Feminist Peace Network

From All Africa:
“Thousands of young girls annually prepare for their initiation into a women’s secret association, Sande Society, which operates mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
As part of their initiation, young women take a vow of secrecy after weeks of training in the forest, promising not to not tell uninitiated girls or men what […]

Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Gender-Based Violence, Women's Health, Children, Reproductive Justice, Human Rights, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) | No Comments »

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  I’m not particularly a fan of the term “domestic violence”–there really isn’t anything domestic about this violence that goes on behind closed doors. In other countries and cultures this violence manifests itself in many different ways.  But whether you call it bride burning, or honor killing, rape or murder, […]

Filed under: Uncategorized, Misogyny, Gender-Based Violence, Violence Against Women, Rape, Sexual Assault, Maternal Health, HIV/AIDS, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) | 1 Comment »