International Women’s Day is Moment to End Abusive ‘Virginity Tests’

Expand Members of the Indonesian Air Force march during celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Air Force in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 9, 2016. © 2016 Beawiharta/Reuters Indonesian President Joko Widodo last week tweeted his support for International Women’s Day by declaring that “building Indonesia, we need tough women.” That message suggested support for a day dedicated to “empowering women in all settings.” But Jokowi neglected to add that his government continues to inflict a form of gender-based violence on thousands of “tough women” interested in “building Indonesia” – specifically…

Read complete article

~	Al Ahly and Esperance highlight the dominance of North Africa in club football. Lessons for other African teams

~	Sri Lanka: Fifteen years after the end of war, victims still await justice at Mullivaikkal

~	South African communities vs Shell: high court victories show that cultural beliefs and practices count in climate cases

~	Why the New Yorker blocked UK website readers from its Lucy Letby story – an expert explains

~	How a British military march became the distinctive sound of American graduations

~	UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared

~	World Should Rally to Halt Unfolding Atrocities in Darfur

~	It’s a mistake to dismiss Bridgerton as fluffy period drama

~	How newborn chicks are helping to settle a centuries-old debate about cognition and our senses

~	Extreme heatwaves in south and south-east Asia are a sign of things to come