[violence] general

Algérie: Femmes victimes de violences - Médecins du Monde ouvre une mission en Algérie

L'organisation humanitaire Médecins du Monde (MDM) a annoncé, hier à Paris, l'ouverture d'une mission en Algérie pour assister les femmes et les enfants victimes de violences, en partenariat avec des intervenants locaux.

Algérie: Mise à jour sur les kamikazes d'Alger

Deux kamikazes du palais sont identifiée.

Afghanistan: 200 cases of anti-women violence registered in three months

In the first quarter of 2007, Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) reported more than 200 cases of violence against women.

France: Justice pour Ghofrane

Monia Haddaoui écrit un livre sur sa fille Ghofrane lapidée par des voyous

Pakistan: UPDATE: Women abducted by Islamists freed after forced confession

Pro-Taliban clerics and their followers at a mosque in the Pakistani capital on Thursday released three woman they had held for days after accusing them of running a brothel.

Ethiopia: Acid attack against a woman in Ethiopia spurs discussion of sexual harrassment and violence against women.

Acid attacks are almost unheard of in Ethiopia although the tactic has been used against women in other countries. Although Kamilat was attacked in January, she and her family are now public with their story in order to raise support and awareness.

Algerie: Les peines seront durcies contre les maris violents

Un amendement sera ajouté au code pénal.

Canada: "Rêves brisés: Typologies des violences faites aux femmes arabes et aux femmes musulmanes"

Enquête exploratoire à Montréal, jeudi le 22 mars

Essay: Thoughts on transnational feminism and anti-imperialism

"One of the most profitable sources of wealth for imperialist powers is war. Currently, most of the world population is either living under the condition of war in Asia, Africa and the Middle East or in a 'state of war,' as in Iran, Europe and N. America"

Pakistan: Teenage girl abducted, raped and disrobed: demand justice

Women's rights activists demand Pakistan state authorities ensure justice for a teenage girl who has been kidnapped, raped and forced to parade naked publicly.