FGM in Africa, 2015

Source: Unicef, 2015.

Violence in Mali, 2015

Source: Irin, 20/11/15.

News highlights, late November 2015

EU plans on migration 2015:

http://www.irinnews.org/report/102148/refugee-crisis-another-summit-another-action-plan

Violence, Education, DRC:

https://www.hrw.org/node/282419

EU and fisheries:

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/eu-paid-600-too-much-foreign-fish-auditors-find-318694

Gender, Violence, United Nations:

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/nov/09/un-must-make-good-on-its-resolution-to-protect-women-against-wartime-violence

Copper mines in the US:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/25/magazine/100000003990592.app.html?_r=2

News highlights, early November 2015

Education in 50 years:

http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/376014/what-will-a-liberal-arts-education-look-like-in-50-years/?utm_source=SFFB

Women and peacebuilding:

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/oct/16/woman-peace-security-resolution-1325-un-security-council-julienne-lusenge?CMP=share_btn_fb

Nigeria, United Kingdom, corruption, law:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34430597

http://africasacountry.com/2015/10/why-does-nigeria-still-rely-on-the-uk-to-deal-with-those-who-steal-from-its-public-coffers/

Clash NGOS v. local communities:

http://www.irinnews.org/report/102141/gloves-off-between-local-and-international-ngos

Burundi, conflict alert and violence:

http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/alerts/2015/burundi-conflict-alert.aspx?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=sm&utm_campaign=burundi-5nov15

Abortion in the world, 2015

Source: Le Monde Diplomatique, October 2015.

News highlights, late July 2015

TTP, trade, and developing states:

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/07/9-ways-the-tpp-is-bad-for-developing-countries/?utm_content=buffer8b060&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Humanitarianism and advocacy:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/07/17/can-we-do-international-conflict-advocacy-without-doing-harm/?postshare=4721437394456809

Asylum and the EU:

http://newirin.irinnews.org/dataviz/2015/7/21/playing-the-eu-asylum-lottery

Violence in South Sudan:

https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/21/south-sudan-widespread-atrocities-government-offensive

The future of ISIS, gender dimension missing:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/world/middleeast/isis-transforming-into-functioning-state-that-uses-terror-as-tool.html?emc=edit_au_20150721&nl=afternoonupdate&nlid=55672621

European states and violence against women

The Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence entered into force in 2014. Its aim is to create a legal framework at pan-European level to 'protect women against all forms of violence, and prevent, prosecute and eliminate violence against women and domestic violence.'

The states highlighted in blue signed and ratified the Convention. All the others have not done so. Given the extent of domestic violence, shouldn't the ratification of the Convention be one of their priorities?

Source: map made with http://philarcher.org/diary/2013/euromap/.

Maghreb, Gender, Violence and Law

Source: Mural que hace alusión a la violencia machista. Wikicommons.

In the Maghreb, only two states criminalise violence against women: Tunisia and Algeria.

On 5 March 2015, a new law was passed in Algeria which makes violence against women (including within families) a crime.

Sentence:

Lifetime for death.

Between one and 20 years in prison for moral and physical injuries.

Between six months and two years for trying to stop financial flows to spouse.

However, if the injured woman ‘forgives’ her attacker, the legal action is stopped.