Hannatu Yusuf On Her Escape From Boko Haram And The T-Shirt That Saved Her Life
This story is in partnership with UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) from their campaign “Holding On”, which shares the stories of internally di...
Human Rights
In the words of Journalist Bettie Johnson Mbayo: “I tell the stories of rape survivors and the challenges they face seeking justice”
By UN Women - Award-winning journalist Bettie Johnson Mbayo from Frontpage Africa took a 16-hour motorbike ride last year through Southeastern Liberia to find ...
The Practice: My Yoga Journey From Self-Healing To Empowering Survivors Of Genocide
By Jordan Ashley - "Place a hand to your heart and a hand to your belly," I say to a room of strangers – a hundred women who had witnessed the massacre of husba...
In the words of Taffan Ako: “I believe you have to be in the system in order to change the system”
By UN Women - A refugee from Iraqi Kurdistan, Taffan Ako fled to Sweden in 1997 with her family. Today she is the Coordinator of One Young World Ambassadors for...
Yazidi Survivor Nadia Murad, Subject Of ‘On Her Shoulders’ Documentary, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Today it was announced that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 has been awarded to two individuals for their respective efforts "to end the use of sexual violence a...
From Where I Stand: Brazilian Youth Activist Fights For The Rights Of Young Indigenous Women
By UN WOMEN - Rayanne Cristine Maximo Franca is an indigenous youth activist from Brazil. Since leaving her home at 17, she has embarked on a relentless pursuit...
“A Thousand Girls Like Me”… A True Story Of Injustice And Overcoming
By Aisha Azimi for Free Women Writers - When she came out and demanded justice for facing incest and other forms of physical and sexualized abuse at the hands o...
12-year-old Gives Powerful And Moving Speech At “Families Belong Together” Rally In DC
12-year-old Leah from Florida is the daughter of undocumented immigrant parents. This is a speech she gave at a "Families Belong Together" rally in Washington, ...
In The Words Of Sandra Moran: “Being The First Openly Lesbian Congresswoman In Guatemala Has Been A Big Responsibility”
By UN Women - Sandra Moran is Guatemala’s first openly lesbian member of the Congress. She organized the country’s first lesbian group in 1995, and was elected ...