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February 13, 2017

Indigenous women take to radio to say, ‘no more violence’ in Nicaragua

“It makes us happy that we hear the men from our communities are listening to the radio and saying ‘no more violence’ and acknowledging that women […]

February 11, 2017

Russian newspaper tells women to be ‘proud of their bruises’ as state partially decriminalised domestic violence

One of Russia’s most popular newspapers has told women to be “proud of their bruises”, as the country partially decriminalises domestic abuse. The article, published by Komsomolskaya Pravda, […]

February 7, 2017

Statement by UN Women on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February 2017

While there has been an overall decline in the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across countries, this progress is likely to be offset by rapid […]