"No" to Sex Education Fuels Early Pregnancies in Central America — Global Issues

"No" to Sex Education Fuels Early Pregnancies in Central America — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Two pregnant girls walk through the center of the capital of El Salvador, a country with one of the highest rates of pregnancies among girls aged 10 to 14, and where, as in the rest of Central America, what prevails are conservative views opposed to the teaching of sex education…

How Nigeria’s Legal System is Failing to Safeguard Widows’ Rights — Global Issues

How Nigeria’s Legal System is Failing to Safeguard Widows’ Rights — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Nigerian law protects widows, but the reality they face is quite different. by Promise Eze (sokoto, nigeria) Thursday, August 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SOKOTO, NIGERIA, Aug 03 (IPS) – In February this year, Chichi Okonkwo not only lost her husband but was stripped of everything they owned together. Her husband…

Civil Society Space in Southern Africa Shrinking as Government Repression Rises — Global Issues

Civil Society Space in Southern Africa Shrinking as Government Repression Rises — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Monday, July 31, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jul 31 (IPS) – Freedom of expression is under threat as governments in Southern Africa have enacted laws restricting civil society organizations, says global rights advocacy organisation, CIVICUS, warning that human rights violations are on the increase globally. “The…

Vulnerable Women Suffer the Worst Face of Discrimination in Argentina — Global Issues

Vulnerable Women Suffer the Worst Face of Discrimination in Argentina — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“Migration is a right,” read the handkerchiefs held by two women at a demonstration in the Argentine capital for migrants’ rights. At left is Natividad Obeso, a Peruvian who came to Buenos Aires in 1994, fleeing political violence in her country. CREDIT: Camilo Flores / ACDH by Daniel Gutman (buenos aires)…

Biodigesters Light Up Clean Energy Stoves in Rural El Salvador — Global Issues

Biodigesters Light Up Clean Energy Stoves in Rural El Salvador — Global Issues

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Marisol and Misael Menjívar pose next to the biodigester installed in March in the backyard of their home in El Corozal, a rural settlement located near Suchitoto in central El Salvador. With a biotoilet and stove, the couple produces biogas for cooking from feces, which saves them money. The biotoilet…

Transgender People Face Growing Violence, Discrimination in Pakistan — Global Issues

Transgender People Face Growing Violence, Discrimination in Pakistan — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Transgender people often entertain at weddings and other events, but they increasingly face violent acts, especially since part of an Act ensuring their rights was recently struck down. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Monday, July 24, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Jul 24 (IPS) – “The problems transgender people…

‘It’s Time UN Turned Ideas to UNMute Civil Society into Action’ — Global Issues

‘It’s Time UN Turned Ideas to UNMute Civil Society into Action’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Activists, CSOs and faith-based leaders this week pondered how you get a seat at the table when they couldn’t even get access to the UN building. by Abigail Van Neely (new york) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jul 21 (IPS) – How do you get a seat…

Election with No Democracy on the Horizon — Global Issues

Election with No Democracy on the Horizon — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Credit: Eswatini Government/Twitter Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 21 (IPS) – Eswatini heads to the polls soon, with elections scheduled for September. But there’s nothing remotely democratic in prospect. The country remains ruled by King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, who…