treatment of women
Consequences of Abandoning the Forest
A news story last week reported that the sexual exploitation of Malapandaram women, reported two years ago, does not appear to be improving. A major Indian newspaper carried a story in November 2011 indicating that Malapandaram women living near Chalakkayam, a settlement colony in Kerala close to the famous temple at Sabarimala, were frequently targeted […]
Film Festival in Ladakh Promotes Women’s Equality
The organizers of the Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF) are promoting a movement in India to build awareness of the need to protect women and girls from rape, infanticide, and feticide. The festival, which began last summer, is now receiving films for its second year. Some 600 people attended last summer. Organizers are hoping the […]
Equality for Fipa Women
On Wednesday last week, the First Lady of Tanzania, Salma Kikwete, extolled the importance of education to over 1,000 girls at a school in Sumbawanga. The wife of President Jakaya Kikwete said that many young females have been dropping out of school due to pregnancies. She urged girls in the major city of the nation’s […]
Peaceful Societies in India Champion Women’s Rights
Michelle Bachelet argues that a much stronger economic and political role for women in India will not only be the right thing to do, it will send an important message to the world. She summarized her thoughts on the subject during a speech in New Delhi at the beginning of October. The former president of […]
Zapotec Woman Saluted
Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, visited Oaxaca State in Mexico last week to assess the situation of the indigenous peoples. In the course of her visit, she spoke with Zapotec leaders and encouraged them, particularly the women, to continue to seek their rights. She suggested, according to a Fox News […]
