Fatal stabbings highlight violence against women in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt Reuters A series of violent crimes against women in Egypt has drawn attention to gaps in legal and social protections that leave female citizens vulnerable to attacks and harassment, victims and activists say. The highest profile case was the murder in late June of 21-year-old student Nayera Ashraf, who was stabbed 19 times […]
America’s deadly epidemic: Violence against women
MAGALI DRUSCOVICH AND MARIA CASPANI, of Reuters, report on how those who kill women are largely men they know…
Wow!: Phone app allows Gaza women to report domestic abuse anonymously
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, reports on the difference a new phone app is making to the lives of women…
Wow!: Pakistan bus network gives women a ticket to work and study
ZOFEEN T EBRAHIM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Peshawar’s BRT transport system is helping women travel safely without fear of sexual harassment, opening up new opportunities for them to study and find jobs in the socially conservative city…
In northern Mexico, authorities search for missing women amid spate of disappearances
Monterrey, MexicoReuters More than two dozen women and girls have disappeared so far this year in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, sparking frantic searches among residents who hope their loved ones have not become the latest victims of endemic gender violence. On Tuesday, Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia said that 26 women and […]
Wow!: In Zimbabwe, a women-only gem mine gives abuse survivors new hope
FARAI SHAWN MATIASHE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how workers at Africa’s first all-female mine say their jobs have given them a fresh start and financial independence…
Pope on new year: Pandemic is hard, but focus on the good
Vatican CityAP In his New Year’s wishes to the world, Pope Francis encouraged people Saturday to focus on the good which unites them and decried violence against women while acknowledging that the coronavirus pandemic has left many scared and struggling amid economic inequality. “We are still living in uncertain and difficult times due to the […]
Domestic violence against women “almost satanic”, Pope Francis says
Rome, ItalyReuters Pope Francis has said that men who commit violence against women engage in something that is “almost satanic”. Pope Francis arrives to meet children assisted by volunteers of Santa Marta institute during an audience in Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, on 19th December. PICTURE: Reuters/Remo Casilli. He made the comment, some […]
European court urges Russia to tackle domestic violence
Moscow, RussiaAP A top European human rights court issued a ruling Tuesday urging Russia to introduce measures tackling domestic violence against women, which it said is happening on a “staggering scale” amid “systematic problems in securing prosecutions and convictions.” The European Court of Human Rights ruled in a case that four Russian women filed after […]
UK Home Secretary outlines steps to tackle violence against females
Reuters UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was publishing a new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, which include reviewing options to limit the use of non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual harassment in higher education. A new online tool called StreetSafe will be launched shortly which will enable people to anonymously […]