Philippines

Women's 'sex strike' a global phenomena

Publication Date: 
September 16, 2011
Source: 
ABS-CBN News
Women ended armed clashes in 2 Mindanao villages by not having sex with their husbands unless the men laid down their weapons.


MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - A collective launched by women in Dado, Maguindanao, to bring peace to the troubled village and nearby communities is not the first of its kind in the world.

It has its roots in Greek playwright Aristophanes'

In the play, the female characters led by Lysistrata withheld sex from their husbands as part of their strategy to secure peace and end the Peloponnesian War.

Philippines: Early Marriage of Muslim Girls - Risks

Philippines: Early Marraige

MANILA, 26 January 2010 (IRIN) - Nurina was 14 when she married Sid, who was 23. “We were close friends. He treated me like a younger sister,” Nurina said. “People started to gossip and my family insisted that we be married to avoid tarnishing my reputation.”

The Catholic perspective on anti-VAW strategies within the Catholic Church

Publication Date: 
November, 2009

The Role of Religious/Faith Based Organizations in the UN Secretary General's Campaign to End Violence Against Women in the Asia-Pacific Region

Presentation by Sr. Mary John Mananzan, given during the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) High Level Intergovernmental meeting (HLM) to review regional implimentation of the Beijing Platform for Action and its regional and global outcomes.

ASEAN Progressive Muslim Movement recommendations for 15th ASEAN Summit


Press Release

Southeast Asia Muslim human rights advocates express concerns on the

Comelec rejects petition of Ang Ladlad Party

Comelec rejects petition of Ang Ladlad Party
By Sheila Crisostomo

Philippine electoral body barred LGBT political party from fielding candidates on religious grounds

Comelec rejects petition of Ang Ladlad Party
By Sheila Crisostomo

MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday

PHILIPPINES: Vendettas and violence on Mindanao - analysis

PHILIPPINES: Vendettas and violence on Mindanao - analysis