| 18/11/2015 |
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Les partenaires de l'action concrete Millennia2025 Solidari-Femmes vous proposent de signer le Mémorandum et Résolution pour l'autonomisation des femmes et l'égalité des genres (...) |
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| 13/10/2015 |
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Dans n'importe quel dispositif que vous allez enclencher pour lutter contre la pauvreté, une des conditions de la réussite c'est d'associer les gens dans une participation intime à la définition des processus qui sont mis en place. (...) |
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| 12/10/2015 |
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La fragilité d'un nombre important de femmes en familles monoparentales se situe avant dans le parcours, mais ça on ne veut pas le voir. (...) |
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| 16/09/2015 |
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It is the obligation of the State to address violence against women fully in all its forms and to take measures to prevent it, protect its victims and prosecute the perpetrators. (...) |
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| 07/07/2015 |
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Millennia2025 contribue au quatrième Forum international des ONG Partenaires officiels de l'UNESCO à Paris (...) |
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| 03/07/2015 |
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Millennia2025 propose une méthode prospective pour l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes" au GREVIO pour la Convention d'Istanbul (...) |
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| 02/07/2015 |
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Forte mobilisation des parties prenantes de Millennia2025 Solidari-Femmes pour comprendre et lutter contre la précarisation en construisant de nouvelles solidarités innovantes (...) |
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| 17/03/2015 |
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Progress, challenges and lessons learnt for the realization of gender equality, the empowerment of women, and the human rights of women and girls in the post-2015 context are presented in this summary, prepared by UN Women, of the Report of the Secretary-General on the 20-year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (E/CN.6/2015/3). (...) |
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| 11/03/2015 |
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Gender equality is not a loss for men, but rather an enormously positive step towards enabling us all to live better lives.
We must work together on ending gender-based violence, and when striving to close the gender gap. I pledge, at all cost, to call men to take part in alleviating gender inequality.
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| 18/02/2015 |
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The report offers a menu of priorities for action to combat violence against children at the global, pan-African, regional and national levels, and is, therefore, a valuable evidence base for action. The report concertises and contextualises the recommendations of the un Secretarygeneral's
study on violence against children to the African reality, as well as mapping out the roles of development partners such as ourselves. (...) |
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| 10/02/2015 |
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The Global Wage Report 2014/15 presents both the latest trends in average wages and an analysis of the role of wages in income inequality. (...) |
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| 06/02/2015 |
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FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.
The practice also violates a person's rights to health, security and physical integrity; the
right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; and the right to
life when the procedure results in death. The practice of FGM is also considered as a
criminal act in all EU Member States. (...) |
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| 05/02/2015 |
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European Women's Voice: Across the world, women's voices are echoing similar patterns: Austerity is not working! (...) |
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| 29/01/2015 |
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An estimated 225 million women who want to avoid a pregnancy are not using an effective contraceptive method. (...) |
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| 22/01/2015 |
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ICESCR and CEDAW are the two key human rights instruments which provide a forum for demanding realization of women's human rights: "We would be pleased to hear from you to learn about the diverse issues, realities and violations of women's economic,social and cultural rights and efforts undertaken to challenge the status quo and patriarchal hegemony which limit the rights of women". (...) |
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| 19/01/2015 |
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The report provides an analysis of methodological options on the cost of gender-based violence and intimate partner violence, by studying different literatures and studies, and provides recommendations. It includes a case study on the cost of intimate partner violence against women in the UK during 2012 and provides a calculation of the costs in the EU. (...) |
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| 14/01/2015 |
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Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security (...) |
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| 08/01/2015 |
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The safety of journalists has become an increasingly urgent issue for OSCE participating States because the scale of violence against journalists, including murders, attacks leading to serious injuries and cases of intimidation, has grown significantly over recent years with farreaching effects. (...) |
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| 06/01/2015 |
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Building the health, social and economic assets of adolescent girls, especially those at risk of child marriage (...) |
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| 05/01/2015 |
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This Guide highlights issues related to the work of civil society actors (CSAs): working definition of the terms ‘civil society' and ‘civil society space'; overview of the conditions and environment needed for a free and independent civil society. (...) |
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| 04/01/2015 |
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Millennia2025 Think Tank: Comment aider les femmes précarisées à sortir de la pauvreté ?
