Growing up in Rawalpindi, a city adjacent to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, Mahnoor Omer remembers the shame and anxiety she felt in school when she had periods. Going to the toilet with a sanitary pad was an act of stealth, like trying to cover up a crime. “I used to hideContinue Reading
Banjul, The Gambia – On A Rainy Morning in Early August, A Newborn Girl Suffering Severe vaginal Wounds Was Rushed to Banjul’s Bundung Maternal And Child Health Hospital. By The Time She was attented to, The Doctors Could Do Nothing – The Baby Had Bled To Death. The Gambian AuthoritiesContinue Reading
MARIUS BORG HOIBY FACES UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH 32 CRIMINAL OFFENCES, INCLUDING RAPE. The Son of Norway’s Crown Princess has been charged with raping Four Women, Domestic Violence, Assault and Oher Crimes Following A Yearlong Police Investigation, According to Prosecutors. Marius Borg Hoiby, 28,Continue Reading
Bardiya, Nepal – Bali*, Unlike Most Girls Around Her, Never Liked to Sing and Dance. She Loved Cars and Dreamd of How It Would Feel To Wrap Her Fingers Around The Wheel and Leave Her Village Behind in The Rear-View Mirror. But Her Dream Was Cut Short On Her SixthContinue Reading
Sydney, Australia – Sam Hall, an Aboriginal woman from Ormiston in southeast Queensland, was 40 weeks pregnant when she felt her baby’s movements slow. She was already anxious about her son’s safety – earlier scans had found possible problems with her pregnancy, and her partner had genetic heart issues. ButContinue Reading
Kolkata, India – On August 21, a hot, humid afternoon, thousands of doctors and medical students marched through the capital of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Female doctors led the march, many in black T-shirts, some with stethoscopes around their necks. Among the banners the protesters held, oneContinue Reading
Abuja, Nigeria – When children turn 10, their first double-digit milestone is usually a time of excitement. But not for Elizabeth John, who could only feel dread about what was to come. A day after her 10th birthday, three older women held her legs down firmly as her mother pressedContinue Reading
