Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are present across all industry sectors. Known for championing positive change and helping those who often need it most, they are one of the most effective ways for social actors to interact with governments and institutions…
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Gendered Genocide: Disproportional Post-Conflict Burdens on Women and Girls in Rwanda
It is widely understood that genocide tears at the social institutions of the affected nation and that the rebuilding process is strenuous. However, the gendered nature of genocide…
The ‘Beautiful Game’ Turns Ugly: The Qatar World Cup Represents a Microcosm of Problems in Modern Football
The 2022 World Cup has gotten underway with an atmosphere unlike any tournament which has come before it. While this sentence would usually indicate an electric atmosphere and unrivaled enthusiasm, this time things are different: for many, the appalling human rights record of the host nation, Qatar, is the only thing on their minds…
Tackling violence against women and girls in the UK: is a misogyny hate crime bill part of the solution?
Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash By Louise Palmer Content warning: Violence against Women and Girls/ Sexual Assult When asked to think about Human Rights, it is common for people to picture places and situations that are distant or far removed from their everyday lives. However, this perception is deeply misleading as Human RightsContinue reading “Tackling violence against women and girls in the UK: is a misogyny hate crime bill part of the solution? “
Sexual Liberation in Morocco: Not just a matter of morality
Photo by Fabio Santaniello Bruun on Unsplash By Charlotte Lang In an age of purported sexual liberation, it can be easy to forget that mandates around sexuality occupy not just a social sphere but a legal one. Since major reforms to the Moroccan Moudawawa (family code) were implemented in 2004, the nation has been laudedContinue reading “Sexual Liberation in Morocco: Not just a matter of morality”
Femicide: the unrelenting epidemic
Written by Sarah Rennie Content Warning: Violence Against Women & Femicide Throughout the nineties and early 2000s, Ciudad Juárez (a Mexican city just south of El Paso, Texas) made the headlines for the deaths of numerous women. In 1993, the first crimes were reported, as bodies were found on the outskirts of the city ManyContinue reading “Femicide: the unrelenting epidemic”
Women’s Protests in Iran and the Relationship between Social Media and Activism
Women recorded holding her hijab aloft in protest in December 2017, via video on BBC. On International Women’s Day this year, three women were arrested in Iran. They were protesting the laws that make it compulsory to wear a hijab at all times by taking theirs off in a Tehran subway. The women were subsequentlyContinue reading “Women’s Protests in Iran and the Relationship between Social Media and Activism”
The Exploitation and Fetishism of the Black Female Body: How Popular Media Continues Centuries of Ra
Photo by Jeanne Menjoulet on Flickr The fetishisation of black women’s bodies is attributed to colonial times when black women were presented as hypersexualised, promiscuous wantons. As explained by Nefertari Bilal, when European colonisers travelled to Africa they met women who, to cope with the hotter climate, wore revealing clothes. Their exposed bodies contradicted theContinue reading “The Exploitation and Fetishism of the Black Female Body: How Popular Media Continues Centuries of Ra”
Caught in the Crosshairs
On August 31st, while exiting the office of a Rabati based Gynecologist, Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni and her Sudanese fiancé were arrested on the grounds that she had just received an illegal abortion. The pair were subsequently detained at a police station in Morocco’s capital city of Rabat before being brought before a prosecutor onContinue reading “Caught in the Crosshairs”
The USA’s new “domestic gag rule” and the impending damage to citizens’ lives
Citizens campaigning for protection of Planned Parenthood in Ohio. Source: Wikimedia Commons. On 22 February, the Trump administration announced the final version of their new Title X regulations. The changes to the public law are being labeled as the United States’ ‘domestic gag rule’ by sexual health advocates, due to the restrictions now set onContinue reading “The USA’s new “domestic gag rule” and the impending damage to citizens’ lives”
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