PUYO, ECUADOR – Alrededor de 350 mujeres indígenas de toda la Amazonía ecuatoriana marcharon ayer en la localidad de Puyo, provincia de Pastaza, para protestar contra un sistema que aseguran está violando sus derechos. Muchas de ellas se manifestaron en contra de las operaciones de las industrias extractivas que operan en sus territorios y que,ContinueContinue reading “Ecuador: mujeres indígenas marcharon para exigir el respeto de sus derechos (Mongabay)”
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Abortion Escorts in Ecuador are Breaking the Silence (Ms. Magazine Blog)
QUITO, ECUADOR – Las Comadres—which loosely translates as The Godmothers, or “a very close friend”—is a feminist group fighting back against the nation’s restrictive abortion laws. Members accompany women through their abortion procedures and provide them with medical and legal information. Last weekend, they ran their first national workshop walking women through the process. TheContinueContinue reading “Abortion Escorts in Ecuador are Breaking the Silence (Ms. Magazine Blog)”
Is Brazil’s Government Rolling Back Women’s Rights? (Al Jazeera)
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – In an abandoned building in the centre of Brazil’s financial centre of Sao Paulo, Marli Aguiar and a group of black women have come together to talk about one thing: what to do about Brazil’s new interim government. After only weeks in power, it has become clear that this new administrationContinueContinue reading “Is Brazil’s Government Rolling Back Women’s Rights? (Al Jazeera)”
‘Plan Colombia’ Has Been a Nightmare for Women (teleSUR English & Truthout)
QUITO, ECUADOR – Six women were raped every hour in Colombia during the first nine years of Plan Colombia. That figure was taken from a joint survey done by women’s rights organizations, which include Oxfam and other Colombian based groups. The study also revealed that some 489,678 women were victims of some type of sexualContinueContinue reading “‘Plan Colombia’ Has Been a Nightmare for Women (teleSUR English & Truthout)”
Kimberley Michelle Brown 