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by Jessica Lopez with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday. From a spike in rapes in Nigeria and South Africa, increased numbers of women missing in Peru, higher rates of women being killed in Brazil and Mexico and overwhelmed associations in Europe: the pandemic has aggravated the plague […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) – Various international women’s groups attended the recent annual celebration for International Women’s Month, the International Women’s Day Summit 2019, with the theme “Advancing the Rights and Representation of Filipino Women.” In the event, held at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier, in Taguig City, last March 8, 2019 women’s rights advocates from various sectors discussed ways to further advance women’s rights and representation in Philippine society. […]
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Eagle News) – Nakipagkaisa sa pagdiriwang ng National Women’s Month ang Roxas City. Ang kanilang selebrasyon ay isinagawa sa Roxas City Plaza na pinangunahan ng Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System. Sa taong ito ang tema ng pagdiriwang ay “We make Change Work for Women”. Naglalayon ito na isulong ang adbokasiya laban sa pananakit sa mga kababaihan sa lungsod. Bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ay nagsagawa ng walking at jogging na nagsimula sa Roxas […]
QUEZON CITY — Fight the culture of silence, report violence against women (VAW). This is the call of Secretary Ismael ‘Mike’ D. Sueno of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as the whole nation celebrates National Women’s Month this March. “To women who are victims of violence, do not be afraid in reporting and seeking help through the Barangay VAW Desk in your barangay. There is no shame in saving yourselves, your […]
Indian’s Supreme Court has granted two young men convicted of a fatal gang-rape a stay of execution. The attack on a 23-year-old student in 2012 shocked the country, triggering street demonstrations and tougher laws. In an emergency court session held on Saturday, two Supreme Court judges ordered the hangings of two of the four convicts to be put on hold, after the men’s lawyers appealed. “The court issued instructions for holding a detailed hearing before […]
Six hundred Filipino and Indonesian domestic helpers in Hong Kong participated in a dance rally as part of a global campaign called “1 Billion Rising For Justice.” The campaign aims to end violence against women. This was in response to a United Nations statistics that stated that 1 out of 3 women in the world, or equivalent to 1 billion people faced violence. According to a 2013 global review of available data cited by […]