How to help women in precarious situations out of poverty? (...) |
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| 18/12/2014 |
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This UN Women manual is designed to be used in two ways: as a self-didactic learning guide, and as support material to carry out in-person training workshops on migration and development with government workers, NGO technical personnel, or other organizations who work on issues related to migration, development and/or gender equality.
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| 03/11/2014 |
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“Achieving our objectives for global development will demand accelerated efforts to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment. Otherwise, peace and prosperity will have their own glass ceiling.” (Hillary Clinton, January 2012) (...) |
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| 31/10/2014 |
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More than 500 million family farms manage the majority of the world's agricultural land and produce most of the world's food. (...) |
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| 30/10/2014 |
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Although they remain largely invisible, home-based workers are engaged in many branches of industry and represent a significant share of urban employment in some countries, particularly for women and especially in Asia. (...) |
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| 29/10/2014 |
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Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender-based disparities and tracks their progress over time. (...) |
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| 28/10/2014 |
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The most common direct causes of maternal death are severe bleeding, infections, high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia), complications from delivery, and unsafe abortion. (...) |
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| 27/10/2014 |
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Women's professional Participation in Afghanistan's Justice Sector: Challenges and opportunities is the first national study in furtherance of IdLo's gender pledge. (...) |
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| 24/10/2014 |
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Climate change magnifies existing inequalities, and in particular, gender inequalities, but women and men together are vital to climate solutions. (...) |
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| 23/10/2014 |
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An estimated 804 000 suicide deaths occurred worldwide in 2012, representing an annual global age-standardized suicide rate of 11.4 per 100 000 population (15.0 for males and 8.0 for females). However, since suicide is a sensitive issue, and even illegal in some countries. (...) |
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| 22/10/2014 |
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The twin challenges of building pathways to sustainable development and achieving gender equality have never been more pressing. (...) |
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| 21/10/2014 |
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Conflict and violence have been the most important factors obstructing progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to date. (...) |
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| 20/10/2014 |
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This technical guide aims to assist implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests. (...) |
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| 18/10/2014 |
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This year, the World Disasters Report takes on a challenging theme that looks at different aspects of how culture affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and how disasters and risk influence culture. (...) |
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| 17/10/2014 |
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66 million girls are missing an education at a time when it not only has the power to transform their own lives, but also the world around them. (...) |
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| 15/10/2014 |
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Sommes nous plutôt féminin/masculin, hétéro/homo ? Est-ce dû à la nature ou à notre culture ? Quelle est notre marge de manoeuvre? (...) |
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| 11/10/2014 |
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Some conservative estimates assume that funding gender equality, as set out in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), would cost only a small fraction of the world's military spending. (...) |
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| 10/10/2014 |
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Despite the progress being made in the global response to HIV and AIDS, stigma remains a major obstacle to prevention and treatment. (...) |
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| 09/10/2014 |
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Between 1996 and 2013, the percentage of Governments permitting abortion increased gradually for all legal grounds, except to save a woman's life which remained at 97 per cent. Despite overall expansion in the legal grounds for abortion, policies remain restrictive in many countries. (...) |
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| 08/10/2014 |
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Female participation in top-management (CEO and directors reporting to the CEO) stands at 12.9% at the end of 2013, but varies considerably from sector to sector and country to country. (...) |
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| 07/10/2014 |
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In many countries with high shares of informal employment, pensions are accessible only to a minority, and many older persons can rely only on family support. (...) |
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| 06/10/2014 |
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This report has been prepared as the basis of a summary report on the global state of press freedom and the safety of journalists, presented to the General Conference of UNESCO Member States in November 2013, on the mandate of the decision by Member States taken at the 36th session of the General Conference of the Organization. (...) |
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| 05/10/2014 |
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Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks (MAMA) is a secure and reliable service that allows people from across England to report any form of Anti-Muslim abuse. (...) |
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| 04/10/2014 |
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Women's Rights and Prenatal Protections under Human Rights and Comparative Law (...) |
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| 03/10/2014 |
