The law that requires the restraining orders for victims of domestic violence to be issued within 72 hours after the request was adopted today by the Chamber of Deputies. The law corrects a major problem in the procedure for issuing the restraining order, which, in Romania, comes to be issued, on average on 33 days after the submission of […]
“On a pedestal on which sculptures of fallen air pilots are shaped in a spiral form, a second pedestal stands, crowned by the statue of a winged Icarus, with majestically opened wings. The monument, impregnated with strength, is the work of art sculptors Lidia Kotzebue and Iosif Fekete”. Lidia Kotzebue (b. 9 December 1885, Saratov, Russian Empire – d. 13 July 1944, Moara Domnească, Ilfov, […]
After taking the throne in 1741, Elizabeth of Russia founded her country’s first university and forged strong ties in Europe during her 20-year reign. Elizaveta Petrovna (b. 29 December 1709 – d. 5 January 1762 ) was the Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death. She led the country into the two major European conflicts of her […]
“I’m not feminist, I have never fought against men.” Nathalie Provost December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, also known as White Ribbon Day in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the commemoration of the murder in the name of “fighting feminism”, in 1989, […]
The women’s right to vote has been achieved with great efforts at various times in history all over the world. Starting with the late 19th century, limited voting rights were gained by women in Finland, Iceland, Sweden and in some western U.S. states. In many countries, women’s suffrage was granted before universal suffrage, so women and men from certain classes or races were still […]
“Love and death are fundamental themes. To sense the intensity of feelings, the reader plays an important part. His imagination and experiences. The translator express his own feelings and perceptions and the reader receives the message depending of his personal feelings.” Angela Hondru (born December 4, 1944, Deva) is a Japanologist, translator, ethnologist; she was a PhD […]
Article written by Liz Ford, Lejla Medanhodzic and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah for The Guardian. Published on Sunday, November 29, 2015 Nine female activists who died in 2015 Nadia Vera, Mexico: died July 31, 2015 Nadia Vera was found dead in her flat in Mexico City. She had been raped, tortured and shot in the head alongside four other people, […]
“In the 19th century, the international community came together to declare slavery an affront to our common humanity. Today, governments, civil society and the private sector must unite to eradicate all contemporary forms of slavery, including forced labor. Together, let us do our best for the millions of victims throughout the world who are held in slavery […]
Romania is fortunate to have many notable feminine names but, unfortunately, we remember and talk too little about them. Let’s celebrate our national day today by talking about two women who were the first in the world in areas previously reserved for men only. Two Romanian women both born on April 25, 53 years apart from […]
Necuvinte Association provides free services to all those who ask for help and want to leave the abusive environment in which they currently live. psychological counseling legal advice shelter legal representation in court the fee for issuing forensic certificates medical tests You can help us cover these costs. The amounts are not large, but we do […]
A woman ahead of her time Elizabeth Choy Su-Mei a.k.a. Elizabeth Yong a.k.a. Yong Su Mei (born on 29 November 1910, in Kudat, Sabah – died on 14 September 2006, Singapore), a Hakka from North Borneo, noted for being a war-time heroine during the Japanese occupation and the only woman member in the Legislative Council […]