GOP leadership has widely criticized Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s comments on rape and abortion. That doesn’t change the fact that Akin has co-sponsored similarly misguided legislation with VP hopeful Paul Ryan.
Northern Uganda is still reeling from a 23-year civil war that internally displaced over 1.6 million people. The Gulu Women’s Economic Development and Globalization (GWEDG) is the region’s first grassroots human rights organization focused on women.