Browsing: Women’s rights and equality
NAIROBI, Kenya — Suba North Member of Parliament (MP) Millie Odhiambo has spoken out against gender-based violence (GBV), urging the public to reject violence as…
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have formally introduced a new decree allowing husbands to physically discipline their wives, provided they do not cause…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A coalition of prominent Kenyan and African women leaders has condemned the reported victimisation of women in Uganda following the January 2026…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The concepts of virginity and “body counting” are not tangible realities but deeply ingrained societal constructs — historically weaponized within patriarchal systems…