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This week’s update looks at the global problem of coerced and forced sterilization, including in Australia where girls and women with disabilities are sterilized against their will. You can put an end to this practice by sending a letter to Australia’s Attorney-General. We also look at the marginalization of women who use drugs in Kenya and discuss how nonprofits can use digital technology more effectively.

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Paul Silva
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The Global Problem of Forced Sterilization

Around the world, poor and stigmatized women are deemed “unworthy” of reproduction and subjected to sterilization against their will. Forced and coerced sterilization should be treated like any other form of torture and perpetrators should be held accountable. Take action to stop the forced sterilization of women worldwide.

Kenya’s Invisible Women

In the small town of Malindi, Kenya, women who use drugs are pushed into the shadows and cut off from the medical and social services they need to survive. Ten women spoke to the Open Society Foundations about the trouble they face. Read the blog interview.

Internet Cacophony

Digital Activist Mary Joyce is helping NGOs use digital technology to demand change, but she warns that organizations must come together with a collaborative vision in order to use the Internet to its full potential and not dilute its power. Read more.

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