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28 February 2023 - NPWJ News Digest on FGM and Women's Rights
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Liberia: Platform for Dialogue and Peace Embraces Positive Evaluation of Women’s Empowerment Project
FrontPage Africa, 28 Feb 2023
The project was funded by the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), administered through the UN Women with P4DP is implementing a project titled “Platform for Women Empowerment and Next Level” in Montserrado, Bomi, and Margibi Counties to improve the socio-economic conditions and political participation of marginalized women and young women.
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Benin passed one of Africa’s most liberal abortion laws. Why are women still dying?
The Guardian, 28 Feb 2023
“Not everyone knows about this law,” says Dr Serge Kitihoun, director of medical services at the country’s branch of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. “It is written in French; not everyone speaks French. We must translate the law into the national languages so everyone can be informed. Those who don’t yet have the information certainly will be resorting to unsafe abortions.”
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Women in board roles at UK’s biggest listed firms above 40% for first time
The Guardian, 28 Feb 2023
The proportion of women in board roles in Britain’s biggest listed companies has risen above 40% for the first time, according to analysis that suggests only 10 of the UK’s 350 largest listed companies still have all-male executive teams. The number of women on boards in the blue-chip FTSE 100 companies and the mid-sized FTSE 250 companies rose by 3% in 2022, according to the government-backed FTSE women leaders review, published on Tuesday.
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Ban on trans women in female prisons extended - Raab
BBC, 27 Feb 2023
Rules banning some transgender women from female prisons in England and Wales come into force on Monday, the justice secretary has said. First announced by Dominic Raab in October, the ban will apply to trans women with male genitalia, as well as those who are sexual offenders. Mr Raab has now said it will be extended to include trans women convicted of violent offences. He said the measures would "improve safety" for prisoners.
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Iranian officials to investigate ‘revenge’ poisoning of schoolgirls
The Guardian, 27 Feb 2023
“They want to take revenge on schoolgirls who are the pioneers of the recent protests,” the doctor said. “Never before have I treated someone who was poisoned with organophosphate agents. The only cases I treated were workers who were exposed to these agents in agricultural pesticides.” The attacks have led to girls staying away from school. A teacher from Qom – which is about 85 miles south of the capital Tehran – told Radio Farda that out of 250 students, only 50 attended classes. Last week angry parents protested outside the governor’s office in Qom and several schools have been closed due to the pending investigation.
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FGM In The Maldives – The Dilemma Of Culture, Religion, And The Law
Equality Now, 25 Feb 2023
As one of the smallest countries in South Asia, the Maldives has gained many achievements when it comes to gender equality – from passing liberal laws to becoming one of the most gender-liberal countries in the region. [...] Despite these progressive moves, society continues to hold on firmly to practices that discriminate against women and girls, especially the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).
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