News From Archives
TerraViva Home
United Nations
Europe
Africa
Latin America
About Us
IPS Noticias
IPS Latam
IPS News
IPS Association
RIGHTS-TANZANIA
'I Feel Like Less of a Woman'
By Jessie Boylan
Chacha was forced to marry an 80-year-old man after she refused to be circumcised. Credit: Jessie Boylan/IPS In the darkest corner of the room, under the clamour of twelve women’s voices, sits Ghati Chacha*, she can barely be heard. Her newborn suckles as she speaks softly about how she refused female circumcision.
MORE >>
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
www.ipsnews.net
Afro-Chileans Seek Recognition in Census
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Thailand Faces Flak for Backing Mekong Dams
TRADE-NAMIBIA: EU Backs Off on EPA
JAPAN: Rising Wages Won't Scare Investors Away from China
PERU: Adios, Doe Run
US: Court Blocks Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law
Climate Extremes Fuel Hunger in Guatemala
U.N. Declares Water and Sanitation a Basic Human Right
IRAN: Poll Finds Dwindling Support for Govt
TRADE: Malawi Stands Firm on Conditions for Signing EPA
Ecuador Requires Oil Firms to Renegotiate Contracts
MIGRATION-PORTUGAL: On the Football Pitch, Everyone Is Equal
Familiar Pledges on Child and Maternal Health in Africa
SIERRA LEONE: Defining New Role for Traditional Birth Attendants
MALAYSIA: Let Information Flow, State Tells Federal Gov't
Headlines IPS
TerraViva Home
|
United Nations
|
Europe
|
Africa
|
Latin America
|
About Us
IPS - Inter Press Service Africa
Copyright � 2007
All rights reserved.