Announcements
Campaign: "Governments owe a debt toward women, not toward banks. Marching together for decent, sustainable lives"
Under the slogan “Governments owe a debt toward women, not toward banks. Marching together for decent, sustainable lives”, World March of Women (WMW) from Europe have officially launched their campaign against debt and austerity.
Read more...Pakistan: Government Must Take Stern Action Against the Attackers on Malala Yousufzai and Protect all Human Rights Defenders
"Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) condemns the brutal attack on young human rights defender Malala Yousufzai in Pakistan. The regional human rights organization that represents 49 human rights organizations in 17 Asian countries urges the Government of Pakistan to take effective steps immediately to ensure the protection of human rights defenders from violent attacks of extremist groups.
Read more...Pakistan activist, 14, shot in Swat
Gunmen have wounded a 14-year-old rights activist who has campaigned for girls' education in the Swat Valley in north-west Pakistan.
Read more...Task Force to Kick Start Cairo Population Goals
Gathered at the Ford Foundation in New York Monday, international luminaries, family planning experts and women’s rights activists repeatedly expressed a common sentiment: “I cannot believe that we are still having this discussion today.” They were there to mark the launch of a new 26-member high-level task force to galvanise support behind the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
Read more...Press Release: Catholic Leader Welcomes Abortion Decision in Uruguay
Jon O’Brien, the president of Catholics for Choice, welcomed the vote in the Uruguay to legalize abortion.
Read more...A New Resource: Busan in a Nutshell
“Busan in a Nutshell” documents the commitments made at Busan, and recommends how to ensure aid effectiveness commitments are implemented.
Read more...A New Resource/Video: The Call
In our powerful new short film inspired by a true story, Sonia's crisis shows why we must all support the human rights of immigrant women today.
Read more...A New Resource: Strategies of Feminist Bureaucrats: United Nations Experiences
This paper explores the challenges and opportunities for feminists working as women’s rights and gender equality specialists in the United Nations as analysed from a practitioner perspective.
Read more...Guatemalan women testified before a national court for sexual slavery and rape during the armed conflict
From September 24th to the 28th, fifteen Guatemalan women, who are part of the Qeqchi´ indigenous people, testified before a national court, as part of a legal process aimed at getting justice for sexual slavery and rape used as a weapon of genocide and femicide during the armed conflict in Guatemala.
Read more...Crimes Against Human Rights Defenders are Crimes Against Humanity
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice determined that crimes perpetrated against human rights defenders and land claimants in Colombia are crimes against humanity, following the ruling in which the court denied a retrial for the murder of human rights defender Gloria Lara in Echeverri in 1982.
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