News headlines for “Human Population”, page 557
COLOMBIA: 'Matriarch' Leads Struggle to Recover Stolen Land
- Inter Press Service
'God willing, we will make it' reads the sign on a rusty old all-terrain vehicle, ideal for the complicated drive to the remote Curbaradó river valley in the banana-producing region of Urabá in northwest Colombia.
HEALTH: Israeli Takes a Step Forward
- Inter Press Service
'One step at a time,' this fairy tale says. 'Wonders and miracles, these shoes brought me back my life!' For Miriam Gilebsky, walking is no simple thing, it’s an achievement greater than life, like walking on the moon, perhaps. One small step for health is one giant leap when you suffered a stroke.
AFRICA: The Struggle for Women to Own Land
- Inter Press Service
Even at the best of times, obtaining a title deed from the ministry of lands is a difficult process. But as the minister of lands admitted on Jul. 13 that his office is rife with corruption, the disorganisation of this office means Kenyan women are no closer to owning land.
OP-ED: Afghan Women Fight Back Against Harassment
- Inter Press Service
My mother entered the house and pushed the door closed with anger. After getting a cup of green tea, she sat in front of the television as her children watched her with concern and confusion.
Turning Education From a Privilege into a Right
- Inter Press Service
Going to school and receiving an education are opportunities most people usually take for granted. But for 67 million children around the world, such possibilities do not exist.
ASIA: Activists Press for Gender Equality in Forest Tenure Reforms
- Inter Press Service
A 1993 forest act gave back Nepal its green hills, many believe. Activists say the law was also a catalyst for positive change in an area not readily linked with it — women’s rights in rural Nepal.
ANGOLA: Law on Domestic Violence a Step Forward for Women’s Rights
- Inter Press Service
Domestically abused women who are financially dependent on their abusers can now report the crime with the assurance that they will be able to get financial and medical support from the state, thanks to the country’s new law on domestic violence.
SRI LANKA: Saudi Death Sentence for Maid Shakes Govt
- Inter Press Service
The Sri Lanka government is considering a further tightening of age restrictions on women leaving the country to become domestic workers. But some analysts say this is a quick-fix solution to the problem of women running afoul of the law abroad.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/SOUTH SUDAN: Born into Crisis — Violence Against Women Continues
- Inter Press Service
Violence against women is rampant, devastating and tolerated in South Sudan and the new country needs to address these gross human rights violations and train people, especially soldiers, to respect women’s rights.
BRAZIL: Women in Favelas Broadcast Peace
- Inter Press Service
Local women's voices have begun to be heard over a community radio station now broadcasting in Complexo do Alemao, a clump of favelas or shantytowns on the north side of this Brazilian city that were ruled until recently by armed drug gangs.
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