Africa: Online Abuse Is Real Violence – – and Africa’s Women and Girls Are Paying the Price

Africa: Online Abuse Is Real Violence – – and Africa’s Women and Girls Are Paying the Price

– New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world – and that one of its fastest-growing frontiers is the digital space. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence includes online harassment, cyberstalking, image-based abuse, deepfake exploitation and coordinated digital attacks, and all of these are proliferating….

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Opinion | COP30 Outcomes Report: Real gains or continued unfulfilled pledges

Opinion | COP30 Outcomes Report: Real gains or continued unfulfilled pledges

UN Secretary General António Guterres with COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The Outcomes Report from COP30, released on Friday in Belém, Brazil, has made headlines for presenting what is hailed as “groundbreaking progress” on real-world climate actions. With high-profile commitments from global leaders and businesses, including a trillion-dollar investment into…

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