Amnesty International is calling for the Guatemalan Government to act to stop the killing of women. According to official figures, 685 women were killed in 2010 alone in Guatemala amid a culture of impunity, a legacy of the 1960-96 internal armed conflict which led to hundreds of thousands human rights violations which remain unaccounted for. “Women in Guatemala are dying as a consequence of the State's failure to protect them," said Sebastian Elgueta, Guatemala researcher at Amnesty … [Read more...]
ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: Child Brides
February 22, 2011 by
Child Brides ... When I heard the news report about 12 year old girls from B.C. were being given as brides to polygamists, I was shocked and disgusted. "They are still children!" They aren't even developed fully yet. and what disturbed me the most was that their parents sanctioned this. Marriage, according to documents filed in B.C. Supreme Court Friday. The girls were “sealed for time and eternity” in religious ceremonies to Warren Jeffs, the prophet of the Fundamentalist Church … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION – Susan Burton
November 8, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women is doing something a little different here, sharing an awesome interview done with The WOMEN'S EYE...as we are Gifting this Feature to Susan Burton, our choice of CNN Hero of the Year, 2010. Help us Celebrate the Life of this yet another amazing, selfless, resilient, thoughtful and active woman. Her NONPROFIT Foundation, 'A New Way of Life', is helping women Rise Above many Challenges, overcoming the struggle of building lives from 'SCRATCH', completely re-entering … [Read more...]
