Citizens for Justice and Peace
Malawi cuts cost for women running for election
14-May-2018
Authorities in Malawi have said that women candidates will 25% less than men to seek election to parliament, in a bid to increase the number of women elected in a general election in 2019, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reported. The standard fee is 200,000 kwacha, or around $280. The move, which was announced on May 3…
Homophobia is Anti-National: Keshav Suri #DesiMillennial Interview on decriminalisation of Section 377
01-May-2018
Section 377, that criminalises ‘unnatural sex‘ has been the bane of every Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) person’s existence in India. But with feisty Millennials like Keshav Suri moving the Indian Supreme Court to decriminalise Section 377, it appears that the day is not far when the sun would shine bright…
Trinidad and Tobago judge deems certain anti-gay laws unconstitutional
17-Apr-2018
On Thursday, April 12, Trinidad and Tobago Devindra Rampersad stated in a ruling that certain sections in the country’s Sexual Offences Act were unconstitutional, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reported. These sections banned “serious indecency” and “buggery” between two men, and Rampersad said in his ruling that they outlawed same-sex activity between consenting adults. Gay sex could…
Laws preventing women from working affect economic growth, equality: Study
06-Apr-2018
According to a recent World Bank study, laws that prevent women from working or restrict their ability to own businesses are negatively affecting the world’s growth and economic equality, The Guardian reported. The study considered 189 economies. In 104 of these, women are prohibited from working at night, or from working in fields like energy…
Water, A Woman’s Burden Examining the relationship between gender and water on World Water Day
22-Mar-2018
March 22 is observed as World Water Day. With the global population steadily swelling, the availability and access to clean, safe water is not only paramount, it is a key concern for maintaining public health in an increasingly unstable world. Goal 6 of the United Nations’ 17 ambitious Sustainable Development Goals is to “ensure availability…
Saba Mahmood, the Immanent Flame of Secularism and Feminist Theory, dies at 56 Obituary
17-Mar-2018
In times of easy rhetoric and religious stereotyping, any scholar who leaves this world before time, creates a void that can’t be filled. March 10, 2018 became a sad occasion for the scholars of Anthropology, when Professor Saba Mahmood, a teacher of Anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley passed away at an early…
Brazil Supreme Court ruling facilitates legal recognition for transgender people
15-Mar-2018
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country’s government cannot mandate judicial review or medical procedures for transgender people wishing to alter their name and gender marker on identification papers, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported. Previously, transgender people in Brazil had been allowed to change their name and legal gender on certain identification documents and in the…
China has detained Uighur women, separating them from their Pakistani husbands
15-Mar-2018
Legislators in Pakistani’s northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan have called on Chinese authorities in the neighbouring country’s Xinjiang province to free at least 50 Chinese women who are married to Pakistani men, the Guardian reported. Some of these women have been detained for a year over murky accusations of extremism. They were reportedly apprehended last year when visiting family…
Women politicians disproportionately targeted by online harassment: Study
14-Mar-2018
A study found that women politicians face more criticism online compared to male politicians regarding their appearance and marital status, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reported. Atalanta, a British group that is working to increase the number of women in senior government roles, conducted an international study in which it analysed tweets sent to three major pairs…
Pune women achievers celebrated Hindustan Times
13-Mar-2018
Aditya Birla Hospital in association with NGO Humanity, honoured 26 women, from different walks of life, for their contribution to the society and nation. HT Correspondent Hindustan Times, Pune Commemorating the International Women’s Day on March 8, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital in association with NGO Humanity – a helping hand foundation, organised “Humanity International…
More than 1,000 female workers call for change in humanitarian sector
13-Mar-2018
More than 1,100 female aid workers from 81 countries have signed an open letter calling for changes to be made in the humanitarian sector, the Guardian reported. This follows accusations that several major humanitarian organisations, including the United Nations, Oxfam, and Save the Children, mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct. The letter notes the women’s concern that…
पत्रकारिता में योगदान के लिए अफशां अंजुम को महिला दिवस पर किया गया सम्मानित NDTV Khabar
12-Mar-2018
एनडीटीवी की स्पोर्ट्स एडिटर अफ़शां अंजुम को महिला दिवस पर पत्रकारिता में अपने योगदान के लिए सम्मानित किया गया. ये अवॉर्ड्स ह्यूमैनिटी ए हेल्पिंग हैंड नाम की एनजीओ और आदित्य बिड़ला मेमोरियल हॉस्पिटल ने आयोजित किए. पुणे: एनडीटीवी की स्पोर्ट्स एडिटर अफ़शां अंजुम को महिला दिवस पर पत्रकारिता में अपने योगदान के लिए सम्मानित किया गया.…
More than 5 million participate in “feminist strike” in Spain
10-Mar-2018
The Guardian reported that on Thursday, March 8, Spain’s Workers’ Commissions and the Workers’ General Union said that 5.3 million people had taken part in two-hour walkouts, held on the occasion of International Women’s Day. They were aimed at calling attention to sexism, domestic violence, and the gender pay gap. The unions called this “an unprecedented strike…
India’s Cabinet approves bill to combat human trafficking
09-Mar-2018
India’s Cabinet has approved the Trafficking of Persons Bill, which will go before parliament during this ongoing session, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reported. The bill is an attempt at making “India a leader among South Asian countries to combat trafficking,” by tackling the issue “from the point of view of prevention, rescue and rehabilitation,” the government said.…
Urban Neurosis in Women A look at Women's Mental Health on International Women's Day
08-Mar-2018
Do you experience inexplicable sadness for long periods of time? Do you find it hard to sleep or hard to get out of bed? Have you gained or lost weight suddenly? Have you lost interest in sex? Have you developed irrational but paralyzing fears? If you are an urban woman, there is a good chance…