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EU gives anti-abortion group €400k to educate girls on reproductive health

EU criticised for ‘mind-boggling’ decision to give the World Youth Alliance funding for girls’ reproductive health education

By Sian Norris

/ 15 Oct 2024

EU gives anti-abortion group €400k to educate girls on reproductive health

Join the Conversation: Readers discuss the World Bank and political gifts

Does the World Bank have a duty to restrict funding for countries committing human rights abuses?

By James Battershill

/ 4 Oct 2024

Join the Conversation: Readers discuss the World Bank and political gifts

European Union funds charity that compares abortion to Holocaust

EU hands €1.2m to charity that spreads disinformation about sexual and reproductive rights to teens and women globally

By Sian Norris and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 3 Oct 2024

European Union funds charity that compares abortion to Holocaust

Filtración de correos electrónicos revela cómo África se volvió ‘prioridad’ para actores anti-LGBTIQ

Grupos de odio y activistas conservadores estadounidenses y europeos y apelaron a la desinformación y el cabildeo para influir en el debate sobre diversidad sexual en África

By Sian Norris and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 1 Oct 2024

Filtración de correos electrónicos revela cómo África se volvió ‘prioridad’ para actores anti-LGBTIQ

Rights groups urge World Bank not to resume lending to Uganda over anti-gay law

Civil society organisations say ‘mitigation measures’ proposed by the bank are ‘appallingly weak’

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 26 Sep 2024

Rights groups urge World Bank not to resume lending to Uganda over anti-gay law

Musk’s plan to axe X's block button is a real win for stalkers and abusers

Musk’s latest plan will endanger stalking and domestic abuse victims – and make online life harder for all women

By Sian Norris

/ 24 Sep 2024

Musk’s plan to axe X's block button is a real win for stalkers and abusers

Leaked emails reveal how Africa became ‘primary target’ of anti-LGBTIQ actors

US and European hate groups and conservatives used disinformation and lobbying to influence gender debate in Africa

By Sian Norris and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 24 Sep 2024

Leaked emails reveal how Africa became ‘primary target’ of anti-LGBTIQ actors

Scrapping the two-child cap would be a start – but still not enough

If the new government cares about poverty, it must start by rebuilding our broken safety net

By Ignacia Pinto

/ 2 Sep 2024

Scrapping the two-child cap would be a start – but still not enough

‘Worse than business as usual’: EU overlooks Uganda’s attack on human rights

EU official told openDemocracy that country’s rights violations are ‘not widespread’ despite draconian anti-gay law

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 13 Aug 2024

‘Worse than business as usual’: EU overlooks Uganda’s attack on human rights

Revealed: Mexico’s big businesses bankroll major anti-abortion network

Mexican women have a legal right to safe abortions. Some of the country’s richest families and firms are trying to block it

By Diana Cariboni

/ 7 Aug 2024

Revealed: Mexico’s big businesses bankroll major anti-abortion network

Grandes fortunas financian la principal red antiaborto de México

Las mujeres mexicanas tienen derecho a un aborto seguro. Algunas de las familias y empresas más ricas del país les ponen trabas, entre ellas la fundación del popular Dr. Simi

By Diana Cariboni

/ 6 Aug 2024

Grandes fortunas financian la principal red antiaborto de México

Missionary charged with sex crimes tries to legalise homosexuality in Malawi

LGBTIQ activists in Malawi are unhappy that their rights campaign has been joined up with that of alleged sex offender

By Josephine Chinele

/ 24 Jul 2024

Missionary charged with sex crimes tries to legalise homosexuality in Malawi