropolitan government said it would launch a dating app as early as this summer” (para 8).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, GIC-LAW-3
“Local governments have responded with measures ranging from daycare to matchmaking. In June, the Tokyo metropolitan government said it would launch a dating app as early as this summer” (para 8).
Nov. 16, 2024, 10:07 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Reaction to the pilot [of show discussing women's taboo issues] was overwhelmingly positive, said the host, Naima Said Salah, and exposed the impact that a dire lack of information had on girls" (para 4). "Somalia’s media sector is male-dominated, with a strong focus on politics. All six founding members of Bilan [Somalia’s only all-female media team] have faced discrimination and harassment in their careers. The project was set up to offer women a safe space to tell the stories they wanted to tell, and has covered a wide range of under-reported stories, including Somalis living with HIV, child abuse and postnatal depression.'One reason why women’s stories are rarely told in...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Reaction to the pilot [of show discussing women's taboo issues] was overwhelmingly positive, said the host, Naima Said Salah, and exposed the impact that a dire lack of information had on girls" (para 4). "Somalia’s media sector is male-dominated, with a strong focus on politics. All six founding members of Bilan [Somalia’s only all-female media team] have faced discrimination and harassment in their careers. The project was set up to offer women a safe space to tell the stories they wanted to tell, and has covered a wide range of under-reported stories, including Somalis living with HIV, child abuse and postnatal depression.'One reason why women’s stories are rarely told in...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There are cases where individuals who come from these [rural] regions, are open to Western cultural practices, but end up shunned by their communities for doing so. 'They feel they betrayed their country'" (para 10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There are cases where individuals who come from these [rural] regions, are open to Western cultural practices, but end up shunned by their communities for doing so. 'They feel they betrayed their country'" (para 10).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"In a searing report about the rape of protesters by security forces, CNN recounted how a 20-year-old woman was arrested for supposedly leading protests and later was brought by the police to a hospital in Karaj, shaking violently, head shaven, her rectum hemorrhaging. The woman is now back in prison" (para 2). "Hadi Ghaemi of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, a watchdog organization in New York, told me of a 14-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood in Tehran who protested by taking off her head scarf at school.The girl, Masooumeh, was identified by school cameras and detained; soon afterward, she was taken to the hospital to be treated...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"In a searing report about the rape of protesters by security forces, CNN recounted how a 20-year-old woman was arrested for supposedly leading protests and later was brought by the police to a hospital in Karaj, shaking violently, head shaven, her rectum hemorrhaging. The woman is now back in prison" (para 2). "Hadi Ghaemi of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, a watchdog organization in New York, told me of a 14-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood in Tehran who protested by taking off her head scarf at school.The girl, Masooumeh, was identified by school cameras and detained; soon afterward, she was taken to the hospital to be treated...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:03 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The government brutally cracked down on those protests, killing hundreds of people and jailing thousands, according to rights groups" (Para 3). "What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens. Now, a visible minority of women in Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in defiant protest against the government and all of its policies" (Para 4). "For the government to move away from the enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic law would be an acknowledgement by the political establishment that their legitimacy has waned, if not, is bankrupt,"...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The government brutally cracked down on those protests, killing hundreds of people and jailing thousands, according to rights groups" (Para 3). "What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens. Now, a visible minority of women in Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in defiant protest against the government and all of its policies" (Para 4). "For the government to move away from the enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic law would be an acknowledgement by the political establishment that their legitimacy has waned, if not, is bankrupt,"...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Amini, a Turkish citizen, was detained by police while visiting Tehran in September. Her still-unexplained death has spurred widespread protests against the country’s theocratic government and its hijab requirements which have been in place since the 1970s. Iranian police have responded with brutal crackdowns on the gatherings resulting in almost 20,000 arrests and hundreds of deaths, according to multiple reports" (para 2).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Amini, a Turkish citizen, was detained by police while visiting Tehran in September. Her still-unexplained death has spurred widespread protests against the country’s theocratic government and its hijab requirements which have been in place since the 1970s. Iranian police have responded with brutal crackdowns on the gatherings resulting in almost 20,000 arrests and hundreds of deaths, according to multiple reports" (para 2).
Nov. 16, 2024, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in the custody of the 'morality police' last September. Government forces violently put down months of nationwide revolt unleashed by her death." (para 10-11).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in the custody of the 'morality police' last September. Government forces violently put down months of nationwide revolt unleashed by her death." (para 10-11).
