Category: Society and Culture

February 2019. “Gender Based Violence is a National Crisis that we are determined to End”. The words of the South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this month as he Promised the ruling ANC Party would tackle the alarming rise in Sexual Assaults against Women. The Statistics are Staggering. In South Africa, the Murder of Women… Continue reading Feb 2019. Gender Based Violence in South Africa

January 2019. The parents of a two-year-old girl who died of Malnutrition have each been jailed for six years and four months. Lauren Wade was Emaciated, Dirty and Riddled with Head Lice when she died in March 2015. Margaret Wade, 38, and Marie Sweeney, 37, had admitted the wilful ill-treatment and neglect of Lauren between… Continue reading Jan 2019. Child Abuse in Glasgow

January 2019. Two Indian women have made history by entering a prominent Hindu shrine in the southern state of Kerala, following months of protests against their entry. The Sabarimala temple was historically closed to women of “menstruating age” – defined as between 10 and 50. The Supreme Court overturned that ban but protesters then attacked… Continue reading Jan 2019. Women Fight Back in India