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Published September 25, 2011

Sexuality in the News
The ARSRC Sexuality in the News newsletter is a compilation of the week's news and analysis of sexuality issues, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS, gender, and LGBT issues.
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LIBYA: WILL A SEXUAL REVOLUTION FOLLOW THE ARAB SPRING?
Shouldn't an Arab spring have its own birds and bees? The bridge to Tahrir Square in Cairo is once again occupied by the usual flirting boys and girls, but experts say that's not enough to start a sexual revolution. More


ETHIOPIA: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ON THE RISE
As Ethiopian women's rights organisations struggle to stay afloat following government legislation that prohibits them from receiving international funding, violence against women continues to rise, writes Billene Seyoum Woldeyes. But in the absence of social and institutional support, where can victims of gender-based violence turn to for help? More

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Training and Events

NIGERIA: NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL AGENCY APPEALS FOR NATIONAL CALL-CENTRE FOR HIV AWARENESS
For an effective achievement to be recorded in the battle to control the spread of HIV/AIDS, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS has appealed to the National Communication Commission and the Global System Mobile operators in the country to assist in the establishment of a national call centre spread awareness information about HIV/AIDS. More
 

 

GHANA: LET'S WORK HARD TO DEMYSTIFY THE RUMOURS AND MISCONCEPTIONS  

Dr Gloria Quansah-Asare, Director of the Family Planning Division of the Ghana Health Service, has invited all to join in the education to demystify the misconceptions about contraceptives.

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KENYA: KENYA HOST REGION'S FIRST GAY FILM FESTIVAL  

Kenya has made history by hosting the region's first gay film festival. The event, titled the OUT film festival, showcased films, features and documentaries on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) issues in Africa. More  

 

NIGERIA: ONLINE RAPE VIDEO ANGERS NIGERIANS  

In the grainy video, a Nigerian woman repeatedly asks her attackers to kill her as they take turns raping her at a university dormitory. The five men only promise to drive her home, pushing her back down each time she starts to stand up. More   

 

SOUTH AFRICA: PRESIDENT APPOINTS CONSERVATIVE PASTOR AS SOUTH AFRICA'S CHIEF JUSTICE 

President Jacob Zuma on Thursday appointed Mogoeng Mogoeng as chief justice of South Africa, casting aside accusations that the judge has been lenient on rapists and is homophobic. More  

 

NIGERIA: FIFA TO INVESTIGATE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL COACH OVER ANTI-GAY COMMENTS 

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) say they have opened an investigation into homophobic comments made by Nigerian football coach Eucharia Uche. More  

 

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