Violence against women

2 Minutes

Women and Gender World

Women in Turkey take to streets to demand an end to gender violence

PV October 2, 2020

Rallies come as government plans withdrawal from convention on violence against women PV Staff In 2012, the government of Turkey was the first to sign the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe agreement on...

5 Minutes

Women and Gender

After 20 years, World March of Women still marching

PV September 28, 2020

By Marianne Breton Fontaine This year, the World March of Women celebrates its 20th anniversary. This huge global action in the name of women’s rights was initiated in Quebec by the Fédération des Femmes...

3 Minutes

Canada Women and Gender

Communist Party demands more action to curb violence against women

PV June 1, 2020

The murder of 22 people in rural Nova Scotia on April 18-19 has shone a spotlight on the need for meaningful steps to reduce gun violence in Canada, and to tackle the related problems...

4 Minutes

Culture

Music Notes: Chilean anthem calls out femicide

PV January 12, 2020

A flash mob performance piece written by a feminist collective in the Chilean city of Valparaíso has been taken up by women worldwide as a battle cry for justice. “Un violador en tu camino”...