NIGERIA: Child rape in Kano on the increase KANO, (IRIN Africa) - Police and government officials in northern Nigeria’s city of Kano have reported an upsurge in incidents of child rape and said that young girls are now unsafe in the city. full report
| AFGHANISTAN: Stop sale of children, rights watchdog says |
KABUL, (IRIN Asia) - The recent sale of three Afghan girls in separate incidents by parents blaming extreme poverty for their actions has sparked concern about the safety of poor children in Afghanistan and the lack of adequate legal mechanisms to effectively curb such trade.
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| NEPAL: Traffickers exploit increased mobility of underage girls |
BANKE, (IRIN Asia) - Despite measures by the government and NGOs to protect girls from being trafficked, the situation has barely changed, according to activists, who said hundreds of Nepalese girls still get trafficked to India every year where they are forced into prostitution.
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| KENYA: Rape on the rise in post-election violence |
NAIROBI, (IRIN Africa) - Amid the violence that engulfed several residential areas of the Kenyan capital following the declaration of controversial results of the presidential elections, women in particular have been targeted, with at least one hospital reporting a rise in the number of rape victims seeking treatment.
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| KENYA: Camps offer little refuge from rapes |
NAKURU, (PlusNews) - At least 250,000 Kenyans have sought refuge in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) since violence broke out after a controversial national poll in December 2007, but many women find the risk of sexual attack in the camps just as great as outside.
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| BURUNDI: Sexual violence, cultural prejudice put women in HIV crosshairs |
BUJUMBURA, (PlusNews) - The low social status of Burundi's women leaves them vulnerable to sexual violence, while cultural taboos prevent them from seeking help. This is compounding their risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, according to local non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
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| HAITI: Treatment centre reports rising sexual violence and HIV |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (PlusNews) - Apart from HIV, sexual violence against women in Haiti is another virus that has so far proved resistant to a cure. Activists say they are unsure whether the rise in cases over the last few years is due to violence becoming more widespread, or the result of campaigns calling on women to speak out.
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| GLOBAL: Global forum for women with HIV |
NAIROBI, (PlusNews) - AIDS does not only travel with truckers along African highways; it flies business class with men in dark suits, crawls into marriages and lurks in playgrounds. It smiles at you every day at work and, disproportionately, affects African women and girls because of gender inequalities.
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There is much need for us to pray and cry out to God on behalf of our sisters in these foreign lands. We, as believers in Christ, also need to make sure that we are aware and remain cognizant of the state of affairs surrounding God’s missionaries and children in other lands. It is essential that we live with our eyes focused on the Kingdom and the things which affect the Kingdom. Lack of prayer is one of the enemies that confront us as believers today; especially when we fail to pray or not pray as it relates to the things that are near to God’s heart. It is the Lord’s desire that we pray one for another and not only pray but pray without ceasing. I encourage every woman that reads this news brief to fast and pray; intercede on behalf of women and children globally. I also invite you to join our Global Intercessory Network and the Prayer Message Board found on our main website at www.iceministries.org. If you know someone who needs prayer or if you have news that is important for others to become aware of please write us at: weaponsofwar@iceministries.org. God bless you.
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