Global IssuesNo Sweet Consolation for Women Diabetics
Sunday, May 19, 2013
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, May 19 (IPS) - The disease itself may not discriminate on the basis of gender, but when it comes to healthcare for patients with diabetes, women in India find themselves at a disadvantage compared to men.
OP-ED: Put a Spotlight on African Women’s Reproductive Rights
Sunday, May 19, 2013
NAIROBI, May 19 (IPS) - Victoria J. married in 2009 at age 14, and became pregnant shortly after. "I started labour in the morning on a Friday …. The nurse kept checking and saying I would deliver safely. On Monday she said I was weak.
Official Bullying Lurks Behind Prep for Olympics in Brazil
Friday, May 17, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (IPS) - As Brazil prepares to host several sporting mega-events, human rights abuses and authoritarian interventions by the authorities are going on behind the scenes, favouring major urbanisation projects and stadium remodelling, a study says.
Pressure Mounting on U.S. over Congo Violence
Friday, May 17, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 17 (IPS) - With casualties in the long-running conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) now surpassing every conflict since World War II, U.S. policymakers and advocates are stepping up campaigns to raise awareness and push legislation aimed at encouraging new negotiations, assisting in government reforms, and pressuring the neighbouring countries that have propped up the DRC's government.
Afghan Women Harassed into Unemployment
Friday, May 17, 2013
KABUL, May 17 (IPS) - While global attention is fixed on the scheduled pullout of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan in 2014, women here have a much more immediate concern: how will they survive another day at work?
Arab Magazine Challenges Attitudes About Arab Women
Friday, May 17, 2013
NAZARETH, Northern Israel, May 17 (IPS) - With a subtle blend of colour and shadow, 20-year-old Sumoud Farraj prepares for a photo shoot. Next month, along with three other young Arab women, she'll appear in a designer miniskirt on the cover of Lilac, an Arabic-language women's magazine.
South Asia in Search of Coordinated Climate Policy
Thursday, May 16, 2013
KATHMANDU, May 16 (IPS) - With a combined population of over 1.7 billion, which includes some of the world's poorest but also a sizeable middle class with a growing spending capacity, South Asia is a policymaker's nightmare.
Mexican Communities Sue Pemex for Environmental Justice
Thursday, May 16, 2013
MEXICO CITY, May 16 (IPS) - Fed up with oil spills from facilities belonging to Mexico's state oil company Pemex, residents of two communities in the southeastern state of Tabasco are taking the country's largest company to court in a bid for compensation for damage to the environment and agriculture.
U.S. Retailers Holding Out on Bangladesh Safety Agreement
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 15 (IPS) - Labour groups here are stepping up pressure on U.S. firms to sign a binding building safety agreement for Bangladeshi factories after 10 major European garment companies signed onto the landmark agreement.
Indigenous Nicaraguans Fight to the Death for Their Last Forest
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
MANAGUA, May 15 (IPS) - Mayangna indigenous communities in northern Nicaragua are caught up in a life-and-death battle to defend their ancestral territory in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve from the destruction wrought by invading settlers and illegal logging.
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