News headlines for “Human Population”, page 529
INDIA: Education and Employment Bring Abuse
- Inter Press Service
Increased education and employment opportunities for women in Kashmir might have brought monetary independence and a degree of empowerment but it also has women ensnared in a vicious trap of domestic violence.
GUATEMALA: Discrimination Undermines AIDS Prevention
- Inter Press Service
'At the clinic we were attended to by a woman who criticised us and only talked to us about religious questions,' says Carlos Valdez of Proyecto Unidos, an NGO in Guatemala that fights for access to HIV/AIDS prevention services by homosexuals and sex workers.
'Walk the Busan Talk'
- Inter Press Service
Women’s rights champions are not prepared to let the dust settle on the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness that ended in this South Korean port city on Dec. 1 with the customary nod towards gender equality and empowerment.
SOUTH AFRICA: Climate Change Affecting Fisherwomen’s Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
Having observed changes in the sea and the life cycles of the rock lobsters that their livelihoods depend on, a group of fisherwomen from the Western Cape, South Africa are calling on government to adjust fishing seasons to adapt to what they claim are climate change-related alterations.
BURMA: Rape Used as Military Weapon
- Inter Press Service
The Burmese army has been following a policy of systematically raping women and girls to subjugate the country’s rebellious ethnic minorities, according to a new report.
Armed Societies, Another Tragedy for Women
- Inter Press Service
Kairobis Arcia, 25, died from a bullet to her head shot by her husband, Oswaldo Mendoza, 32, who said he was blinded by jealousy in an argument fuelled by alcohol and drugs.
HONDURAS: Indigenous Cooperatives Cultivate Success
- Inter Press Service
Thanks to the quality and freshness of their produce, indigenous Lenca farmers in western Honduras are regular suppliers of seven supermarket chains. This year they won the National Environmental Prize, in the community initiatives category.
BRAZIL: Child-Adapted Formula to Deal Major Blow to Chagas Disease
- Inter Press Service
A new paediatric formulation developed in Brazil holds out hope for a cure for over 90 percent of newborn babies infected with Chagas disease, a parasitic infection endemic in 21 Latin American countries, where it kills more people every year than malaria.
NEPAL: Giving Up Guns for Motherhood
- Inter Press Service
Sonikumari Jha puts on her green camouflage fatigues, deftly laces up her boots and is ready to step out and announce her decision to embrace a new life. Her four-year-old son, who has been watching the same rote for years, is puzzled by an important omission. 'Mama, you have forgotten your gun,' he calls out.
NEPAL: Giving Up Guns for Motherhood
- Inter Press Service
Sonikumari Jha puts on her green camouflage fatigues, deftly laces up her boots and is ready to step out and announce her decision to embrace a new life. Her four-year-old son, who has been watching the same rote for years, is puzzled by an important omission. 'Mama, you have forgotten your gun,' he calls out.
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