Tag: Womens rights
Progress in access to abortion in France, 50 years after the Veil law
It has been 50 years since Simone Veil gave her famous speech to the National Assembly, words that made history: “ No woman willingly resorts to abortion “. This Friday,…
“sit-in” of women in Ndjamena to denounce the collective rape of a 17-year-old girl
On the night of January 1, after spending the evening at the Dari festival, the 17-year-old girl was attacked by several men on her way home. This collective rape is…
the victim’s companion prosecuted for violation of the secrecy of the investigation
New twist in Morocco in the so-called “sons of” affair. Four young men, some of whom belong to the kingdom’s wealthiest families, have found themselves at the heart of rape…
feminist associations ask the government to clarify its policy
In Senegal, feminist associations planned to meet this Tuesday, December 31 in Dakar to organize a naked sit-in. The participants would have undressed. But local authorities banned the gathering. The…
Dominique Pelicot does not appeal unlike other defendants
Dominique Pelicot is not appealing but a new trial will take place, with several co-defendants contesting the verdict. Dominique Pelicot is sentenced to twenty years in prison for having drugged…
In Burkina Faso, the “cry from the heart” of the wives of missing soldiers
On November 19, a group of women sent a letter to the Federation of Islamic Associations of Burkina. A correspondence which exposes the concern of several Burkinabè women, without news…
a femicide relaunches the debate on the normalization of sexist violence
A feminicide which has been making headlines in the South African press for several days and which is shaking up social networks: Ntobeko Cele, a 25-year-old young woman stabbed to…
Mazan: a societal turning point?
After more than three months of an extraordinary trial, the verdict was announced this Thursday in the Mazan rape case. All 51 defendants were convicted. The heaviest sentence was handed…
a highly publicized international trial
This Thursday, December 19, many media are also awaiting the verdict in the Mazan rape trial. Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging, raping and having his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, raped…
Dominique Pelicot “found guilty” of aggravated rape of his ex-wife Gisèle
Dominique Pelicot, the main accused in the Mazan rape trial, was “found guilty” on Thursday, December 19, for having, for a decade, drugged his ex-wife with anxiolytics before raping her…