Announcements

December 30, 2008

Following the AWID Forum in CapeTown, the Wings of the Butterfly collective and the artistic team and staff travelled to the INDLOVU Center, located in the township community of Monwabisi Park on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, to develop a cultural exchange and a resonance workshop with women in the community.

On Thursday, November 30, 2008, a roundtable discussion on the anti-discrimination legislation in the Czech Republic and in the E.U. took place in the European House in Prague. The goal of the discussion was to initiate debate among experts on the new anti-discrimination directive proposal, and to develop a conversation on combating discrimination on all grounds. A debate among experts is the first step to a larger public debate.

December 19, 2008

In a powerful victory for the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 66 nations at the UN General Assembly yesterday supported a groundbreaking statement confirming that international human rights protections include sexual orientation and gender identity.

This new site is dedicated to increasing understanding about the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and highlighting policies, practices and actions to effectively ensure its implementation in the countries of Southeast Asia.

December 23, 2008

On Sunday December 21, 2008 plain clothes and uniformed police and security officials raided the offices of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), a human rights Organization headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, preventing a delayed celebration of the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights by the Center and sealing their offices.

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.

Source: MIUSA

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.

Gender, Citizenship and Governance (GCG) is an information portal that provides access to more than 200 free, full-text electronic resources.

December 08, 2008

Every day in El Salvador, in their own homes, women are dying. Killed by relatives in acts of domestic violence, their deaths have largely been ignored by a government that is focused on urban crime and gangs.

December 10, 2008

If women have access to reproductive health, education and services, they can (1) take control of their fertility and break the cycle of repeated pregnancies, enabling them to seek employment or training and increase family income; (2) improve their own health and the survival rates of their children; and (3) protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections, and work towards empowerment and progress.