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Talking to Denise Fazenda

09.12.2022 Spotlight Activist

S potlight on Activists: Denise Fazenda, Mentor, and Activist at ASCHA, Mozambique … Denise Fazenda, Mentor and Activist at ASCHA, Mozambique. Photo: UN Women Mozambique / Celma Cainara Manjate Da Costa  … Denise started with activism at 13 years…

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Botswana struggles to achieve gender…

09.12.2022 Heather Collister

Botswana struggles to achieve gender equality and ethnic minority rights … Women’s rights dominated the criticisms and recommendations received by Botswana from UN member States during its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). States pointed out…

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Botswana Women speak out on Constitution

09.12.2022 Chigedze Chinyepi,

Gaborone, Monday 25 July: Women Speak Out comprising women from all five major political parties, women’s rights organizations, and civil society partners will present their submission to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the…

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Botswana comitted to CEDAW

09.12.2022 All Africa News

Botswana remains committed to the principle of elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women (updated) Through a firm commitment to eliminating all forms of discrimination against women, Botswana vows to step it up. It's…

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liberia Reforms Discriminatory Gender…

09.12.2022 UN-Communique

Liberia Reforms Discriminatory Gender Nationality Law … The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, praised Liberia for removing gender discrimination from its nationality law, granting women the same right as men to pass their nationality to their children.

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Inspector Police fights to end Gender-Based…

09.12.2022 Spotlight Initiative/Helen Mayelle

First Person: The Liberian police inspector working to end sexual and gender-based violence … Inspector Muna in her newly renovated office furnished by the Spotlight Initiative through UNDP. Inspector Muna Meah is a Commander in the Liberia National…

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