Women's rights
Breastfeeding Bernie Sanders supporter instant hit on internet (pic+vid)
Nearly 2,500 ago, Aristotle said ‘People are political animals’. But when you are 6 months old and you are taken to a political rally, listening to US Presidential Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders is not your top priority…Your only priority at this stage of your life is quite simply feeding.
Industrialist Ger to use UN's women logo on her products
Don't be surprised if you soon come across products that carry the logo of the United Nations' Women's Empowerment Principles (WEP).
When you see that logo on that product, you will know that the company that produced that product is working for the empowerment of women, both at its workplace and on a global level.
Turkish businesswoman to serve as spokesperson for UN gender initiative
Turkish businesswoman Nur Ger has been appointed as the business world spokesperson of the United Nations Women's Empowerment Principals (UN WEP), an initiative that works to promote gender equality around the world.
109 women killed in southeast in 2015: Rights group
Some 109 women have been killed and 44 others have been injured in southeastern Turkey, according to 2015 Violation of Women Rights Toll released by Human Rights Association's (?HD) Diyarbak?r branch during a press statement on Feb. 5.
200 million females estimated to be circumcised
The U.N. children’s agency estimates that at least 200 million girls and women in 30 countries have undergone female circumcision.
According to a statistical report released on Thursday by UNICEF, the global figure includes nearly 70 million more girls and women than estimated in 2014 due to population growth and new data received from Indonesia.
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Government adopts national strategy for gender equality
The Serbian government on Thursday adopted a new national strategy for gender equality for the period 2016-2020 and action plan for its implementation.
It should help economic empowerment of women and having more women involved in Serbia's political life.
Greek aquaculture to double by 2030 in fish wars with Turkey
Greece hopes to double its aquaculture production by 2030 in order to successfully compete with Turkey. The Federation of Greek Maricultures (FGM) reports that aqua production volumes could reach 235,000 metric tons in 15 years’ time, an amount that would be valued at €1.2 billion.
Violence against women in Turkey increases both in number and brutality
"What we call femicide is actually murder of women who revolt against abuse and push for independence," says the We Will Stop Femicides Platform (WSF).
Women's Health Coalition awards Turkish activist
P?nar ?lkkaracan, a leading women's rights activist and researcher based in Turkey, was awarded the prestigious Joan B. Dunlop Prize, presented by the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), "for her exceptional record of work in Turkey and globally to promote the human rights of women and girls," on Nov. 3.
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