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This Atlas of Electoral Gender Quotas is the product of a long-standing collaboration among three institutions - the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and Stockholm University - in pursuit of their common goal of supporting women's empowerment and promoting gender equality in politics. (...) |
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| 02/10/2014 |
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A project of PeaceWomen to provide a comparative analysis of individual country NAPs and Regional Action Plans, and a summary of key content and process information. (...) |
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| 01/10/2014 |
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A Regional Meeting to Build Intermovement Linkages in Poverty, Food Sovereignty, Food Security, Gender, and SRHR in South Asia. (...) |
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| 30/09/2014 |
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L'Ouganda et le Nigéria ont adopté début 2014 de nouvelles lois pénalisant l'homosexualité, confirmant ainsi une tendance générale en Afrique. (...) |
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| 29/09/2014 |
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An investigation of female characters in popular films across 11 countries. (...) |
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| 28/09/2014 |
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2012 Vienna Ministerial Declaration: A Society for All Ages: Ensuring a society for all ages: promoting quality of life and active ageing. (...) |
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| 27/09/2014 |
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The protection of children from all forms of violence is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Convention on the rights of the Child and other international human rights treaties and standards . Yet violence remains an all-too-real part of life for children around the globe. (...) |
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| 26/09/2014 |
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Witnesses who testify at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against accused war criminals often take great risks to do so. Yet, until now, their voices have been missing from discussions about how the ICC is fulfilling its responsibility to prepare and protect those who testify. (...) |
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| 25/09/2014 |
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Emma Watson calls out to men and boys to join HeForShe campaign (...) |
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| 24/09/2014 |
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There are nearly 70 million child brides in the world today, and more than 14 million girls marry each year. (...) |
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| 23/09/2014 |
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A story about syrian refugees in the Adana suburb of Yüregir. (...) |
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| 22/09/2014 |
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Gender influences sensitivity to disturbances and, even within the same household, individuals will experience shocks and stresses in different ways. (...) |
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| 21/09/2014 |
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In This is Norway, Statistics Norway presents statistics on a range of areas in Norwegian society in a user-friendly manner. (...) |
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| 20/09/2014 |
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Millions of children around the world – mainly girls – are in paid or unpaid domestic work in households other than their own. (...) |
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| 19/09/2014 |
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Children are among the greatest victims of a warming world, but they are also the most powerful protagonists for change. (...) |
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| 18/09/2014 |
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The present report reviews the functioning of the Commission's methods of work in the light of experience gained, and makes recommendations for consideration by the Commission with a view to further enhancing the impact of its work. (...) |
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| 17/09/2014 |
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Muslim women being seen as agents of their own fates, able and active in fighting for their own causes – not as helpless victims. (...) |
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| 15/09/2014 |
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Fourteen years ago, the Millennium Declaration established concrete targets for improving the existence of many and for saving the lives of those threatened by disease and hunger. There has been important progress across all goals. (...) |
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| 13/09/2014 |
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Images and stories about feminists and women human rights defenders. (...) |
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| 11/09/2014 |
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This Note aims to provide policy and operational guidance for United Nations engagement in the area of reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence. (...) |
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| 09/09/2014 |
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Information and communication are key tools for saving lives in an emergency response. Local media play a critical role in bringing important information to communities affected by disaster. (...) |
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| 08/09/2014 |
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights submits a report on the protection and promotion of the right to privacy. (...) |
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| 07/09/2014 |
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Almost two decades after 189 governments made a historic commitment in China to a world of equality between women and men, it's time to discuss progress made and challenges ahead. (...) |
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| 06/09/2014 |
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Midwives for Peace is a grassroots group of Palestinian and Israeli midwives. (...) |
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| 30/08/2014 |
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This publication offers a comparative study and feminist analysis of zina laws for a better understanding of the challenges facing those initiatives that would ensure that culture and/or religion are not invoked to justify laws that criminalise women's sexuality and subject them to cruel, inhuman and degrading forms of punishment. (...) |
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| 28/08/2014 |
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The murder of women as a result of intimate partner violence, the torture and misogynist slaying of women, the killing of women and girls in the name of “ honour”, ... (...) |
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| 24/08/2014 |
