Doctors sterilise Uzbek women by stealth - Times Online
Disturbing story from Timesonline.co.uk
"When her baby died soon after delivery, Gulbahor Zavidova, 28, a poor farmer's wife, longed to be pregnant again. After months of tryin she and her husband visited a doctor who told her she could never have another child because she had been sterilised..."
Very interesting article, what are you thoughts?
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Celebrities join 6 EVAW-HBCU Project
Celebrities join 6 EVAW-HBCU Project
From http://www.blackvoices.com/
"WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2010) - On Wednesday April 21, 2010 students and faculty at six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)--Howard University, Hampton University, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, Xavier University of Louisiana, and Lemoyne-Owen College--will participate in Denim Day events at HBCUs. The HBCU movement for Denim Day is organized by Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW): The HBCU Project, an initiative funded through the U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services Office on Women's Health."
Thoughts on the movement?
From http://www.blackvoices.com/
"WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2010) - On Wednesday April 21, 2010 students and faculty at six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)--Howard University, Hampton University, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, Xavier University of Louisiana, and Lemoyne-Owen College--will participate in Denim Day events at HBCUs. The HBCU movement for Denim Day is organized by Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW): The HBCU Project, an initiative funded through the U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services Office on Women's Health."
Thoughts on the movement?
Friday, April 23, 2010
UN Agency Alarmed by Continued Sexual Violence Against Women in DRC
UN Agency Alarmed by Continued Sexual Violence Against Women in DRC
"Recent data from the UNHCR shows that women and girls in The Democratic Republic of Congo continue to be sexually assaulted throughout the country at an average of almost 14-assaults each day since the beginning of the year."
From Voice of America
There is an interesting audio bit, let me know your thoughts...
"Recent data from the UNHCR shows that women and girls in The Democratic Republic of Congo continue to be sexually assaulted throughout the country at an average of almost 14-assaults each day since the beginning of the year."
From Voice of America
There is an interesting audio bit, let me know your thoughts...
Friday, April 9, 2010
ZENIT - Preacher Decries Violence Against Women
Here's an interesting article I found through a quick google search, from Zenit:
"Preacher Decries Violence Against Women, Says Christ Is Ally in Fighting This Crime
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 2, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The preacher of the Pontifical Household is denouncing violence against women, especially in the domestic realm, and is pointing out that Christ is the first to fight this crime."
Thoughts?...
"Preacher Decries Violence Against Women, Says Christ Is Ally in Fighting This Crime
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 2, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The preacher of the Pontifical Household is denouncing violence against women, especially in the domestic realm, and is pointing out that Christ is the first to fight this crime."
Thoughts?...
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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