Khertek Amyrbitovna Anchimaa-Toka (1 January 1912 – 4 November 2008) was a Tuvinian/Soviet politician  She was active in the Soviet era and during the interwar and wartime period of national independence, when, as chairman of Tuva’s parliament, she became the world’s first non-royal female head of state. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education […]

Table of Contents 1 About 2 History 3 Mission 4 Activities 5 Publications 6 KARAT Membership 7 Affiliations 8 References 9 See Also About KARAT Coalition is a regional network of 61 women’s organisations and 12 individuals from 26 countries. It focuses its actions on observance of women’s human rights, and ensuring gendered economic and […]

Infanticide has been the norm within many cultures throughout history. Child sacrifice to ancient deities and spirits was quite common during ancient times. Anthropologist Laila Williamson observes has been practiced on every continent and by people on every level of cultural complexity, from hunter gatherers to high civilizations. Rather than being an exception, then, it […]

The Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust (RCCTT) has a VISION of a in which rape survivors suffer no secondary trauma, and are supported throughout their interaction with the Criminal Justice System (CJS). Main Objectives The Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust wants to see the following changes: Reduced incidents of rape Increased reporting of rape incidents […]

Honor killings – also referred to as honor crimes, killings in the name of honor, crimes of tradition, or crimes of honor – denote the murder of a female or male family member, usually by male relatives, to reclaim honor for the family following a perceived dishonorable act by the family member. Table of Contents […]

Table of Contents 1 The situation of indigenous women by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues’ perspective 2 Human rights issues 3 In Latin America 4 Situations in different Latin American countries 5 Projects helping Indigenous women’s empowerment 6 References 7 See also 8 External links The situation of indigenous women by the Permanent Forum […]

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process by which egg cells are fertilized by sperm outside of the womb, in vitro (from the Latin ‘in the glass’). It is one method of assisted reproductive technology (ART) used to overcome infertility. The first baby born from IVF was born in 1978. IVF is only successful in […]