Ghana: DCI Rolls Out a New Girl Power Project The Chronicle, Monday, September 12, 2011Since 1996, the Defense for Children International-Ghana (DCI- Ghana), a member of Child Rights Alliance (CRI), has concerned itself with child trafficking, juvenile justice and worse forms of child labor. DCI-Ghana is rolling out a new project christened "Girl Power", to champion the elimination of violence against girls and young women. |
Kenya-Somalia: Refugees at Risk of Sexual Violence IRIN, Thursday, September 8, 2011 CARE International in July reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp had increased from 75 occurrences between January and June 2010 to 358 during the same period in 2011. Originally established in 1991 to house 90,000 refugees, the camp's population exceeds 460,000, and aid workers warn that women and girls are increasingly vulnerable to violence either on their way to the camps or inside them. |
Kenya: Women Worst-Hit By HIV Infections-National Aids Control Council Nairobi Star, Wednesday, September 7, 2011Women account for 65 percent of all new HIV/AIDS infections in Kenya annually. This is according to a report released yesterday by National Aids Control Council. Speaking at the launch of national action plan for mainstreaming gender in HIV responses in Kenya, Gender minister Naomi Shaban urged men and women to integrate and work as a team to eradicate the deadly disease. |
South America: Human Trafficking Scourge Needs More Than Policing IPS, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 South American experts and officials met in Washington this week to discuss current policy initiatives to combat human trafficking in their respective countries, part of a broader U.S.-wide tour to share information and strategies to deal with the issue. |
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