Dominique Soguel, Author at Women's eNews

Quito Inmates Say Wait Is Its Own Punishment

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● March 22, 2009

Women in a Quito jail can languish for years before they see the inside of a courtroom. While they wait, they can earn a certificate and learn a skilled trade. Third of three stories on women in the jail.

Afghans Question ‘Good Taliban’ Times Ahead

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● March 12, 2009

Afghan women gathered in New York for the U.N.’s annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women took stock of some achievements. But many worried that a re-emergent Taliban threatens those gains.

U.N. Official Calls for More Female Peacekeepers

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● March 10, 2009

The number of women in the U.N.’s peace-keeping forces have risen in the year, but not fast enough, says an official in charge of peacekeeping strategy.

Drug Busts Fill Quito Women’s Jail

By Dominique Soguel ● Arts & Culture ● March 3, 2009

Most of the women in a Quito jail were arrested on drug-related charges. A researcher says they reflect a trend in women’s imprisonment that has been developing for decades. Second of three stories about women in the jail.

Ecuador Police Seize Foreign Women at Airport

By Dominique Soguel ● Crime & Law ● February 22, 2009

A Paraguayan was on her way home from Ecuador when a man persuaded her to carry bottles of shampoo on the plane. Now she’s in a Quito detention facility with a growing number of women on drug charges. First of three stories about women in the jail.

‘Gravity Birth’ Pulls Women to Ecuador Hospital

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● February 15, 2009

As part of a national effort to lower infant and maternal mortality in Ecuador, one hospital runs a “vertical maternity ward” with upright deliveries and the services of traditional midwives. Amid growing popularity, other hospitals are following suit.