As the euphoria over the US elections settles, another vote (far less in the media spotlight) is taking place. On 17 November, Sierra Leone will hold its third multi-party election since the end of the civil war, 10 years ago.
As part of the Libyan Women Forum (LWF) Political Mobilisation Initiative that was launched immediately following the GNC election results, a two-day gender related event including a round table discussion, on November 14, and a workshop titled “The Constitution that We Want” on November 15 were held in Tripoli.
My name is Mado Nzigire, 33years old, from Bukavu district from Democratic Republic of Congo, one evening I was busy preparing supper for my family when armed men stormed my compound. They collected all my family members together, and then they started raping me one by one until the seventh rebel got his turn.
Sweet Dreams is a documentary that chronicles how a group of Rwandan women survived destruction and mass murder, and then embarked on the tenuous path of healing. Against the backdrop of the lush green Rwandan countryside, the film informs viewers that 1994 was the year of genocide in Rwanda. Later in the narrative, the historical context --referencing European colonialism--is recounted.
In the wake of recent visits to the UK by both the Indonesian and Liberian Heads of State, Equality Now highlights the importance of integrating human rights issues - particularly those which affect women and girls - into policies relating to international trade and financial aid.
No matter what one thinks, or in what color one tries to see the appointment of Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam as the first woman Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Somalia it is the historical significance of a woman reaching this far in tribal-based Muslim society, where women are seen only as an appendage if not indeed a property to their menfolk, that should not escape any conscientious person's attention.
Four years since the adoption of the Comprehensive Approach to EU implementation of UNSCR 1325 and 1820 on Women, Peace and Security (Comprehensive Approach), the EU continues to support the full implementation of UNSCR 1325 and subsequent resolutions (1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960), yet much remains to be done to match the EU ambitions on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.
