Forcing a woman to have a caesarean is an assault we won’t tolerate
Read The Guardian’s article about the case of a Brazilian women taken by police to have a cesarean, despite her will to have a vaginal
In-Depth Report Details Economics of Sex Trade
Read NY Times article about some of the findings of a landmark government-sponsored report on the size and structure of the sex economy in USA,
Will ‘Safe From the Start’ Bring Needed Change for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict and Crisis?
Read Huffington Post’s article about USA iniciative “Safe from the Start”, designed to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in conflict and crisis and build
Genital mutilation
2.7 Genital mutilation Since 2003, February 6th has been recognized as the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. Surveying the Web in
In three steps*
By Mauro ï Cabral (1) 1. Each year, during this week, I write a text that can be short or long, as well as more
Regional Highlights – News6
Afghanistan: Taliban shoot dead Afghan politician who championed women’s rights
Human Rights Council review process: opportunity to advocate for sexual rights
Since March 15th, 2006, when the resolution creating the Human Rights Council was adopted by the UN General Assembly, the Council have met in four sessions. The 5th session of the HRC will take place from June 11th to 18th, 2007, when it is expected that the ongoing HRC institution building process will be completed.