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This report is based on the findings of a global survey on harassment and violence against female media workers, which was launched in August 2013 and completed by almost 1,000 women from around the world. (...) |
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| 23/08/2014 |
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Being able to make our own decisions about our health, body sexuality and reproductive life is a basic human right. (...) |
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| 20/08/2014 |
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This Practical Guide for Civil Society: Funds, Grants and Fellowships provides a brief description of funding sources, grants and fellowships administered by or with the participation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). (...) |
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| 16/08/2014 |
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Delays at the checkpoint have complicated deliveries for Palestinian women and led to an increase in home deliveries. (...) |
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| 14/08/2014 |
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Girl Summit 2014 Charter on Ending FGM and Child, Early and Forced Marriage. (...) |
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| 13/08/2014 |
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Jan Sahas with support from UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality is implementing a three year project titled “Dignity Campaign- Action for Liberation of Dalit Manual Scavenger Women in India”. (...) |
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| 12/08/2014 |
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This report profiles 17 Syrian women who are now refugees in Turkey. Through written and photographic portraits, the report documents ways in which the conflict impacts women in particular. (...) |
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| 11/08/2014 |
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Promoting gender equality and empowering women is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (...) |
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| 10/08/2014 |
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This report is intended to help humanitarian practitioners more effectively identify and address the unique needs of adolescent girls in displacement and crisis settings. (...) |
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| 09/08/2014 |
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There is still a scandalous wide number of workers excluded from the scope of many Labor Codes or Social Security norms and therefore from Maternity and Paternity protection at work. (...) |
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| 07/08/2014 |
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In half of the countries, the majority of girls were cut before age 5. In the rest of the countries, most cutting occurs between 5 and 14 years of age. (...) |
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| 06/08/2014 |
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During the last 9 months of 2013 more than 30,000 girls below the age of 15 were forced to marry (...) |
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| 04/08/2014 |
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Many women in Afghanistan's southern heartland are bound by centuries-old traditions that determine, what they wear and their freedom of movement outside the home. (...) |
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| 22/07/2014 |
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International humanitarian law aims to prevent and alleviate human suffering in war without discrimination based on sex. (...) |
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| 20/07/2014 |
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The report calls on Iran to lift mandatory hijab laws and safeguard girls' and women's rights to education, work, participation in cultural life, access to public services, and freedom of movement. (...) |
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| 19/07/2014 |
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Gender-based crimes are those committed against persons, whether male or female, because of their sex and/or socially constructed gender roles. (...) |
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| 18/07/2014 |
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CIVICUS is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world. (...) |
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| 16/07/2014 |
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Violations of reproductive rights are primarily manifestations of discrimination, poverty, and violence. (...) |
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| 15/07/2014 |
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Stickers to educate soccer fans about the responsibility men should take to end violence against women and to combat gender stereotypes. (...) |
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| 14/07/2014 |
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Rights campaigners say Iranian doctors routinely pressure lesbians and gays to undergo sex change operations including sterilisation. (...) |
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| 13/07/2014 |
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Girl marriage in Iran is a not a thing of the past. It is not an occasional event in remote villages and towns. (...) |
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| 12/07/2014 |
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This brief report examines statistics issued by the Islamic Republic Personal Status Registration Organization and Iran National Statistics Office between 2007 and 2012. (...) |
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| 11/07/2014 |
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This study sheds light on the situation of trafficked adult workers in the Middle East, both women and men. (...) |
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| 10/07/2014 |
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For decades – if not centuries – there has been a near-total absence of justice for survivors of rape and sexual violence in conflict. (...) |
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| 09/07/2014 |
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Economic, social and cultural rights have a particular signif- icance for women because they go to the heart of issues related to poverty and inequality. (...) |
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| 07/07/2014 |
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An unprecedented number of children are fleeing violence in Central America and seeking safety in the United States. Most are alone, making the treacherous journey from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras with no parent or guardian. (...) |
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| 06/07/2014 |
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Individuals fleeing an emergency situation may suffer rape, sexual exploitation, or human trafficking while attempting to secure transport, cross borders, or find lodging.
