News headlines for “Human Population”, page 425
Metrosexualism in Cuba: Macho Minds in Pampered Bodies
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jul 14 (IPS) - More and more young men in Cuba are moving away from the traditional masculine aesthetic and are spending hours in front of the mirror or at the gym. But they are not any less "machista" in behaviour, according to specialists meeting in the capital.
Need to Protect DRC’s School Girls from Sexual Assault
- Inter Press Service
KINSHASA, Jul 13 (IPS) - In some Democratic Republic of Congo schools, teachers and senior authorities are using their status to abuse girls who do not know their rights, according to the African Association for the Defence of Human Rights.
Turkish Women Push Back Against Patriarchy
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Jul 13 (IPS) - Among the many issues bringing protestors together at Gezi Park, the now-iconic site of struggle in Istanbul's Taksim Square, is the demand for women's liberation.
Children of Conflict
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 13 (IPS) - Malala Yousafzai and Muhammad Qasim have a lot in common.
Q&A: In Search of "Missing Girls" in TV and Film
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) - Apart from being an actress, film producer and writer, Geena Davis is a leading advocate of equal gender portrayal in the entertainment media.
Quakes Could Collapse Kathmandu
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jul 12 (IPS) - As the chief of building codes and earthquake safety of the Lalitpur Municipality, located about 10 km from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, Sainik Raj Singh has the tough job of cracking down on builders who fail to comply with the government's construction regulations.
Curbs on Abortion Spread Across East Europe
- Inter Press Service
SKOPJE, Macedonia, Jul 12 (IPS) - A "virus" of restrictive abortion legislation is spreading from Eastern Europe, health experts and rights campaigners have said, amid Church pressure and misguided government attempts to stop falling birth rates.
When Children Give Birth to Children
- Inter Press Service
CHAMPI, Nepal, Jul 11 (IPS) - Radhika Thapa was just 16 years old when she married a 21-year-old boy three years ago. Now, she is expecting a baby and is well into the last months of her pregnancy. This is not the first time she has been with child – her first two pregnancies ended in miscarriages.
Q&A: "Women’s Rights Are Human Rights"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) - On Thursday, the international community recognises World Population Day, a time of assessment, discussion and projections for the future that necessarily gives great weight to the rights of women and girls and particularly their sexual and reproductive health.
Saudi Women's Rights Activists to File Prison Appeal Friday
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) - Two Saudi Arabian women's rights activists are filing an appeal on Friday after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for helping a woman who had allegedly been abused by her husband.
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