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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: ‘We Will Demonstrate, As They Celebrate’

Posted on 08 March 2010 by admin

Women protest against the suppression of their rights. Credit:Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi/IPS

By Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi

KAMPALA, Mar 8, 2010 (IPS) – ‘Equal rights; equal opportunities’ may be the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, but while women around the world celebrate, a group of Ugandan women are protesting against the suppression of their rights. Continue Reading

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Tags: Burundi, common market, customs union, EAC, EASSI, East African Community, East African Protocol on Gender and Development, East African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women, Kenya, Marren Akatsa-Bukachi, monetary union, Rwanda, South-South, Tanzania, Uganda

EAST AFRICA: Women Want Visibility in Regional Union

Posted on 24 February 2010 by admin

Credit: Ken Opprann/Norway/UNFPA

By Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi

KAMPALA, Feb 17, 2010 (IPS) – As the East Africa Community (EAC) gradually moves towards a political confederation, women’s rights groups from the five member states are pushing for an East African Protocol on Gender and Development to bridge the gender gaps within the integration process.
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