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Balkans to make some gains in curbing gender violence

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BALKANS

Violence against women and children is a serious problem across South-Eastern Europe. Recently, the issue has come into the spotlight in multiple countries including Serbia…

BBI may not resolve gender gap in Kenyan politics

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KENYA

The government now says the issue will be dealt with as part of the political reforms recently proposed in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report.

Lack of feminicide strategy will fail Mexican women

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MEXICO

Gender violence.

Erdogan intervention may help reduce gender violence

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TURKEY

Violence against women.

Mexico gender equality is elusive despite progress

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MEXICO

Women in politics.

Conservative line will delay Turks' gender progress

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TURKEY

He claimed Turkey had implemented many reforms to improve women's situation, but he and those around him have adopted an increasingly conservative discourse on women and been…

Mexico domestic violence moves will prove insufficient

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MEXICO

The announcement followed the approval of several legislative amendments earlier last month, relating to family issues such as corporal punishment and neglect of the elderly. The…

South African government’s GBV plans may disappoint

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SOUTH AFRICA

Although President Cyril Ramaphosa has publicly committed to increase funding to combat what he calls South Africa’s “second pandemic”, there is a lack of transparency in how the…

Gender equality remains a distant prospect in Chile

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CHILE

Women's rights.

Balkan #MeToo movement is gathering momentum

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BALKANS

The testimony of a Serbian actress against a former drama teacher has united women’s voices across Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia against sexual violence. University faculties have…