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Indonesia's province of Aceh has passed a new law making adultery punishable by stoning to death, a member of the province's parliament has said.
Japan’s government plans to submit legislation as early as next year to allow married women to keep their maiden names, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing unidentified government officials.
Project Summary of one of the AWID Innovation Seed Grant Winners 2005
Briefing note on prepared by a group of women's rights organizations working together on the UN reform process. May, 2006
India's Anti-Gay Law Set for Biggest Court Challenge
by Raymond Thibodeaux Bangalore, India
11 August 2008
Efforts by activists to force India's government to strike down a Victorian-era law banning homosexuality are gaining momentum. It is another sign that India's deeply conservative society is changing.
In the autumn of 2004, AWID launched its Call for Contributions "Building Feminist Movements and Organizations: Learning from Experience". The call aimed to gather a collection of essays and case studies on feminist organizational strengthening and movement building.
By Patricia B. Licuanan, Co-Chair, Southeast Asia Women Watch and President, Miriam College, July 2006.
By Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa, July 2006.
Marking the End of the G8 Summit by Kumi Naidoo, Chair, Global Call to Action against Poverty, July 2006
Conclusions of the Training Workshop on Gender and Trade for less developed countries held in Bangkok from 25-29 July 2005 by the Gender and Trade Network.
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