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Last week we received news of a tragic story from WGNRR member, the Cameroon Grassroots Global Network. They wrote to inform us that a 22 year old woman had been raped by a 47 year old man who threatened her with death if she told anyone. After three months, the woman saw a traditional doctor for an abortion. Like many countries throughout the globe, the illegality of abortion in Cameroon makes it very unsafe. In this instance the woman died. The rapist worked with the doctor to hire someone to brutally dismember her body and pass it off as pig.

Dear WGNRR Members , partners and allies,

WGNRR is excited to invite you to be part of a new international campaign for safe abortion, facilitated by a network/coalition, of organizations. There are many organizations working worldwide to improve women's access to safe abortion services – through advocacy, law and policy reform, capacity building, service delivery, training, information sharing and networking. WGNRR and the new campaign recognises the need to better link together and combine our efforts towards ensuring the right to safe abortion in all our countries.

The Kuala Lumpur Call for Action is a document created and signed by over 120 organisations, individuals, activists, and advocates from over 30 countries from across Asia and the Pacific during the "Beyond ICPD and MDGs: NGOs strategising for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Asia Pacific" held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

En español ver más abajo: "Abuso de poder y persecución a trabajadoras sexuales".

Power Abuse And Persecution Against Sex Workers

From the Latin American and the Caribbean Network of Sex Workers (RedTraSex), we condemn the repressive and persecutory attitude that the Colombian police force shows to sex workers in this country.