Issues and Analysis
"CEDAW is UNIFEM'S Entry Point"
Andrea Borde interviews Joanne Sandler, Deputy Executive Director, UNIFEM
Read more...Global: Heinrich Böll Foundation/UNRISD Country Case Studies - "Religion, Politics and Gender Equality"
Research (for the Religion, Politics and Gender Equality program) has been carried out in eleven countries: Chile, India, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Serbia, Turkey and the United States.
Read more...Sexual harassment in Egypt: Ending the silence
Sexual harassment is widespread in Egypt, but goes largely unaddressed. However this is beginning to change.
Read more...Women’s rights under threat
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), WIDE Network reminds the European Union about the importance and timeliness of CEDAW for women’s human rights and about the EU’s commitments to advance gender equality.
Read more...Ugandan NGOs set to respond to anti-homosexuality bill
Following the tabling of the Anti-Homosexual Bill in the Ugandan parliament, a new Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law has been formed, set to respond to the draconian bill which, according to the coalition undermines basic human rights and the Constitution of Uganda.
Read more...“Sexuality is not a private issue, but rather a site of struggle”
Ahead of the November 9th “One Day, One Struggle” Campaign, Pinar Ilkkaracan and Irazca Geray from the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) speak about the global post-9/11 backlash against sexual and reproductive rights, the evolution of the coalition and its most significant accomplishments to date, and the coalition’s upcoming campaign.
Read more...Somalia: Instability worries Maghreb neighbours
As radical groups in Somalia grow in power, new concerns are mounting in the Maghreb about how to keep young people from adopting extremist ideologies.
Read more...Afghanistan: Women of Influence - Malalai Joya
Many Afghan women are against a U.S. pullout, but Malalai Joya, who’s been called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan,” says the American occupation must end. She tells The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg why.
Read more...Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill challenges all in the Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion and its leaders have reached a critical moment of judgement in its attitude to homosexuality.
Read more...Rights violated under guise of counter-terrorism: U.N.
Some governments' broad counter-terrorism laws are punishing women and gays and suppressing groups pushing gender equality, a U.N. envoy of human rights and counter-terrorism said on Monday.
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