Two weeks ago, Natalie sat across from me in a crowded camp of displaced earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, wrapped her arms around her pregnant belly, and told me the world needed to do something about rape in Haiti.

Amnesty International takes the opportunity of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to join with activists in Japan to call on the government of Japan to provide justice for the survivors of Japan's World War II military sexual slavery system.

Kismayo, Somalia (AHN) - Somali extremist group Al Shabaab arrested 30 women for selling the plant drug khat inside Kismayo, the regional capital of Lower Jubba in southern Somalia, witnesses said Monday.

Militants of the group detained the women late Sunday after search operations in the town, according local residents, adding that all were taken into custody.

The Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission on Friday staged a march on the streets of Juba mobilizing women to go and register for upcoming referendum. The march started from Women Union to the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly where a number of speeches were delivered.

As well as being Thanksgiving Day in the U.S., November 25 is also the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It has been a day marked by women's rights activists for decades to raise awareness about the terrible impacts of violence against women and about the work many are doing to eliminate this violence.

Throughout the 16 days between November 25th, International Day to End Violence Against Women, and December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the United Nations Population Fund conducts its annual Sixteen Days of Activism Campaign against Gender Violence. The 16 Days highlight the critical principle that women's rights are human rights.

THE high number of maternal deaths is disturbing enough, but denying women reproductive health services worries them even more. And it becomes a bone of contention when women perceive such a health service to be their human right.

Along the dusty Masajja Road is Rukia Nakimuli's makeshift kiosk. In there is a mini-fridge stocked with soft drinks. In another corner is a board holding different mobile phone chargers, which she uses to pool resources through charging people's cell phones.

Society's relentless endeavors is vital to ensure equal participation of women in all domains, stated the head of NUEW branch in Adi-Keih sub-zone, Ms. Meaza Sibhatu.

In a meeting conducted with female government employees, Ms. Bisrat Elias, said that most of them are actively organized in the different branches of the union, and that a number of campaigns have been conducted in which encouraging outcomes were achieved.

KAMPALA, Nov 25, 2010 (IPS) - The rapid growth of the ICT market in Uganda has been greeted with optimism over its potential to boost the country's development. But less attention is being paid to the increase in gender based violence due to the use of information and communications technology.