Kenya has a long way to go to make the right to land and property a reality for all women. Written by Najma Abdi and Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu, Daily Nation As the world celebrates International Women’s Day tomorrow, women in Kenya still face hurdles when it comes to land and property ownership, more so widows. Land…
As part of its new gender equality strategy, European Commission is expected to move forwards introducing legal obligation to report on gender pay gap. Written by Thomson Reuters Foundation Brussels, March 2 – The gap between female and male employment costs the European Union 360 billion euros ($399 billion) of losses a year, or some…
In an historic extraordinary outreach session, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child met government officials, UN agencies, civil society and children to discuss the situation of children’s rights in the Pacific. Written by UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Apia (6 March 2020) – “For many years, we spoke and dreamed of holding…
The law would toughen punishments for sexual offences, inlcuding qualifying all non-consensual sex as rape. Written by Belén Carreño and Paola Luelmo, Thomson Reuters Foundation Madrid, March 3 – Spain’s left-wing government approved a bill on Tuesday that would qualify all non-consensual sex as rape, acting on a pre-election promise to strengthen laws in defence…
This year’s preparations for the UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting, usually held annually in early March, have already forced diplomats working on a political declaration to take sides in promoting or excluding certain rights. Written by Dulcie Leimbach, PassBlue From the start, the diplomats leading the negotiations on the new political declaration…
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández has said he will send a bill to legalise abortion to Congress within the next 10 days. Written by BBC News Mr Fernández, who was sworn in as president in December, has previously described abortion as “a matter of public health”. In Argentina, abortion is allowed only in cases of rape,…
Ahead of the 64th UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW64) in New York in March, Parliament spelled out its priorities on Thursday. Written by European Parliament News In a resolution adopted by 463 votes in favour, 108 against and 50 abstentions, MEPs deplore that many of the challenges identified by the Beijing Declaration…
Equality Bahamas is calling on Attorney General Carl Bethel to prioritize Bahamian women and finish what was started with the drafting of the marital rape bill. Written by Eyewitness NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Equality Bahamas is calling on Attorney General Carl Bethel to prioritize Bahamian women and finish what was started with the drafting of the…
Dr Kim Barker, lecturer in law at Stirling Law School, and Dr Olga Jurasz, senior lecturer in law at the Open University Law School, look at the proposed reforms to the hate crime regime. Written by Dr Kim Baker & Dr Olga Jurasz, Scottish Legal News The Scottish government is currently considering reforms to the hate crime framework in Scotland. This…
Women empowerment and gender experts have converged in Lilongwe to prepare for this year’s global United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting, which is scheduled to take place in New York in the United States of America. Written by Watipaso Mzungu, The Nyasa Times The Malawi Government is hosting the delegates,…
