Tag: Womens rights
Djaïli Amadou Amal, in the heart of Cameroon, the voice of all women
Born in the far north of Cameroon, Djaïli Amadou Amal is Fulani and Muslim. She was revealed in France with her novel “The Impatients“, crowned by several literary prizes including…
Les Prouesses, a new publishing house, feminist and open to the world
Flora Boffy-Prache and Zoé Monti-Makouvia, sisters by the way, have just created the publishing house “Les Prouesses” in order to publish literary works that resonate with female voices from all…
opening of the trial of the main feminist association of the country
A year of elections which already promise to be very tense, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is stepping up the repression of his opponents within civil society. In courts under pressure,…
twenty women demonstrate in Kabul for their rights
Twenty Afghan women demonstrated on Sunday, May 29, in Kabul to cries of ” bread, work, freedom to protest Taliban restrictions on women’s freedoms in Afghanistan. Since their return to…
a marathon of actions to raise awareness on the issue of menstrual periods
On the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day on Saturday 28 May, several West African feminist associations organized this weekend a marathon of actions, initiatives and popularization, which they named…
inform to fight received ideas
This Saturday, May 28, is World Menstrual Hygiene Day. Plan international is an NGO that works for equality between young girls and boys. According to a study conducted with OpinionWay,…
new mass shooting in the United States
” Worst nightmare », the worst of nightmares: this is the title of One of the Houston Chronicle, above the photo of a woman in tears, her eyes closed in…
TV presenters appear on air with their faces uncovered
In Afghanistan, Afghan television presenters have decided to defy the Taliban decree requiring women to cover their faces in public. Some appeared on the air this Saturday, May 21, with…
Kamala Harris steps up to defend abortion rights
The annulment of the “Roe versus Wade” who had legalized abortion in 1973 would be a “ extreme step back “, declared Kamala Harris, the vice-president of the United States…
On the road to Europe, migrant women are particularly vulnerable
On Wednesday May 18, representatives of feminist activists from all over Europe came to formally submit a petition to the European Parliament. They ask MEPs that the violence suffered by…