Society Reaps the Benefits When Women Enjoy Better Health Care

World Wide (Conversation) – Weak political commitment, inadequate resources and persistent discrimination against women and girls: these are just some reasons that many countries still don’t openly and comprehensively address sexual and reproductive health and rights. This is borne out by figures. Each year in developing countries, including those in Africa, more than 30 million women don’t give birth at a health facility. More than 45 million have inadequate or no antenatal care. And over 200 million women want to avoid pregnancy but don’t have access to modern contraceptive methods….

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FBI Final Word on Clinton Server China Hack Accusation: ‘Not Found Any Evidence’

US (Sputnik) – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially announced that the agency has no evidence that former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email servers were hacked by China. The FBI refuted on Wednesday a tweet by the current US president, Donald Trump, that the former Democratic presidential front-runner’s private email server was compromised by Chinese hackers, according to Ars Technica. In an August 29 tweet, Trump declared that unidentified actors attributed to Beijing had “hacked” Clinton’s private email server. The FBI has now released an official statement detailing that there is…

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Guatemala: President Sabotages Fight for Justice

(HRW) – President Jimmy Morales’s decision to end the mandate of a UN-backed investigative body is a major blow to efforts to fight corruption, abuse, and impunity in Guatemala, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 31, 2018, Morales announced that he would not request an extension of the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), which expires in September 2019. CICIG is investigating allegations that Morales’s presidential campaign received illegal funding and is participating in the prosecution of his son and brother on fraud charges. Morales…

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Will France’s New Street Harassment Law Really Benefit Women?

France (GV) – On August 1, 2018, the French National Assembly unanimously adopted a bill supporting the fight against sexual harassment and violence. One key element of the law, proposed by Gender Equality Minister Marlene Schiappa, is the creation of a policy against sexual harassment, or “sexist outrage”, defined as: Imposer à une personne tout propos ou comportements à connotation sexuelle ou sexiste qui soit porte atteinte à sa dignité en raison de son caractère dégradant ou humiliant, soit créé à son encontre une situation intimidante, hostile ou offensante (Art. 621-1.-I.) The…

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