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Brazil's top presidential candidates, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro, launched their campaigns in their political strongholds, with both emphasizing commitments to combat gender violence to attract female voters. The October election is expected to be highly competitive.
Sophie Williams-de Bruyn, 88, a leader of the historic 1956 women's march against pass laws, returned to the Union Buildings for the 70th anniversary and voiced disappointment that violence, poverty, and unemployment still overshadow many women's lives. Despite political gains since apartheid, deep gender-based violence and economic inequality persist.
The 1956 march transformed South African women's political standing but millions still face violence and economic inequality. As the country marks 70 years, the gap between legal gains and lived reality persists.
The autobiographical play 'Free Me' by Kenyan TV and stage producer Gathoni Kimuyu recounts her abusive marriage and calls on victims to speak out amid a surge in violence against women in the country. The play, directed by Mugambi Nthiga, features multiple actors portraying Kimuyu at different life stages, drawing audiences into her journey from abuse to survival. Kimuyu hopes the production will help change perceptions, reduce victim-blaming, and encourage accountability for abusers.
Two teenage girls, aged 14 and 17, were found murdered within days in Argentina, igniting public anger and spotlighting the country's persistent femicide crisis. The killings occurred just before the annual Ni Una Menos march, as activists criticize President Javier Milei's cuts to gender violence support. Authorities are investigating both cases as femicides, with suspects arrested.
Thousands of Kenyans, mostly women, marched in Nairobi on June 1 demanding the government declare a national emergency over rising femicide and missing children. The protest, one of the largest against gender-based violence in months, was sparked by the brutal killing of gospel singer Rachel Wandeto and backed by women's rights groups.