Nov. 12, 2024, 2:41 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"An MoD spokesman told The Daily Telegraph that ‘anyone found guilty will face the full weight of the law and immediate dismissal’. The spokesman said: ‘Any allegation of sexual assault reported will be investigated and anyone found guilty will face the full weight of the law and immediate dismissal. ‘The Defence Secretary is bidding for new legislation that would make it a formal offence in military law.‘Those found guilty of sexual relationships with new recruits will potentially result in court marshal and a custodial sentence’ " (6-9).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"An MoD spokesman told The Daily Telegraph that ‘anyone found guilty will face the full weight of the law and immediate dismissal’. The spokesman said: ‘Any allegation of sexual assault reported will be investigated and anyone found guilty will face the full weight of the law and immediate dismissal. ‘The Defence Secretary is bidding for new legislation that would make it a formal offence in military law.‘Those found guilty of sexual relationships with new recruits will potentially result in court marshal and a custodial sentence’ " (6-9).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee is...concerned: at the fact that discriminatory gender stereotypes and patriarchal and sexist messaging in the media and by politicians, as well as calls for adherence to traditional roles and values for women, persist in the State party" (7).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee is...concerned: at the fact that discriminatory gender stereotypes and patriarchal and sexist messaging in the media and by politicians, as well as calls for adherence to traditional roles and values for women, persist in the State party" (7).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:06 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, WAM-PRACTICE-1
"On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese video-sharing social media app, divorce parties and inspiring content about the lives of newly single women are gaining thousands of likes" (para 5).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, WAM-PRACTICE-1
"On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese video-sharing social media app, divorce parties and inspiring content about the lives of newly single women are gaining thousands of likes" (para 5).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"A growing network of young female Sudanese writers is challenging gender stereotypes for a growing audience, both inside and outside the country. But they too have to combat the patriarchal attitudes that pervade the country’s publishing industry and many choose to publish their books abroad initially" (para 13, 14). "'Writing about sex or religion is still forbidden for women. There are red lines that as a female writer you’re not even meant to approach. To do so brands you a heretic, a rogue, someone who has no appreciation for literature'" (para 15).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"A growing network of young female Sudanese writers is challenging gender stereotypes for a growing audience, both inside and outside the country. But they too have to combat the patriarchal attitudes that pervade the country’s publishing industry and many choose to publish their books abroad initially" (para 13, 14). "'Writing about sex or religion is still forbidden for women. There are red lines that as a female writer you’re not even meant to approach. To do so brands you a heretic, a rogue, someone who has no appreciation for literature'" (para 15).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The government brutally cracked down on those protests, killing hundreds of people and jailing thousands, according to rights groups" (Para 3). "What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens. Now, a visible minority of women in Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in defiant protest against the government and all of its policies" (Para 4). "For the government to move away from the enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic law would be an acknowledgement by the political establishment that their legitimacy has waned, if not, is bankrupt,"...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The government brutally cracked down on those protests, killing hundreds of people and jailing thousands, according to rights groups" (Para 3). "What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens. Now, a visible minority of women in Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in defiant protest against the government and all of its policies" (Para 4). "For the government to move away from the enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic law would be an acknowledgement by the political establishment that their legitimacy has waned, if not, is bankrupt,"...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"In a searing report about the rape of protesters by security forces, CNN recounted how a 20-year-old woman was arrested for supposedly leading protests and later was brought by the police to a hospital in Karaj, shaking violently, head shaven, her rectum hemorrhaging. The woman is now back in prison" (para 2). "Hadi Ghaemi of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, a watchdog organization in New York, told me of a 14-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood in Tehran who protested by taking off her head scarf at school.The girl, Masooumeh, was identified by school cameras and detained; soon afterward, she was taken to the hospital to be treated...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"In a searing report about the rape of protesters by security forces, CNN recounted how a 20-year-old woman was arrested for supposedly leading protests and later was brought by the police to a hospital in Karaj, shaking violently, head shaven, her rectum hemorrhaging. The woman is now back in prison" (para 2). "Hadi Ghaemi of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, a watchdog organization in New York, told me of a 14-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood in Tehran who protested by taking off her head scarf at school.The girl, Masooumeh, was identified by school cameras and detained; soon afterward, she was taken to the hospital to be treated...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There are cases where individuals who come from these [rural] regions, are open to Western cultural practices, but end up shunned by their communities for doing so. 'They feel they betrayed their country'" (para 10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There are cases where individuals who come from these [rural] regions, are open to Western cultural practices, but end up shunned by their communities for doing so. 'They feel they betrayed their country'" (para 10).
Oct. 10, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
Overall, the highest leaders in the country want to protect women, but the mid-level leaders of business, enterprise, and other endeavors look to their own self-interest and aren’t on-board with women’s equality in the leadership of the country.
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-2
Overall, the highest leaders in the country want to protect women, but the mid-level leaders of business, enterprise, and other endeavors look to their own self-interest and aren’t on-board with women’s equality in the leadership of the country.
