Demonstrators accuse Andalusian health authorities of altering medical records. On Sunday, thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Seville to protest a failure in the breast cancer early detection system that has affected at least 2,000 women in the Andalusia region. RELATED: Spain Launches Audiovisual Map of Franco-Era Exhumations The Seville Breast Cancer Women’s […]

National Assembly Approves Bill Redefining Rape as a ‘Non-Consensual Sexual Act’ After Pelicot Case. On Thursday, the French National Assembly approved the inclusion of the notion of “consent” in every sexual relationship to determine whether a person is a victim of rape, integrating that concept into the criminal definition of the offense. RELATED: What to […]

This state has some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the U.S. and already bans nearly all abortions. On Wednesday night, the Republican-dominated Texas legislature approved a bill that would allow people to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, mails or provides abortion medication to or from the second-largest U.S. state. RELATED: Texas Senate Pushes Forward […]

‘Demarcation is a guarantee of our life, our existence and our security,’ Chief Xipaia said. On Thursday, Indigenous women protested in Brasilia for the sixth consecutive year against gender-based violence in their territories and in favor of better access to reproductive health services. RELATED: Ecuadorian Indigenous Peoples Criticize Noboa’s Draft Bill on Protected Areas “Femicides […]

Women’s rights organizations across Ecuador have denounced recent electoral reforms that scrap gender parity in presidential tickets, calling the move a major blow to women’s political rights. They urged President Daniel Noboa to veto the changes, citing constitutional and human rights violations.

‘Disarm the Patriarchy’ is the slogan to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On Monday, November 25, Italians will commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, with demonstrations in cities such as Bologna, Milan, Pisa and Turin. RELATED: Argentina’s Vote Against Women’s Rights Sparks Outrage The […]

In the U.S., 40 percent of the women who are sex trafficked are identified as Native women. Indigenous Americans urged efforts against long-standing violence and sex trafficking of indigenous women during the 3rd Annual National Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade on Saturday. RELATED: Colombian President Grants Indigenous Communities Environmental Sanctioning Powers “We’re still going […]

Activists denounced that sexual violence against incarcerated women is also loaded with class and racial discrimination. On Wednesday, Sociologist Heidy Mieles denounced that sexual violence against women has become “a currency of exchange” in Ecuadorian prisons. RELATED: Wildfires in Ecuador’s Capital Force Dozens of Families to Evacuate “Sexual violence is not just about the satisfaction […]

In Salta, 59 percent of women experienced psychological violence and 34 percent suffered physical violence. On Tuesday, the Chamber of Deputies of the province of Salta extended the “Law of Social Emergency Due to Gender Violence” for two more years given the alarming number of cases of female victims. RELATED: Argentine Police Repress Judicial Workers […]

In the 1980s, the military raped Indigenous women in the communities of Manta and Vilca. On Thursday, the First Transitory Superior Criminal Chamber issued a conviction against ten former Peruvian soldiers who raped Indigenous women in Huancavelica between 1984 and 1995. RELATED: Peruvians Ask Inter-American Court to Prevent Impunity in Crimes Against Humanity This crime […]