TAG: human rights
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The Reproductive Rights Counteroffensive in Mexico and Central America
Authors: Gabriela Arguedas Ramírez and Lynn M. Morgan Reference: Feminist Studies 43, no. 2. 2017 by Feminist Studies, Inc. Download the article here.
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Aid agencies and sexual misconduct
On February 15, Oxfam entered the role of sexual abuse scandals after the #MeToo movement swept over Hollywood and other organizations, reaching further spheres, such as sports, politics, diplomacy and the evangelical church. Despite the unexpectedness humanitarian missions inspire for such actions, Oxfam, as well as other aid agencies, have disclosed sexual abuse allegations against their staff that have surprised the […]
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Brazil’s right to abortion on the table again
On February 5 of 2018, Senator Magno Malta (PR) proposed to archive the draft bill (SUG) N. 15/2014 on the Commission of Human Rights and Participative Legislation (CDH). In a quick reaction, the feminist movement initiated a new ballot initiative mirroring the SUG 15/2014 in order to reestablish the bill in case the Senate majority […]
Read moreActivists launched a petition against the Indonesia’s Penal Code reform
“Reject RKUHP that Criminalizes Women, Children, Indigenous Peoples and Marginalized Groups” We are women, housewives, workers, students, students, activists, survivors of sexual violence who have great concerns about the criminalization of citizens’ privacy in discussions of RKUHP sections of ethics in Parliament. One is the article about adultery which extends the notion of adultery from […]
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Article 19 releases new study about dating apps and LGBTQ persecution
Repression and marginalisation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer (LGBTQ) people across the world have limited safe opportunities for LGBTQ people to meet up but this is especially true for communities in the Middle East and North Africa. Targeting of LGBTQ groups in the MENA region reached a climax in September 2017 when more than […]
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‘Changing Faces Changing Spaces’ 2017 Conference Report
Changing Faces Changing Spaces (CFCS) is a biennial pan African activist-led and planned conference facilitated by UHAI. It is a platform for African LGBTIQ and sex worker activists to strategize, network, plan and reflect on achievements and challenges pertinent to our movements. In June last year, UHAI was the proud host of the sixth Changing Faces Changing […]
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REDLACTRANS Statement on the assault of transactivist Alexa Hoffman
From the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Trans people (REDLACTRANS) we reject the transphobic violent attack suffered by the national coordinator of Barbados, Alexa Hoffman and the inaction of the security forces to capture her attacker. Alexa suffered an attack by a man who rented a room in her home and assaulted her violently […]
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Sexual Politics in January 2018
In January of 2018, a fierce transnational feminist controversy erupted on the question of sexual harassment. In the same week of the Golden Globes Award ceremony when the #TimeIsUp campaign for equal gender pay was launched, a manifesto signed by a hundred French women artists and writers was published by Le Monde, titled The freedom […]
Read moreWhy Gender and Sexuality Continue to Matter in China’s Relationships with the Global South
In the occasion of a workshop promoted by The Center for Emerging Worlds in Beijing, China, we gladly the share the conference outcome in the form of the report Why Gender and Sexuality Continue to Matter in China’s Relationships with the Global South. Download the Beijing Workshop Report here.
Read more2018 Women’s March
One year ago, in the preamble of March 8 when we celebrate International Women’s Day and women around the world historically articulate and promote strikes, thousands of women in the United States were protesting against Donald Trump taking over the White House as President-elect. The act was a landmark and, as activist argue, the feminist movement was able to keep momentum throughout 2017, […]
Read more#ReadOurSigns: on the ground from the L.A. Women’s March
Los Angeles, January 21st, 2018. By Magaly Marques The best part of a protest or demonstration is to witness the creativity with which people express their motives for being there: the signs! At yesterday’s Women’s Anniversary March in Los Angeles, we could see the difference between what motivated people in the 2017 Women’s March and what […]
Read moreLatin American feminism at EFLAC
Montevideo (Uruguay) was the stage of the 14th Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Gathering (EFLAC in Spanish), where women gathered from the 23 to 25 of November under the motto “Diverse, but not to be dispersed”. We compiled some pieces and analysis in English about the event in order to promote internationally the Latin American Feminist debate. […]
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