Announcements
September 28 - Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion!
This website is a platform for all reproductive justice activists who have chosen to mobilise on September 28 Global Day of Action to make their demands heard and for all those who are inspired to join the women’s movement for reproductive choice.
Read more...Cambodia: Latest Detention of Women Land Activists: Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release, Condemn Government’s Ongoing Persecution of Human Rights Defenders
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organisation against Torture), WITNESS, Amnesty International and Freedom House call for the immediate release of land and housing rights activists, Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony, who were arrested on 4 September and 5 September, respectively, on dubious charges.
Read more...Launching sexualityanddisability.org Blog Series
www.sexualityanddisability.org -- a joint effort of Point of View and CREA -- was launched in April 2012. Point of View and CREA are now happy to announce the launch of a fortnightly blog on this site.
Read more...Brazil: A Victory in Alyne’s Case
Rapporteur on the Human Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health of Dhesca Platform Brazil participates meets with federal government about Alyne’s case.
Read more...Declaration of the 4th European Transgender Council on Transphobic and Racist Violence and Harassment, Targeted at Three Council Participants
"We the participants and organizers of this 4th European Transgender Council condemn the transphobic attack directed towards three participants of our Council in Dublin - two of the newly elected steering committee members and a Council of Europe official. Two years ago delegates were attacked during the 3rd European Transgender Council in Malmo (Sweden). We are shocked and deeply concerned that this type of violence has been repeated in Ireland. Once again it has been proven that no space is a safe space for trans people.
Read more...Zambian Women Launch Ambitious Crowdsourcing Project to Map all African Women in Technology Initiatives
Using the power of crowdsourcing & social-networking Zambia's Women in Technology organisation Asikana Network is creating the world's first comprehensive map of Africa's Women in Technology organisations, projects and initiatives.
Read more...Philippines Gears Up for Battle over Reproductive Health Bill
Church and state lock horns over proposed family planning legislation that has reached parliament after years of wrangling.
Read more...Iran: Journalist and women's rights activist imprisoned for 'insulting the President' and 'spreading propaganda'
Amnesty calls for the immediate release of Zhila Bani-Yaghoub
Read more...Take Action: New UN resolution on "Traditional Values"
It is a matter of significant concern that Russia has announced its intention to proceed with yet another resolution on traditional values at the Human Rights Council, this time focusing on “best practices” in an attempt to position “traditional values” as inherently positive.
Read more...Juarez Murders: Mexican Government Unveils Memorial For Slain Women
Mexico's secretary of state, Alejandro Poire, will unveil the finished memorial for the women slain in Ciudad Juarez Thursday, according to state officials.
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