Highlights of articles published this week 2-7 December 2007
Stop discriminating against people with HIV, US government told <http://www.waccglobal.org/regions/europe/european_news/stop_discriminating_against_people_with_hiv_us_government_told
Geneva, Switzerland - A global network of churches has issued a letter to the government of the United States of America asking for the abolition of a proposal to impose special visa requirements on people living with HIV who wish to travel to the country. Africa media criticized for stereotyping women
<http://www.waccglobal.org/regions/africa/african_news/africa_media_criticized_for_stereotyping_women Nairobi, Kenya - Gender and media experts meeting in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, 3-5 December have released a declaration criticizing media in Africa for gross gender imbalances and stereotyped portrayal of women in the media. Digital technologies and converging theologies <http://www.waccglobal.org/regions/africa/african_articles/digital_technologies_and_converging_theologies
Johannesburg, South Africa - Participants at a 2-5 December Global Consultation on Genetics and New Biotechnologies held in Johannesburg, South Africa stated that "the creativity of science needs to serve the common good" and cautioned against the risk of biotechnology leading to "increased dependency and threat to biodiversity".
Experts meet to address media stereotypes in Sub-Saharan Africa <http://www.waccglobal.org/regions/africa/african_articles/experts_meet_to_address_media_stereotypes_in_sub_saharan_africa
Nairobi, Kenya - Over 35 gender and media experts from 13 countries in English-speaking sub-Saharan Africa are meeting in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, 3-5 December, to address stereotyped presentations of women in the media.