The Key to Ending Impunity Lies in the Political Will to Properly Investigate Femicides
Grounded in a context of mafias, militarization and impunity sanctioned by some States in Latin America, femicides are increasing in number and brutality. As we commemorate the annual Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign from November 25thto December 10th [1A], AWID spoke to Ana Carcedo from Centro Feminista de Informaci?n y Acci?n (Cefemina) in Costa Rica about this reality.
Women the main victims and often most effective enemies of corruption - experts
Women are the main victims of corruption in its many forms, but often play a forceful role in combating it, especially at the local level, experts told a women's rights conference in London
Younger girls forced into prostitution in economic crisis-conference
Cuts in government spending on foreign and legal aid are also undermining the fight against trafficking and limiting legal action by victims, a senior British politician said
Afghan women advance in education, business, still face violence-minister
Afghan women have made advances in education, business and politics since Taliban rule ended but still face threats of violence, especially in the home, the women's affairs minister says
INSTANT VIEWS: The Arab revolutions - an opportunity or a disaster for women?
Women's rights activists who took part in the uprisings in Egypt, Yemen, Libya and Bahrain speak at the Trust Women conference
Arab Spring to take years to improve women's rights -activists
Activists say there have been few if any gains so far
Women caught in clash between law and culture
Often tradition and culture still trump the requirements of civil law
Are women leaders less corrupt? No, but they shake things up
A growing body of research hints that the ascent of women might indeed help dent corruption