Demand for Inquiry into Police Abuse of Women May Embroil Mexico’s President
By: Azam Ahmed International human rights officials are demanding an investigation into the brutal sexual assaults of 11 Mexican women during protests a decade ago — an inquiry that would take aim at President Enrique Peña Nieto, who was the governor in charge at the time of the attacks. The demand is part of a multiyear examination by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights into abuses during a 2006 crackdown ordered by Mr. Peña Nieto on San Salvador Atenco, a town in Mexico State where demonstrators had taken over the central square. During the operations, which left two dead, more than 40 women were violently detained by the police, packed onto buses and sent to jail several hours away. The case was brought by 11 women to the international commission, which found that the police tortured them sexually. The women — a mix of merchants, students and activists —…
Dr. Dalya Al Muthanna- President& Chief Executive Officer, General Electric (GE) Gulf
Dr. Dalya Al Muthanna is the President/ CEO of General Electric (GE) Gulf. In her role, she develops the company’s business strategy for the…
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet: Breaking Academic Bounds in the Middle-East
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet is the Robert I. Williams Term Professor of History and director of the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She…
Gender and Politics: Celebrating the Achievements of Women in Parliament across Developing Countries (1)
There are more women than men in parliament in Africa and across developing countries. This is very fascinating. An East African nation, Rwanda leads…
Female Political Leaders like Hillary Clinton Still Extremely Rare
By: Lyndal Rowlands Despite their prominence on the world stage, female political leaders like Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel are part of a…
Kenya to Host 12th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers’ Meeting
Kenya will host the 12th edition of the Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting (WAMM) in 2019. This was announced at the conclusion of…
Women’s Federation in Jinghu Launches Events to Benefit Impoverished Children
By: Hewater Liu The women’s federation in the Jinghu District of Wuhu, a city in east China’s Anhui Province, has in…
Entrepreneurship and the driving force of passion
For so many people, the thought of moving from one house to the other spells a lot of stress, and for those who come…
All Women Recycling
All Women Recycling is a small a women-led social enterprise created by Lynn Worsley, in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It…
Jawaher Al Qasimi Chosen as Patron of Global Movement ‘Jeans for Refugees’
Jeans for Refugees (JFR), a global initiative to raise funds for refugees worldwide, has chosen H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife…
Guyana Prime Minister Orders Pregnant TV Anchor Reinstated
A news anchor on a state-run TV station in Guyana who said she was removed from her position because she is pregnant is…
Tasty Colombia
Food is an essential part of human living which is reflected in different cultures and in different ways. In South America, there are a…
