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Published in: 50.50Domestic violence is not a private family matterIn the pioneering ruling Opuz v Turkey, the European Court of Human Rights recognized for the first time that...
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Published in: 50.50An unfortunate accident: violence in Ahmadinejad’s Iran
In the wake of the contested Iranian election, Ahmadinejad's regime is seeking to silence political dissent through...
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Published in: 50.50The power of storytelling
Zainab Magdy describes her journey as a young feminist writer in a storytelling workshop in Cairo. “Many people ask...
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Published in: 50.50Jack in a Box
He liked playing with the Jack in a Box more than any other toy. It had been his favourite since childhood, and he...
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Published in: 50.50Owner of a Heart
Once upon a time, in a place far far away and a time that was neither happy nor glorious in a small town, there was...
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Published in: 50.50Meeri Piribis: carrying the torch of hope
“No more will we let the army decide, the insurgents decide, or the patriarchal structures of our societies that...
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Published in: 50.50When things fall apart
Alice Welbourn charts her own personal experiences of what she learnt about HIV, about herself and about others...
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Published in: 50.50HIV: both the cause and the consequence of violence against women
In the UK the number of women living with HIV has been steadily growing since the beginning of the epidemic. Newly...
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Published in: 50.50The challenges for women of HIV and gender violence
The hinterland of acknowledging and dealing with the links between gender violence and HIV/AIDS is mostly unexplored...
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Published in: 50.50Nameless, Genderless: The Meena Bazaar Women
What prevents politicians from discussing national security issues and violence against women in the same sentence?...
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Published in: 50.50There is no honour in ‘honour killing’
Islam is more tolerant of male-female relationships than some would have us believe. The issue of ‘honour killing’...
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Published in: 50.50“We have failed. We have nothing to celebrate”
There is a growing wave of unrest among young women at the failure of governments to recognise and implement...
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Published in: 50.50Conflict Transformed? The start of a debateIn the first article of her series, Diana Francis reviews the aspirations and achievements of conflict transformers...
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Published in: 50.50When the global is local: UN Security Council Resolutions on sexual violence are for all of us
Joining the Reclaim the Night march in London last weekend, Vanessa Alexander asks how can we advocate for the...
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Published in: 50.50Violence against women in the UK: a map of gaps
The shift of funding from central to local authorities has led to the loss of essential services and...
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Published in: 50.50Why do Americans love Sarah Palin?
Why does America take Palin seriously? The answer lies in gender politics, and in the history of right-wing...
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Published in: 50.50Fotokids – Out of the DumpHow an organisation that attempts to bring young people in Guatemala out of poverty by providing training in the...
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Published in: 50.50Ugandan gays and Muslim women:a common struggle to redefine family
What have gay rights activists in Christian-majority Uganda and Muslim women fighting for family law reform in Asia...
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Published in: 50.50Gender in Afghanistan: pragmatic activism
War and mismanagement have produced a breakdown of trust, decency and reciprocity in Afghan society. Gender activism...
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Published in: 50.50Could the Conservatives detoxify immigration politics?
Ayesha Saran reflects on her experience at the recent party conferences