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NCIC Vice Chairperson Fatuma Tabwara collapses and dies
By Nicky Gitonga,
1403, December 29, 2019 (EAT)
Fatuma Tabwara collapsed and died while attending a wedding at Kombani, Kwale County. She was the Vice Chairperson of the National Cohesion and Int...
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16daysofActivism: Joint statement from Kenya Gov’t, Finland & Italy embassies, UN Women
By Girlie Kendi,
1327, November 29, 2019 (EAT)
Rape is one of the most violent and traumatic experiences for an individual to endure. In addition the immediate physical and psychological trauma ...
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16days: Fighting sexual harassment in African newsrooms
By Rachel Ombaka,
1249, November 27, 2019 (EAT)
UN Women has kicked off 16days of activism, a campaign to end violence against women and girls around the world. It began on November 25, which is ...
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OPINION: Political reforms should champion for more women in power
By Citizen Reporter,
1453, November 25, 2019 (EAT)
By Michael Cherambos Statistically, Africa is not doing badly in terms of female representation in politics. According to UN Women data as of Fe...
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Top 10 Kenyan companies whose high performance links to gender equality
By Rachel Ombaka,
1312, November 13, 2019 (EAT)
Ten top Kenyan companies have been ranked among global firms that achieved higher returns due to their focus on gender equality, according to a study ...
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Woman on Virgin Atlantic flight reports disturbing messages
By Imani Mitchelle,
911, October 9, 2019 (EAT)
A 24 year-old woman who was on A Virgin Altantic flight reported receiving strange messages on her phone. Jessica Van Meir told CNN that after th...
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AIU announces robust programme for Doha Worlds
By World Athletics,
1356, September 24, 2019 (EAT)
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), in partnership with the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the Qata...
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Kenyan among experts assembled to assist CAF reforms
By Reuters,
1354, September 12, 2019 (EAT)
Kenyan lawyer Janet Katisya is among a five-person team of experts brought together by FIFA to help reform the scandal-ridden Confederation of African...
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Rights activists criticize Ugandan government for academic’s conviction
By Reuters,
1131, August 3, 2019 (EAT)
Rights activists on Friday accused the Ugandan government of using electronic communications laws to stifle dissent after a prominent academic was con...
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DUQUE: Torture, brutal silencing & permanent censorship threaten freedom of expression
By Citizen,
2305, July 28, 2019 (EAT)
“And even if we chose to let you live out the natural term of your life, still you would never escape from us. What happens to you here is forever. ...
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Hungarian swims into trouble in South Korea
By Reuters,
1848, July 28, 2019 (EAT)
South Korean police have banned Hungarian swimmer Tamas Kenderesi from leaving the country as they investigate allegations of sexual harassment agains...
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Woman jailed for recording her boss’s alleged sexual harassment granted amnesty
By CNN,
1116, July 26, 2019 (EAT)
Indonesian lawmakers have unanimously approved amnesty for a woman who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording her boss's alleged sexual h...
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Applause as Indonesia pardons woman jailed after reporting harassment
By Reuters,
1402, July 25, 2019 (EAT)
Indonesia parliament approved on Thursday an amnesty for a woman who was jailed after recording lewd phone calls from her boss in a case that has caus...
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Canada to pay nearly Ksh.100B over claims of sexual misconduct in the armed forces
By CNN,
1051, July 20, 2019 (EAT)
The Canadian government has agreed to pay nearly Ksh. 100billion as settlement to members of the Armed Forces and Department of National Defense who a...
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Sudan urged to ensure justice for raped women protesters
By VOA,
1308, July 19, 2019 (EAT)
Sudanese women were a driving force during months of protests that ousted veteran autocrat Omar Al-Bashir, but the sexual violence they endured risks ...
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After #MeToo, U.S. women seen reporting less workplace harassment
By Reuters,
1333, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
From leering and unwanted touching to being asked for sexual favours, U.S. women say they suffer less sexual harassment in the workplace since #MeToo ...
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Charge against Kevin Spacey dropped after alleged victim pleads the 5th
By CNN,
925, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
Massachusetts prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a criminal case against actor Kevin Spacey, a week after a man who accused him of assault pleaded the f...
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Lively CAF congress expected amid corruption scandal
By Reuters,
1445, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
A corruption scandal and a decision to cede control of the body to FIFA are likely to provoke lively debate when the Confederation of African Football...
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Indonesian woman jailed for reporting harassment to seek amnesty
By Reuters,
2126, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
An Indonesian woman sentenced to prison for reporting her employer for sexual harassment said on Monday she will ask President Joko Widodo for an amne...
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Can a knife emoji double as a threat to kill someone? Judges struggle to interpret emojis
By CNN,
1222, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
Can a knife emoji double as a threat to kill someone? Does a heart emoji from a manager constitute sexual harassment? More emojis are showing up in...
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