by BPW New Zealand | Apr 16, 2018 | Economic Abuse, Empowerment, Forced marriages, Gender debate, Women's issues
16 Apr, 2018 5:00am By: Lincoln Tan Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter. lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH Thai massage therapist Sabaitong Prachantasen thought her prayers had been answered when...
by BPW New Zealand | Apr 27, 2017 | Forced marriages, Rape
24 April 2017 From the sectionMiddle East A law which protected Jordan’s rapists from punishment if they married their victims looks set to be scrapped. The Jordanian cabinet revoked Article 308 on Sunday, after years of campaigning by women’s activists,...
by BPW New Zealand | Apr 14, 2017 | Forced marriages, Violence against women
2:42 PM Thursday Apr 13, 2017 National MP Joanne Hayes. PHOTO/ANDREW BONALLACK A bill designed to protect teenagers from forced marriages will go before Parliament. The private member’s bill by National MP Joanne Hayes changes the consent requirements for 16 and...
