Women from the Interparty Cooperation yesterday vented their anger against the Electoral Commission by placing flyers denouncing the EC boss, Badru Kiggundu, at the State House gate in Nakasero. Some flyers read “Say no to Kiggundu”, “Fire Kiggundu for free and fair elections”.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the incidence of violence against Native women is three times greater than that experienced by white, Latino or African American women in the United States. "One in three Indian women in the United States is raped in her lifetime," said Lucy Rain Simpson, a citizen of the Navaho Nation and an attorney for the Indian Law Resource Center in Helena, Montana.

Violence against women is a worldwide crisis, and a bill scheduled to come before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, the International Violence against Women Act, would improve the way US foreign assistance is provided to address such violence.

Participants here at a seminar on Monday called upon the government to fulfill its obligations under the UN resolution 1325 to ensure protection of rights of women during conflicts and wars.

An organization that works to enhance literacy among immigrant families in Germany and an innovative programme in Egypt to help village girls become leaders in their communities are among this year's winners of the International Literacy Prizes awarded by the United Nations.

A very high proportion of civilians, among them large numbers of women and young children, are bearing the brunt of ongoing extreme warfare in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with many suffering catastrophic injuries.

Bipartisan legislation that would mandate a comprehensive plan to combat violence against women worldwide is poised for a potential congressional vote, marking tough new action by the United States on a problem that's commonplace across the globe.
Among other things, the bill would increase U.S. aid to 20 nations that take concrete action to curb brutality against women.

According to the Nairobi Women's hospital, one person is raped every thirty minutes in Kenya. Sexual violence leaves many women fearful for their lives. However, many are discovering a way to fight back. Dr. Jake Sinclair, founding member of Ugamaan, a non-governmental organization that provides help to rape victims told MediaGlobal,