Activists on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75
Seventy-five years ago today, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in response to the horrors of World War II and the…
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Celebrating the women who are building a better world
On International Women's Day and everyday, we give thanks for the incredible women in our families, our communities and around the world.
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The "Green Wave": Feminists Fight for Abortion Rights in El Salvador and Beyond - American Jewish World Service
Women who obtain abortions or experience miscarriage—Salvadoran law does not officially distinguish between the two—have been sentenced to up to 40 years of jail time for murder.
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Underreported and Unpunished, Femicides in El Salvador Continue
March 5, 2021 The same day President Nayib Bukele announced a strict lockdown for El Salvador at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a collective of local women’s organizations launched a hotline to support women confined indoors with their abusers. The country was not prepared for the public health emergency nor for protecting women against violence. “Emergency situations,” the groups noted, always exacerbate “acts of violence against women stemming from existing inequalities.” By early June, the feminist organization Colectiva Feminista para el Desarrollo Local had documented 2...
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