Women's Human Rights
Des jeunes féministes réclament la liberté d’expression pour les femmes en République Démocratique du Congo – Entrevue avec une
Françoise Mukuku Mwamba Malale est coordonnatrice nationale de l’association Si Jeunesse Savait, basée à Kinshasa en République Démocratique du Congo. Au cours de cette entrevue, elle relève les actions menées par les jeunes féministes de République Démocratique du Congo dans le domaine des TIC.
Breaking with tradition, African women dare to denounce violence through digital storytelling
Violence against women was the theme of a recent digital storytelling workshop organised by APC-Africa-Women and Women’sNet, held in Durban, South Africa from 25 to 29 August 2007. APC-Africa-Women is the African regional programme of the Association for Progressive Communications Women’s Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP), an international network of women who support women’s networking for social change and women’s empowerment through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Radio in Gambia alerts to the seriousness of violence against women
Fatoumata Drammeh is a Gambian journalist who attended the Women’s Electronic Network Training (WENT Africa) in August, 2007 organised by APC-Africa-Women and Women’sNet. At the training workshop, women learned how to make digital stories on violence against women.
Media and ICT Caucus Statement at the Asia-Pacific High-Level Meeting on Beijing + 10
Media and ICT Caucus, APNGO Forum] - The Media and ICT Caucus wish to state from the outset our reaffirmation of the commitments of the BPFA and the Cairo Programme of Action, and their Plus 5 documents.
A Gender-responsive Information Society: A Priority in the Asia-Pacific Beijing +10 Agenda
The following is a report from the Asia-Pacific Women's Watch onsite report of the B+10 Intergovernmental High Level Meeting organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia Pacific. Daily reports from the HLM will be available through the APWW-mailing list, and will also be made available from the APNGO-Forum website at http://ap-ngo-forum.isiswomen.org
A Gender-responsive Information Society: A Priority in the Asia-Pacific Beijing +10 Agenda
PULA Policy Focus: Trafficking, Pornography and Censorship On-line
CAPETOWN, South Africa [PULA, APC Africa Women] - In this edition of Pula, our regular policy focus column that looks at the major issues facing African women and their effective use of ICTs, our policy writer, Alice Munyua, explores the issues of trafficking, pornography and censorship online.
Paradoxically while the internet has proven to be an essential tool for global advocacy for ending violence against women and human rights abuses, it is also a medium through which prostitution and trafficking of women and girls is facilitated.
Profile of an ICT Champion: Sara Hlupekile Longwe
Sara Hlupekile Longwe is a Zambian, a grassroots mobiliser, critic and author of the Longwe Framework for Gender Analysis. She has contributed greatly towards the women's movement in Africa, as well as to the feminist movement globally. She sees herself as a radical feminist activist and she believes that ICTs can be used to win gender struggles in Africa.
