by AgendaFM | Mar 12, 2019 | Feminist Dialogues
Introduction On 5 and 6 December 2018, the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria hosted a conference on the Decolonisation of International Law. Taking as its point of departure the view that there is a nexus between efforts to advance the protection...
by AgendaFM | Oct 11, 2018 | DUT Interns, Feminist Dialogues
by Sibusisiwe Maphumulo-Intern (06 September 2018) Gender based violence (GBV) is a profound human rights violation with major social and developmental impacts for survivors of violence, as well as their families, communities and society more broadly. Continuing a...
by AgendaFM | Jul 5, 2017 | Feminist Dialogues
“When images of the world’s disasters flash across television screens,” wrote Jan Egeland (2005:1) in the foreword to Broken Bodies, Broken Dreams: Violence Against Women Exposed, “more often than not, we are presented with a rough sketch of the humanitarian crisis....
by AgendaFM | May 23, 2017 | Feminist Dialogues
“When images of the world’s disasters flash across television screens,” wrote Jan Egeland (2005, p. 1) in the Foreword to Broken Bodies, Broken Dreams: Violence Against Women Exposed, “more often than not, we are presented with a rough sketch of the humanitarian...
by AgendaFM | Aug 23, 2016 | Feminist Dialogues
By Nosipho Nyide and Kwandokuhle Njoli Agenda Feminist Media (AFM) held a dialogue on the 18th July 2016 at Diakonia Centre, Durban. The dialogue dealt with the issues faced especially by women between the ages of 14-25, living with HIV/AIDS and in poverty. The topic...
by AgendaFM | Aug 19, 2016 | Feminist Dialogues
Most countries, including South Africa, accept the right of women to participate in government at all levels. However, local government it is argued is the political coalface at which a country’s citizens can make their voices and concerns heard most clearly and...