Argentine nuns accuse archbishop, others of gender violence
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAP Several feminist groups are calling for protests Tuesday in support of a community of cloistered nuns who have caused shockwaves by accusing the archbishop of a northern Argentine province and other church officials of gender-based psychological and physical violence. The pairing of feminists and Carmelite nuns is unusual in a country at […]
Kenya’s President pledges millions to fight surge in gender violence
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya’s President pledged millions of dollars in state funds on Friday to help tackle a surge in gender-based violence during the pandemic, outlining plans to open women’s shelters across the country and improve policing. Uhuru Kenyatta said crime statistics showed cases involving violence against women had almost doubled between January and […]
“No voice”: Child brides left out of India’s domestic violence data
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Child brides being beaten by their husbands will no longer be included in India’s biggest survey of domestic violence – potentially hiding the problem and making it even harder for married girls to get help. India’s national health survey is a mine of statistics on key social indicators – from fertility […]
Calls for women’s shelters as Kenya reports COVID-19 surge in violence
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation A sharp rise in gender-based violence in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted an urgent need for more shelters to help victims and awareness campaigns, women’s rights groups said on Friday. Cases of violence targeting women and girls – including rape, child marriage and murder – rose 36 per cent […]
Crime and what punishment? Russian women pin hope on domestic violence ruling
Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation She got slammed against her bathroom door and beaten up for refusing her husband sex. He got off with a small fine. Welcome to Russia – where an estimated one in five women suffer violence from their husband and where rights groups say the law offers little punishment and even less […]
Wow!: Reclaiming the street – six apps and initiatives keeping women safe
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on some initiatiives to help keep women safe around the world…
Indian spending on women’s safety “grossly inadequate”, says Oxfam
Mumbai/Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Nearly a decade since the gang rape and murder of a student on a bus shocked India, state spending to combat violence against women and girls is “grossly inadequate”, Oxfam India said on Tuesday. Funds earmarked for setting up helplines, opening crisis centres and introducing gender-sensitisation training for officials remain unspent, […]
Emergency calls on violence against women spiked in Mexico in 2020
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Emergency calls related to violence against women in Mexico rose more than 30 per cent in 2020, data published last week showed, as COVID-19 lockdowns kept families stuck at home. In 2020, more than 260,000 emergency calls were made about violence against women compared to under 198,000 in the previous […]
Changing behaviour: Men enlisted to fight ‘tradition’ of gender violence in Cambodia
MATT BLOMBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on efforts to tackle gender-based violence in Cambodia…
Pandemic, funding gaps seen fueling gender-based violence in Yemen
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Gender-based violence has surged by 63 per cent since conflict erupted in Yemen in 2015, aid groups said on Monday, warning that the pandemic was exposing inadequate funding for protection services in war zones around the world. Globally, at least 40 million people affected by war are at risk of sexual […]