Report: Women in civil society in Africa continue to face major hurdles Women in civil society in are particularly prone to intimidation and harassment says a new report released by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. CIVICUS calls on African governments, regional bodies, the international community and civil society to do much more to protect […]
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Chhaupadi: Confinement and Female Uncleanliness
Chhaupadi is a social system in the western part of for Hindu women which prohibits a woman from participating in normal family activities during menstruation because they are considered impure. The women are kept out of the house and have to live in a shed. This lasts ten to eleven days when an adolescent girl […]
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Cepia
Type NGO Founded 1990 Location Rua do Russel 694/201 Gloria, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil Key people Jacqueline Pitanguy and Leila Linhares Barsted (Directors of Cepia) Area served Namely Brazil Focus Human rights, women’s rights, citizenship issues Method Education, advocacy, lobbying, monitoring Website http://www.cepia.org.br Cepia is a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on the lobbying […]
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Centre for Reproductive Rights
Founded in 1992, the Centre for Reproductive Rights is the only global legal advocacy organization dedicated to , with expertise in both constitutional and international law. Their influential cases before national courts, committees, and regional human rights bodies have expanded access to , including , safe , prenatal and obstetric care, and unbiased information. They […]
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Alfred Kinsey
Alfred Kinsey (June 23, 1894-August 25 1956) was an American biologist whose research on human sexuality revolutionised popular understanding of sexual desire and impulse in both men and women. Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 ‘Father of Sexology’ 3 Controversy 4 Sources Education and Early Career Kinsey was born in New Jersey, […]
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