Agnes Odhiambo
@AgnesOdhiambo
@WitsUniversity alumni. Gender, media, Lit PhD. Currently @HRW. Women's rights expert. #womensrights.
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https://www.hrw.org/about/people/agnes-odhiambo 29-11-2011 08:48:01
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New report by Dr. Halima Kazem حلیمه کاظم & Human Rights Watch looks at the situation of women in Ghazni. Women we spoke to had lost their jobs & wages, their ability to feed their families, & their dreams. They are caught between Taliban abuses and the US-driven financial crisis. hrw.org/news/2022/01/1…
Child marriage remains prevalent in Nigeria because the federal and state governments have not adequately enforced laws to prevent it. New Human Rights Watch analysis. hrw.org/news/2022/01/1…
4. While South African Government has been addressing gender-based violence during the #Covid19 a large-scale effort is needed to ensure its fallout over the next years doesn’t result in #SouthAfrica 's rates for gender-based violence worsening further. Wendy Isaack
hrw.org/news/2021/11/2…
Nearly 70 women die every year from abortion complications.
These are preventable deaths and unfair situation “on the one hand, exceptions give you a right, but it is also a serious crime that generates social and institutional stigma,' Human Rights Watch
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#Nigeria : Officials Indicted in Abuses of @EndSARS Protesters. Judicial panel report corroborates Human Rights Watch findings.
“Authorities should stop denying the truth+focus on correcting their wrongs by releasing the report and acting upon its findings.” Anietie Ewang
hrw.org/news/2021/11/1…
African leaders attending the #AfricanGirlsSummit2021 can help hundreds of thousands of girls realize their potential: support the education of girls who are pregnant, married or mothers. Here is Human Rights Watch's take on what Africa human rights experts can do: hrw.org/news/2021/11/1…
On Oct 2, 2020, #Qatari authorities took an unknown number of women off 10 planes at Doha Intl Airport and subjected them to forced gynecological exams. Some of the 13 Australian women have started legal action for their ordeal. Watch 60 Minutes Australia Human Rights Watch youtube.com/watch?v=2QPZY-…
African govts shd be fulfilling the right to education for pregnant girls & adolescent mothers not only by opening school doors, but also by putting in place comprehensive measures to address their challenges & needs so that they remain in school.
Girls Not Brides AfricanCommissionHPR ACERWC
African leaders should prioritize education for pregnant girls and married adolescents at the Third African Girls’ Summit in Niamey tomorrow.
Agnes Odhiambo for Human Rights Watch:
hrw.org/news/2021/11/1…
NEWs! The Third Africa Girls Summit is happening this week in Niamey, Niger.
Human Rights Watch calls on African leaders to prioritize education for pregnant girls and married adolescents, and widespread teenage pregnancy especially following the Covid-19 pandemic. hrw.org/news/2021/11/1…
