Spain votes on trans rights bill that has split the left
Madrid – Lawmakers vote on Thursday on a transgender rights bill that allows anyone 16 and over to change... Read more
22 Dec, 2022
Sierra Leone to introduce gender quotas
Freetown – Sierra Leonean lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation to introduce a gender quota in parliament, a major campaign... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Lagos shelter brings rare respite for Nigeria’s LGBT+
Lagos – When Muna and Mary moved in together in Nigeria’s Anambra state, they thought they were starting a... Read more
14 Nov, 2022
Ramaphosa decries ‘horrors’ as South African women murders spike
Johannesburg – The number of women murdered in South Africa increased by more than 50 percent in a year,... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Rwanda woman faces two years in jail for ‘shameful’ dress
Kigali – A 24-year-old woman who was arrested in Rwanda for wearing “shameful” clothing faces up to two years... Read more
19 Aug, 2022
Miss Rwanda pageant organiser held for sexual assault
Kigali – A Rwandan beauty pageant organiser and well-known former musician was arrested on Tuesday over sexual assault accusations,... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Kenya court remands 16 in custody over road attack on woman
Nairobi – A Kenyan court on Thursday ordered 16 motorcycle taxi riders to be remanded in custody for a fortnight... Read more
11 Mar, 2022
Australian PM condemned for ‘shocking’ response to sexual abuse claims
Sydney – Two prominent advocates for sexual abuse survivors pilloried Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday, decrying “weasel words” and... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Husband’s ‘arms were like jail’, says South African violence survivor
Johannesburg – As a paramedic, Nathalie knew all about the scourge of violence against women in South Africa. Yet for... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Some girls return to school as Taliban seeks to manage image
Kabul – Girls have returned to some secondary schools in a northern province of Afghanistan, Taliban officials and teachers said... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
