Gender Equality & LGBTI

March 11, 2016 2670 views

Mothers are advocating for their daughters’ rights to exist as black people, unashamed of their roots – from historical to…

March 10, 2016 2494 views

International Women’s Day prompted Summaya Afaq, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan, to reflect on Muniba Mazari, a woman…

March 8, 2016 2013 views

With International Women’s Day in mind, Carole Nyemeck, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Yaounde in Cameroon met with Hawaou Adamou, the…

March 7, 2016 2626 views

This year’s International Women’s Day in Cameroon focuses on “Gender Equality by 2030”, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent…

January 14, 2016 2688 views

LGBT refugees and asylum seekers require special consideration, as they face double persecution in both their home countries and in…

January 8, 2016 1934 views

Girls and women in Nigeria are getting a boost from a programme designed to help close the gender gap in…

January 1, 2016 2106 views

Street harassment can take different forms in different places, writes Alicia Wallace, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nassau, Bahamas, but…

September 27, 2015 1941 views

Viewing images and videos that are known to be recorded and shared without the consent of those shown makes the…

September 4, 2015 1876 views

Kenya’s constitution promises equality for women, but as Brian Dan Migowe, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya explains, there are…