Tag: Womens rights
Eliatha Cissé, the theater to heal the wounds of domestic violence
After having suffered domestic violence, Eliatha Cissé has rebuilt herself thanks to an association in Île-de-France. In addition to providing vital support for her and her newborn, the organization introduced…
outrage after actor tells TV he raped his cousin
In Côte d’Ivoire, a video extract from a television program created controversy over rape on Saturday June 18. A well-known Ivorian actor, Jimmy Danger, told how he allegedly raped his…
four young people file a complaint for sexual abuse against the ex-CEO of Assu 2000 Jacques Bouthier
In Morocco, four women filed a complaint Friday, June 17 for sexual harassment against Jacques Bouthier, the former French boss of the insurance brokerage group Assu 2000. The 75-year-old man,…
Canadians brace for surge in abortion requests
Five US states neighboring Canada could make abortion illegal if the US Supreme Court strikes down this constitutional right. American women will be able to access abortion services in Canada,…
outcry after the visit of the gendarmes to a high school student who had arrested Macron
After asking President Emmanuel Macron a question during his trip to Gaillac, in the Tarn, Thursday, June 9, an 18-year-old high school student received a visit from the gendarmes at…
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…