Christine Constable (Norwich, ECC): There has been a keen amount of debate on ‘regionalism' recently on OurKingdom - some people against the idea full stop, some against it if
by Theresa U. Akumadu
Anyone who is convicted for rape is liable to life imprisonment, so says the Child Rights Law in Nigeria (31(2). Enacted by the federal government
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): It seems you couldn't make it up. The elegant and even traditional way of putting the question is 'Who rules Britain?' Today,
by Stephanie Ziebell (UNIFEM Governance, Peace and Security) on behalf of the UNIFEM Haiti Team
Most women's rights advocates describe Haiti as having a culture that inherently discriminates
by Jo Swinson, MP
Marking 16 days of action to eliminate violence against women has afforded us a chance to discuss the huge injustices taking place against women around the
Jon Bright (London, OK): There is an excellent article on the state of the armed forces over on openDemocracy by Paul Rogers - explaining clearly why Britain has one of
by Afaf Jabiri
On November 28th Mahfoutha Shtayyeh, a 65 year old woman from Palestine was awarded the Sindiyanat el-Karama Award by V-Day Karama in Jordan. Honoring Mahfoutha was recognition
Bill Thompson (Cambridge, BBC freelance):With exquisitely good timing given the recent avalanche of public sector data breaches, tomorrow sees the publication of ‘For Your Information’, a new report from
The New Statesman is carrying a striking piece on what the sleaze scandal tells us about New Labour by Jon Cruddas and Jon Tricket based on arguments developed by Compass.
by Chai Shenoy
This summer highlighted many incidents of how our newly minted heroes, the sports athletes, can perpetuate violence against their partner and family without much media sensation or
Afaf Jabiri talks about taking on the Jordanian government over women's rights. Plus: blogging 16 days
by Kristina Hallez
On October 30, journalist Mona Eltahawy returned to her alma mater, the American University in Cairo, to deliver a lecture on relationship between media and violence against
