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Farida Nekzad says she defies the warlords who have turned her native Afghanistan into a killing field of female journalists.She faces death threats to tell teh stories of Afghan women; if she didn't, she wonders, "Who would?"

On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we pay attention to the ways that religious groups are trying to claim that their right to religious freedom entitles them to oppress others.

The Nobel Women’s Initiative—led by six Nobel Peace Prize winning women—reached out to world leaders today to condemn Iran’s ongoing harassment of human rights defenders in Iran.

Georgian Disabled Women's International Association was established in 1998 with the goals of improving the living conditions of women with disabilities and their ability to conduct independent activities by monitoring living conditions, assessing social needs, protecting rights, increasing involvement in social life, creating job opportunities, promoting issues through local media and networking with other Non-Government Organizations.

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In most impoverished communities, there has long been a heavy reliance on self-help mechanisms and micro-enterprise development (especially among women) in the informal economy for household and community survival and local income-generation.

The Open Society Institute presented a discussion on human rights and civil society in Uzbekistan with journalist and activist Umida Niazova.

The discussion ended on October 31'st 2008. It was an opportunity for over 90 academics and researchers from universities, NGOs, research institutes and international organizations around the world to fortify existing networks and build a platform for more participatory and dynamic research.

PWESCR (Programme on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) in partnership with several organizations globally is initiating an international Network on Women's Right to livelihood. In order to develop an inclusive concept of right to livelihood, PWESCR is compiling a database on women's stories from around the world on livelihood. Deadline for contributions to be part of the launch at the WSF: January 10th, 2009.

Holy See refused to sign a UN document on the rights of the disabled because it did not condemn abortion

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 -- Iranian authorities on Sunday closed the office of the country's main human rights organization, headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.