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| 04/07/2014 |
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This European Women's Lobby (EWL) reporte reveals that austerity policies in Europe undermine women's rights, perpetuate existing gender inequalities and create new ones, and hamper the prospects of sustainable and equal economic progress in Europe. (...) |
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| 03/07/2014 |
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By end-2013, 51.2 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or human rights violations. (...) |
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| 02/07/2014 |
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The Guide is designed to be a resource for advocates, sexuality educators, young people, service providers and others working to advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people around the world. (...) |
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| 01/07/2014 |
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This guidebook is a result of a collective effort by numerous individuals, groups and institutions committed to the cause of affirming and upholding women's human rights. (...) |
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| 30/06/2014 |
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay issued a scathing indictment of Iraq's “not functioning” justice system, citing numerous convictions based on confessions obtained under torture and ill-treatment, a weak judiciary, and trial proceedings that fall far short of international standards. (...) |
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| 29/06/2014 |
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More than nine million children do not receive primary or secondary education, and literacy rates are stagnant. Pakistan is far from meeting its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of providing universal primary education by 2015.
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| 28/06/2014 |
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The thematic part of the report focuses on labour exploitation of migrants. It covers some of the most common manifestations of labour exploitation, groups of migrants who are specifically at risk of such exploitation, and access to an effective remedy. (...) |
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| 27/06/2014 |
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Despite repeated commitments by governments around the world to ensure women's equality by repealing discriminatory laws, sex discrimination persists, including in citizenship and nationality laws. (...) |
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| 26/06/2014 |
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On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ACUNS Vienna organized its second annual symposium, focusing on Forced Marriage, Violence against Women and the Istanbul Convention (...) |
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| 25/06/2014 |
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FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of women and girls. The practice also violates a person's rights to health, security and physical integrity. (...) |
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| 23/06/2014 |
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Sex, Abuse and Childhood presents an overview of the findings of four separate studies conducted in vulnerable communities in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam on knowledge, attitudes and practices related to child sexual abuse, including in travel and tourism. (...) |
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| 22/06/2014 |
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Types of communications are sought: accurate and detailed information relating to the promotion of women's rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields in any country.
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| 21/06/2014 |
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This Note aims to provide policy and operational guidance for United Nations engagement in the area of reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence. (...) |
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| 19/06/2014 |
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At least one in three women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, often perpetrated by an intimate partner. (...) |
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| 17/06/2014 |
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This guidance note on Integrating Gender into Internal Police Oversight is a practical resource for police services, and those who manage and support them. (...) |
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| 16/06/2014 |
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WAVE Country Report 2013 urges European countries to do more to meet the Council of Europe Taskforce Recommendations for specialized service provision for women survivors of violence. (...) |
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| 15/06/2014 |
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Here's a look at how women are represented among security forces around the world, brought to you by the Institute for Inclusive Security, which is working to revolutionize who makes the decisions about war and peace. (...) |
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| 14/06/2014 |
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An estimated 6.7 million persons with disabilities are forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence and human rights violations. (...) |
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| 13/06/2014 |
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By ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 188 states have committed to advancing gender equality by confronting “any distinction, exclusion, or restriction made on the basis of sex which [impairs] the enjoyment or exercise by women ... of human rights and fundamental freedoms.” (...) |
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| 12/06/2014 |
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This Guidance Note and its annexes provide practical guidance for UN and NGO part- ners in the field on the implementation of SCR 1998 (2011), which further strengthens the Security Council Children and Armed Conflict agenda in highlighting the issue of attacks on schools and hospitals. (...) |
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| 11/06/2014 |
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The widening of income inequalities within countries is now a well-established fact. Analysis suggests that this trend is associated with a change in the distribution of income, to the detriment of labour. (...) |
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| 10/06/2014 |
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The United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality today launched a major campaign kicking off a year-long, worldwide commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. (...) |
