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TAG: gender

Crackdown against women’s rights activists in Jamaica and Uganda

In March and early April, two grave cases of crackdowns against women’s rights activists have been registered worldwide. In Jamaica, activist Latoya Nugent was detained and charged for cybercrime under an anti-terrorist law, an action widely condemned by human rights groups and organizations. In Uganda, the feminist scholar Stella Nyanzi was arrested also on the […]

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Sexual Politics in March and early April 2017

In March and early April, the abortion frontline in Latin America has been remarkably eventful,  in positive ways. In Bolivia, the proposed revision of abortion law, which is part of the broader reform of the country’s Penal Code,  ignited an intense public debate. More relevant yet, in El Salvador, where the criminalization of abortion is […]

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Chimananda Adichie comments on transwomen sparked a fiercedebate

The Nigerian feminist and writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was plunged into a noisy row after remarks that distinguish experiences of transgender women from those who are born female. The comments fueled widespread reactions in the identity politics debate. SPW has collected articles on the row. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on transgender row: ‘I have nothing to apologise […]

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Günes Terkol: re-imagining the feminine

Turkish artist Güneş Terkol challenges feminine imaginaries. She departs from personal or collective histories shared by women at workshops  organized in the context  of   her creative process.  For example, embroidering, a practice culturally attributed to domestic lives and women’s labor  assumes   distinctive public and political layers in her   work.  In analyzing her aesthetic approach a […]

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Latin America’s Gender Ideology Explosion

While it would be nice to report that the phrase is merely a malapropism, it is a very deliberate concept spawned by conservative religious groups. “Gender ideology” is becoming the catch-all metonym of a growing global movement opposing gender equality, abortion,

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Annual news release about LGBT situation in Kyrgyzstan

The Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic states «individual, her/his rights, freedoms and guarantees for their implementation are the highest value and purpose of the society and the state», despite the fundamental statement in the country’s main legal document, representatives of the LGBT community are systematically discriminated and face all kinds of violence from the side […]

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Call for articles: Pambazuka News Special issue on activism in Africa

What is the state of activism in Africa today? How effective is activism in bringing about the transformations that are needed to improve the lives of the African people? What should be done better? Pambazuka News invites articles exploring different perspectives on this theme. There is a protest march taking place somewhere in Africa right […]

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Sexual Politics in February and early March 2017

There are many events to be reported in regard to abortion rights in February and early March 2017. The most important comes from  Brazil where potential regressions on abortion rights have been registered in recent years. A lawsuit was filed at the Supreme Court, on March 7th, by a political party (PSOL) and the feminist […]

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She Decides – challenging US Global Gag Rule

The story to date On 22 January 2017, the Global Gag Rule was reinstated by Donald Trump the day after he took office. (See the Campaign newsletter report of 27 January which outlines the history of the Gag Rule, which goes back 32 years, the consequences it had for NGOs in the past and the […]

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Nepal’s Civil Service Increasingly Transgender-Inclusive

More than 600 transgender people applied for civil service jobs in Nepal last year, according to a government report released last week. LGBT rights activists hail the announcement as practical progress toward implementing Nepal’s identity-based legal third gender category. A reveller gets ready to take part in a LGBT pride parade to mark Gaijatra Festival, also […]

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Uruguay: Young woman denied a legal abortion may take legal action against judge

A judge in the city of Mercedes, Soriano, has ruled against a woman having an abortion who was booked for the abortion on 23 February. The ruling came after her ex–partner tabled an amparo asking the court to delay the abortion so that he could challenge her decision. The judge agreed to hear the case […]

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Annual Report 2016: International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion

In 2016, membership of the Campaign increased by 25% to 1,132 members in 113 countries. We coordinated and promoted the biggest and most influential International Safe Abortion Day on 28 September to date, calling for decriminalisation of abortion, a moratorium on prosecutions, and universal access to safe abortion. We also gathered hundreds of signatures from […]

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