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Where Men Now Fear to Tread
By Hannah Rubenstein No man, except for those raised here as children, lives in Umoja village in Kenya. Credit:Hannah Rubenstein/IPS UMOJA, Kenya, Apr 4, 2012 (IPS) – No man, except for those raised here as children, lives in Umoja village in Kenya; one has not for two decades. It is a village only of and […]
Where Abusing Women Is "An Accepted Norm"
February 29, 2012
Mathilde Bagneres interviews LILLY BE’SOER, founder of Voice for Change, Papua New Guinea Lilly Be’Soer, founder of Voice for Change, a non-governmental organisation for women’s rights in Papua New Guinea. Credit:Mathilde Bagneres/ IPS UNITED NATIONS, Feb 29, 2012 (IPS) – Violence, torture and other forms of cruel treatment are on the rise for women in […]
KYRGYZSTAN Efforts to Tackle Bride Kidnapping Hit Polygamy Snag
February 12, 2012
By Chris Rickleton* BISHKEK, Feb 11, 2012 (IPS/EurasiaNet) – Legislation designed to discourage the controversial practice of bride kidnapping fizzled recently in Kyrgyzstan’s parliament. The bill lost support because a key provision could also be used to crack down on the ostensibly illegal, yet quietly tolerated practice of polygamy, according to a member of parliament. […]
Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cultures: study
January 25, 2012
January 23rd, 2012 in Other Sciences / Social Sciences In cultures that permit men to take multiple wives, the intra-sexual competition that occurs causes greater levels of crime, violence, poverty and gender inequality than in societies that institutionalize and practice monogamous marriage. That is a key finding of a new University of British Columbia-led study […]
Ugandans Clash on Polygamy as Parliament Debates Ban
July 22, 2011
by Rob Gipman by Apophia Agiresaasi 07/21/2011 KAMPALA, UGANDA – Tom Kasekende, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, says he grew up in a polygamous home in which his father had several wives. “I grew up in a polygamous family,” he says. “My father had many wives, some of them I did […]
Ugandans Clash on Polygamy as Parliament Debates Ban
July 22, 2011
by Rob Gipman by Apophia Agiresaasi 07/21/2011 KAMPALA, UGANDA – Tom Kasekende, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, says he grew up in a polygamous home in which his father had several wives. “I grew up in a polygamous family,” he says. “My father had many wives, some of them I did […]
Gender issues - Human rights 
April 4, 2012
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