Chart of the Day: After the Argentina Vote, Here is Where Abortion is Still Outlawed Coby Jones August 15, 2018 Last week, the Argentinian Senate failed to pass a law that would have allowed abortion within the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The Senate voted 38 to 31 against the measure that would have helped secure a path...
Finally, #JusticeforNoura Coby Jones June 27, 2018 A murder trial in Sudan that gripped international attention has come to a close. Late yesterday, Noura Hussein, the 16-year-old girl who was sentenced to death for killing the man who raped her, had her senten...
What #JusticeforNoura Tells Us About the Women and the Death Penalty Coby Jones May 25, 2018 Two weeks ago, Noura Hussien was sentenced to death for the murder of her rapist. Today, Noura's legal team have filed an appeal against this decision. “Noura was a victim of child marriage, forced marriage, ra...
How #JusticeForNoura Became a Global Rallying Cry Coby Jones May 16, 2018 Last week, 19 year-old Noura Hussein was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing the man who raped her in Sudan. Hussein was married to her cousin three years ago at the age of 16 but fled her parents’ home to...
The Commission on the Status of Women Has Concluded. What was accomplished? A UN Dispatch Q and A Coby Jones March 25, 2018 The 62nd annual Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) concluded at the United Nations in New York City last week. Tens of thousands of advocates and policy makers from all around the world gathered at the Uni...
Amid the #MeToo Moment, Leaders Gather at the UN for the World’s Largest Meeting on Gender Equality Coby Jones March 14, 2018 The 62nd annual Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) kicked off at the United Nations in New York City this week. Tens of thousands of women from all around the world are be gathering at the United Nations f...
Will Ireland Join 133 Other Countries Where Abortion is Legal? Coby Jones February 15, 2018 The Prime Minister of Ireland recently announced that he will be campaigning to end the constitutional ban on abortion in Ireland. Ireland is the only country in the European Union that does not allow abortion ...
Here’s How Every Country in the World Ranks on Gender Equality Coby Jones January 9, 2018 On January 1st, 2018, Iceland became the first country in the world to make pay inequality illegal. Companies that cannot prove pay equality will be fined close to $500 a day that the gap continues to exist. ...
An Indian Court Decision Takes One Step in the Right Direction for the Rights of Women Coby Jones October 20, 2017 Last week, a two-man bench of the Indian Supreme Court ruled that sex with any underage girl, regardless of whether she is married or not, would be considered an act of rape. This ruling, in a country with t...
