World Suicide Is A Mental Health Issue, Not A Crime Bangladesh inherited its suicide laws from the colonial era. A more modern approach is needed to deter the behaviour. OvaApril 18, 2023
World How India Continues To Punish Those Who Attempt Suicide Despite having the law on their side, people who attempted suicide in India are continually harassed by authorities and don't receive appropriate help. OvaApril 17, 2023
World It’s Time For Indonesia To Protect Children From Marriage In Islam, clergymen interpret how marriage is done, sometimes allowing child brides. Clergywomen want substantive justice to stop the practice. OvaApril 6, 2023
World It Takes A Village To End Child Marriage School plays a significant role in reducing child marriage in Africa. OvaApril 5, 2023
World Stopping Child Marriage Starts With Family Child marriage hit high levels in some Indonesian provinces during Covid-19. Families hold the key to ending it. OvaApril 4, 2023
World Women Are Neglected In Peacebuilding, And That Needs To Stop There should be more women at the negotiation table to achieve gender equality and inclusiveness in peace processes. OvaMarch 17, 2023
World Microfinance Promises Women A Future, Instead It Traps Them In Debt Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead, the loans... OvaMarch 16, 2023
World Why Including Refugees In Peacebuilding Matters Refugee women are crucial to building peace in Myanmar. Yet their experience has rarely been valued. OvaMarch 15, 2023
World Tea And A Quiet Word: How Women Influence Peace Talks In Myanmar Myanmar’s formal peace efforts have traditionally involved only men. It’s time for that to change. OvaMarch 14, 2023
World Lore, Laws, And The Effects On Pacific Women Asking women about the relevance of rules on gender violence should be the first step to confronting this issue. Stronger laws on their own... OvaMarch 13, 2023