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"As mentioned before, faith-based, and pro-life groups challenge the adoption of gender polices in Belize. The 2010–2013 Revised NGP (2010–2013) received nationwide social protests (#killthebill) due to the policy’s definition of respect for diversity and sexual orientation. In 2020, the Ministry of Human Development, the National AIDS Commission and Office of the Special Envoy drafted The Equal Opportunities Bill (EOB) which sought to protect an individual from discrimination. The bill defined discrimination and outlined 21 characteristics that an individual could be discriminated for, including gender, sex, age, and disability. It stipulated what constitutes discriminatory actions as well as fines for violators. 9 Protesting factions viewed them as encouraging LBGT+ rights...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"As mentioned before, faith-based, and pro-life groups challenge the adoption of gender polices in Belize. The 2010–2013 Revised NGP (2010–2013) received nationwide social protests (#killthebill) due to the policy’s definition of respect for diversity and sexual orientation. In 2020, the Ministry of Human Development, the National AIDS Commission and Office of the Special Envoy drafted The Equal Opportunities Bill (EOB) which sought to protect an individual from discrimination. The bill defined discrimination and outlined 21 characteristics that an individual could be discriminated for, including gender, sex, age, and disability. It stipulated what constitutes discriminatory actions as well as fines for violators. 9 Protesting factions viewed them as encouraging LBGT+ rights...more
Sept. 5, 2024, 1 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
“Ms [Alina] Thomas [CEO of Engender Equality] says there are people who assume their own experiences always reflect those of others. ‘We might be talking about how traditional gender roles influence family violence, then you'll hear someone say 'But my husband is actually really great at home — he always does the washing', as if their example can be applied universally. It's such a way of derailing the conversation, even if they are well-meaning people.’ Dr [Chay] Brown [research and partnerships manager at The Equality Institute] says people who become defensive about the reality of domestic violence are a disruption in working towards prevention. ‘Rather than being part of the...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
“Ms [Alina] Thomas [CEO of Engender Equality] says there are people who assume their own experiences always reflect those of others. ‘We might be talking about how traditional gender roles influence family violence, then you'll hear someone say 'But my husband is actually really great at home — he always does the washing', as if their example can be applied universally. It's such a way of derailing the conversation, even if they are well-meaning people.’ Dr [Chay] Brown [research and partnerships manager at The Equality Institute] says people who become defensive about the reality of domestic violence are a disruption in working towards prevention. ‘Rather than being part of the...more
Aug. 9, 2024, 7:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
“While the Bill [against street harassment] passed the Commons unopposed, Conservative former minister Sir Christopher Chope suggested amending it to 'ensure that emphasis was given to the fact that this Bill applies to men and women equally'. The amendment was not formally put forward, but Sir Christopher warned: 'There seems to be an inability to hold two notions in our heads; that sexual assault is bad and that treating men as inherent sex pests is also bad. 'A reasonable worry about assault appears to have morphed into an institutional misandry' ” (14-16).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
“While the Bill [against street harassment] passed the Commons unopposed, Conservative former minister Sir Christopher Chope suggested amending it to 'ensure that emphasis was given to the fact that this Bill applies to men and women equally'. The amendment was not formally put forward, but Sir Christopher warned: 'There seems to be an inability to hold two notions in our heads; that sexual assault is bad and that treating men as inherent sex pests is also bad. 'A reasonable worry about assault appears to have morphed into an institutional misandry' ” (14-16).
July 23, 2024, 4:58 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
“Divya Srinivasan, who leads on ending harmful practices at the NGO Equality Now, said: ‘It is completely unacceptable that despite women and girls continuing to die from FGM in Sierra Leone, there remains complete apathy from the government and an unwillingness to take desperately needed action to prevent these deaths or prohibit the practice’ ” (14).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
“Divya Srinivasan, who leads on ending harmful practices at the NGO Equality Now, said: ‘It is completely unacceptable that despite women and girls continuing to die from FGM in Sierra Leone, there remains complete apathy from the government and an unwillingness to take desperately needed action to prevent these deaths or prohibit the practice’ ” (14).
July 22, 2024, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
“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. Activists and local leaders condemned the murder, calling it a backward step in the fight to eradicate the practice in the country. Police in Elgeyo Marakwet county, in the Rift Valley region, had taken a group of girls who had been forced to undergo the illegal procedure to hospital when a mob of young men stormed a police station and stoned Cpl Mushote Boma to death. ‘Angry youth raided the police post in a bid to get the girls, who had been rescued by...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
“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. Activists and local leaders condemned the murder, calling it a backward step in the fight to eradicate the practice in the country. Police in Elgeyo Marakwet county, in the Rift Valley region, had taken a group of girls who had been forced to undergo the illegal procedure to hospital when a mob of young men stormed a police station and stoned Cpl Mushote Boma to death. ‘Angry youth raided the police post in a bid to get the girls, who had been rescued by...more
July 22, 2024, 9:41 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
“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” (5). “[Tony] Mwebia [founder of Men End FGM Foundation] was attacked by [a] group of men in Kuria in December 2016 after he and a colleague were suspected of filming a street parade of girls undergoing the cut” (9). "According to The Nation newspaper, about 70 girls were rescued by the police, with Viola Cherono, a human rights activist from...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
“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” (5). “[Tony] Mwebia [founder of Men End FGM Foundation] was attacked by [a] group of men in Kuria in December 2016 after he and a colleague were suspected of filming a street parade of girls undergoing the cut” (9). "According to The Nation newspaper, about 70 girls were rescued by the police, with Viola Cherono, a human rights activist from...more