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A functional rescue center could be the lifeline these women desperately need.

All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) will hold its Twelfth General Assembly in Abuja Nigeria from 18th-23rd November 2023 (18th Nov being arrival and 23rd Nov being departure). The theme of the Assembly is: “The Love of Christ Compels us…” (2 Corinthians 5:14). Prior to the Assembly, the AACC Program for Gender and Women has planned to conduct a two-day physical Women’s Pre-assembly Meeting on 17th and 18th November 2023, and a few virtual ones on the theme:  The Love of Christ compels us to Promote Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE).

The Chairman of the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation, Dr. Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs, has reiterated the importance of ending gender discrimination and promot

[Justyna Wydrzyńska, Simon Peter Kayondo, Dephine O, Cecile Wendnonga Thiombiano/ Yougbaré, Guillermo Ortiz] In this FIGO Long Read, we look back at the global solidarity event that took place at Paris City Hall on 11 October 2023 to claim access and defend the right to abortion care.   ‘We must not lose hope, it is important that we do not stop engaging with the anti-choicers. We must continue to take small steps (to strengthen access to safe abortion care), repeatedly. They create windows of opportunities for change.’  

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, from November 20 to November 22, 2023, will mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the...