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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPreventing exploitation, exclusion and extraction: the ethics of gender-based violence researchNorthern researchers should realise that they have a responsibility towards their local counterparts, both in terms...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionDon’t queer Kenyans have a right to religion?We are fed up with being shut out of church.
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy ‘pro-family’ groups ignore pregnant African women dying during COVID-19CitizenGo doesn’t want women to terminate pregnancies even if their lives are at risk, so no wonder it’s ignoring...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMy name is Winnie, I survived Lebanon’s kafala systemWith Lebanon’s economic crisis deteriorating, the already dire situation of migrant domestic workers is getting even harder.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationAfrican governments warned of lawsuits for maternal deaths under COVID-19 lockdownsExclusive: Women have died or suffered unsafe births after transport bans, while hospitals report rising equipment shortages.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow to improve gender-based violence research?Using participatory and creative methods to research gender-based violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries is...
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Published in: 50.50Sex workers abandoned as COVID crackdowns undo Africa’s HIV effortsControlling COVID-19 is worsening Africa’s HIV epidemic and destroying HIV services, with sex workers facing...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe community initiative creating sustainable employment, food security and energy out of wasteThe Dajopen Waste Management Project shows how tackling environmental breakdown and poverty can go hand in hand.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe ‘flexible’ gig economy is not such a great option for women after allFlexibility is difficult for many workers to take advantage of in practice.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBloody Sunday and how the British empire came homeThe events of 30 January 1972 in Northern Ireland weren’t an aberration. Britain has been in the business of killing...
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Published in: 50.50‘Religious freedom’ claims used to defend FGM in courts in four countriesCases come as rights advocates warn such arguments are increasingly being ‘weaponised’ against women’s and LGBT equality.
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Published in: HomeKenya's security vacuum is driving vigilantismThe withdrawl of the state has lead to a surge in vigilante violence.
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Published in: 50.50The right’s ‘gender ideology’ menace rolls to AfricaSpanish group CitizenGo brings anti-trans “Free Speech Bus” to Kenya, where the World Congress of Families is...
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Published in: 50.50The state-sanctioned erasure of queer stories in Africa must end nowMovies depicting LGBTIQ experiences have been banned in Kenya and South Africa – adding fuel to the dangerous...
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Published in: 50.50Teen Mom Tanzania: denied sex education, then criminalised for pregnancyPregnant teenagers face expulsion from school, arrests, even death. The backlash against sex education in Africa is...
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Published in: 50.50“We’re not just here to learn – we can lead too”: young women human rights defenders speak outYoung activists from four continents talk about their local struggles and what motivates them.
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Published in: HomeA view of the Kenyan electionsKenya’s violence cannot be regarded as isolated events unconnected to how society negotiates the terms on which it...
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Published in: 50.50Horn of Africa: there are no quick fixes in ‘countering violent extremism’An effective response to violence and harmful ideologies is important. But projects are failing to adequately engage...
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Published in: HomeParliaments and the defence of democracyNational legislatures too frequently pass legislation limiting freedom and democracy. To change this requires not...
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Published in: HomeWill counter-radicalisation policies take the heat off Somalis in Kenya?If Kenya’s new counter-radicalisation policies are to be successful, the first step must be in creating decent lives...
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