The Population Council today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review its one-year Nestorone® / ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring for pregnancy prevention. If approved, the contra...
From OUTRight: OutSummit 2017 pushes the boundaries for global LGBTIQ activism during a one day conference in New York City by bringing together a line up of speakers to discuss and reflect on current issues being faced by...
Members of the Sex Rights Africa Network gathered in Durban for the 1st December commemoration of World AIDS Day to brainstorm creative ways to break down barriers to HIV treatment and promote prevention. Discussion focused o...
16 Days of Activism to end violence against women For release: late Thursday, 30 November 2017 WHEN SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS REWARDED WITH A GOLDEN HANDSHAKE CASE 5: ANC – Sekhukhune Municipality director Phakane Phahl...
#NotOurLeaders 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women CASE 4: Unnamed ANC Councillor, JS Moroka Municipality In May of this year an unnamed ANC councillor was accused of raping a 16-year old girl. He was relea...
#NotOurLeaders 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women CASE 3: DA Chief Whip in the Eastern Cape Legislature – Edmund van Vuuren In May 2017 a 26-year old worker in the DA offices laid a sexual harassm...
Mcedisi Maphisa, a representative of the IFP and the Deputy Mayor of AbaQulusi has been charged with sexual assault, indecent exposure of genitals and compelling a person to witness masturbation. CASE 2: INKATHA FREEDO...
Press release #NotOurLeaders Campaign launched by Women and Democracy Initiative, Lawyers for Human Rights and gender violence specialist during 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women. On 25 November, marks the ...
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Australia should have same-sex marriage legalised by Christmas after an overwhelming 61.6% “yes” vote in the voluntary postal ballot, to 38.4% for the “no” side. After th...
Many girls in Dar es Salaam’s slums drop out of school because of the costs involved. ICT4D.at/Flickr, CC BY-SA Laura Stark, University of Jyväskylä Sub-Saharan Africa is home to four of the top five countries in ear...