Tag: Society
Gisèle Pelicot castigates a “macho” society which must “change its outlook on rape”
In Avignon, the hearings in the Mazan rape trial ended this Tuesday, November 19. Fifty-one defendants were questioned for having raped Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged by her ex-husband,…
“Society is more violent, you have to be very candor to ignore it” – L’Express
“Some say that I have changed… But it is the context that has changed!” Elected member of the 2020 green wave, Pierre Hurmic assumes his turnaround in a “worsened” security…
the “G20 Social”, a prelude for civil society to the G20 of heads of state
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the “Social G20” precedes the “official” G20, which will take place on November 18 and 19. A pioneering initiative from Brazil which organizes three days…
civil society pleads for the participation of the opposition in legislative and municipal elections
In the Comoros, this Friday, November 15 marks the deadline for submitting candidacies for the municipal and legislative elections of January 2025. However, the United Opposition of the Comoros (OUC)…
civil society mobilized to stop violence during electoral period
The campaign for the early legislative elections on November 17 in Senegal is marked by cases of violence. After the burning of the headquarters of an opposition party on October…
civil society prepares an action plan to secure Lake Chad
In Chad, three days after the Boko Haram attack on a Chadian army base, an inaugural meeting of the steering committee of civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Lake Chad…
Bulgaria votes for its seventh legislative elections in three years with a polarized and tired society
Bulgarians go to the polls on Sunday October 27 for the seventh legislative election in three years. The government is greatly destabilized by the intransigence of the parties who cannot…
the bill on “foreign agents” is undemocratic according to civil society
In the Central African Republic, civil society actors protested on Wednesday October 23 against a bill relating to “foreign agents”. This text, which will be voted on Friday in the…
Electricity was restored to Havana, but widespread power outages continued in other parts of Cuba | News in brief
Outside of Havana, the situation was darker on Tuesday, and several areas were still without electricity. Most of the residents of Havana, the capital of Cuba, were able to enjoy…
civil society is concerned about the project to build a luxury hotel in Nosy Mitsio
In Madagascar, mystery hovers around a project to build a luxury hotel in Nosy Mitsio, in the northwest of the country. Since an official call launched by the State to…