by Kai Akram | Mar 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
On Sunday we headed to the Ritzy in Brixton to watch the film No Land’s Song, which is part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. The film is set in Iran and tells the story of Sara Najafi, a composer whose dream is to set up a show of all female soloists with the...
by Kai Akram | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
On March 6 we were invited to a private screening of “India’s Daughter”, the powerful documentary recounting the gang rape and murder of Jyoty Singh in a Delhi bus in 2012. At the event, organised by Plan UK and hosted by Doughty Street Chambers, we also had the...
by Kai Akram | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Every month we celebrate a successful woman, someone who has made a difference in the world. This month we have chosen the multi-talented Maya Angelou, who sadly passed away in May last year. Born in St. Louis Missouri, she spent her childhood between there and...
by Kai Akram | Feb 14, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
An amendment to the Serious Crime Bill has been proposed that would clarify that gender selective abortion remains illegal in the UK. A fierce debate has arisen between those who oppose the move and those who are in favour and, as women rights campaigners, we feel the...
by Kai Akram | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
In the Kuria community, on the border between Kenya and Tanzania, Female Genital Mutilation has been practiced as a ritual for generations. Beryl Magoko underwent the procedure when she was ten. She later realised that this practice was wrong and wanted to tell the...
by Kai Akram | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
In the run up to International Women’s day we want to continue to celebrate successful women. This week we have chosen journalist and women rights activist Najma Sadeque, who recently passed away. Sadeque was born in Pakistan, where she lived all her life. She was a...
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