Women’s Rights Under Law
Confronting toxic masculinity in El Salvador
Toxic beliefs such as “rape is an event that cannot be avoided in women’s lives because it is their destiny,” or “no one will believe you” are examples of how rape culture and toxic masculinity are pervasive and entrenched in the cultural ethos.
ORMUSA is the only organization that reaches our communities despite the risk of gangs
ORMUSA is the only organization that reaches our communities despite the risk of gangs I never had the courage to stand up to male decision-makers…
Nepalese women who miscarry must not be treated as criminals
Nepalese women who miscarry must not be treated as criminals Meera, a young woman from eastern Nepal is currently serving a seven year sentence for…
Kidnapped as Schoolgirls by Boko Haram: Here They Are Now
WRAPA’s Saudatu Mahdi in The New York Times. Read the article Support WRAPA Read more about WRAPA
Jane Fonda introduces the work of WCLAC
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Help ensure safety of all Nigerian girls
Hundreds of Nigerian girls have been kidnapped in recent years – at Chibok in 2014 when 276 were taken and more recently at Dapchi in…
Help stop honor killings of Palestinian women
Suha Al Deek was just 35 when she was stabbed to death in June 2014 in front of her children at her home on the…
March 2017 WCLAC News Bulletin
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We can build on hope
With these girls, we have seen hope, we can build on hope… with those of them that have come back, there is work to be…
Article: Nearly 2 Years After the Boko Haram Kidnapping in Nigeria, 197 Girls Are Still Missing
Saudatu Mahdi, a woman’s rights leader in Nigeria, said the work is only just beginning.
Article: Jane Fonda supports DDA partner, WRAPA, at New York event
Jane Fonda spoke to The Guardian on December 8th at an event for Donor Direct Action, a New York-based non-profit she is involved with that supports women’s causes around the world and is campaigning with the Nigerian women’s organization WRAPA to rescue almost 200 girls still being held by the extremist rebel group Boko Haram after a mass abduction in 2014.
Clip: Saudatu Mahdi on CNN
Saudatu Mahdi, Secretary General of WRAPA was interviewed by CNN’s The Newsroom on progress to ensure the return and rehabilitation of all of the girls kidnapped in Chibok, Northern Nigeria in 2014.