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March 2015

“A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy. When being raped, she shouldn’t fight back. She should just be silent and allow the rape,” said Mukesh Singh, an Indian rapist on death

Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL), a reputable institution of female Journalists coming together to champion the cause of women in a positive light for national development has been speaking ahead of International Women’s

Young girls and women in the 21st century are likely the most decisive drivers for development and global prosperity. But as a group they are-still – subjected to tremendous human rights violations, inequalities, health threats

The Public Account Committee in parliament on Wednesday 4th march 2015 continued  its hearing on the Report on the Management of the Ebola Funds by probing in to the finances of Ministries , Department and

President of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) has openly criticized organizers of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio Geneiro Brazil, and strongly accused the International Olympic Committee of not being transparent with the issue

History was made at the opening of the 78th International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Congress at Le Carrousel du Louvre Museum in Paris, when on Wednesday 2nd March 2015 it was announced that the Abu

Former Member of Parliament for Constituency 03, Kailahun District On Tuesday, 3rd March 2015, the claws of death snatched away a father, a husband, a colleague, a friend, a brother and an audacious politician. The late

In this op-ed for International Women’s Day, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka takes a look at the mixed progress since the 1995 Beijing Conference and asks for bold steps to accelerate change in the