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| 09/06/2014 |
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This report examines the gender pay gap, the difference between what men and women earn, in public services. (...) |
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| 08/06/2014 |
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A Toolkit for Organisations and Movements dedicated to advancing a feminist social change agenda—an agenda that believes that all development and social justice must be rooted in gender and social equality. (...) |
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| 07/06/2014 |
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The Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world report reviews national legislative provisions on maternity protection at work in 185 countries and territories, statistical coverage in law and in practice of paid maternity leave as well as statutory provision of paternity, parental and adoption leaves. (...) |
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| 06/06/2014 |
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Recognizing the “Colombo Declaration on Youth”, a result of deliberations among global youth and Ministers responsible for youth and civil society organizations on youth priorities in relation to current and future development frameworks. (...) |
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| 05/06/2014 |
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The primary aim of this report is to bring together the developing international human rights law jurisprudence and significant other writing linking rape and torture and other ill-treatment in a comprehensive and useable way, so that it can be drawn on by lawyers and activists working on issues or individual cases of rape. (...) |
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| 04/06/2014 |
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This piece analyzes the aggregate impact of women's organizations around the world that received grants from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' MDG3 Fund. (...) |
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| 03/06/2014 |
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WLUML's Submission to the UN Secretary General on the Question of the Death Penalty to the 27th Session of the Human Rights Council (...) |
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| 02/06/2014 |
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The report discusses the international norms and standards applicable to child, early and forced marriage and the human rights impact of the practice on women and girls. The report addresses the various factors that contribute to this and further analyses existing measures and strategies to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage. (...) |
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| 31/05/2014 |
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The overall objective of FOFCOD and Widows for Peace through Democracy was to carry research and raise awareness on widowhood a neglected human rights issue and as a form of slavery. (...) |
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| 30/05/2014 |
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A persistent concern is the low participation rate of women in the Palestinian labour force, which now appears to be compounded by a drop in the representation of women in decision-making bodies. (...) |
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| 29/05/2014 |
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On average across the developing world, nearly 25 percent fewer women than men have access to the Internet, and the gender gap soars to nearly 45 percent in regions like sub-Saharan Africa. (...) |
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| 28/05/2014 |
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Building Peace dedicate Issue 3 to gender and peacebuilding, exploring how women and men can reconstruct war-torn nations. (...) |
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| 27/05/2014 |
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The main objective of this report is the pursuit of a comprehensive, critical and balanced investigation of the cause of gender disparity. (...) |
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| 26/05/2014 |
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Terrorist violence in 2013 was increasingly fueled by sectarian motives, marking a worrisome trend, particularly in Syria, but also in Lebanon and Pakistan. (...) |
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| 24/05/2014 |
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Child poverty and social exclusion are major challenges facing the European Union. As part of its Social Investment Package, the European Commission issued a major Recommendation on Investing in Children and Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage. (...) |
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| 23/05/2014 |
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At a time when governments, civil society organisations and the larger international community are negotiating a new sustainable development agenda, another binding, global, agreement is being negotiated behind closed doors. Learn more about the impact this trade agreement can have on the women in the region. (...) |
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| 22/05/2014 |
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This publication contains the "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework", which were developed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. (...) |
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| 21/05/2014 |
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This report is based on a three-year research project on gender in peacebuilding, which involved field research in four countries (Burundi, Colombia, Nepal and Uganda), with a thematic focus on four areas of peacebuilding (access to justice,economic recovery,inter-generational tensions and conflict, permutations and continuums of violence.) (...) |
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| 20/05/2014 |
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Threats and violence against women journalists are on the rise in many regions of the world. In their work exposing injustices and bearing witness to human rights violations, women journalists are women human rights defenders, and are in need of better security and protection mechanisms. (...) |
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| 19/05/2014 |
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A primer on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) (...) |
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| 18/05/2014 |
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When a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth, her community loses not just a mother but a person, and all of her gifts, skills, and potential contributions. (...) |
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| 17/05/2014 |
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Identification of critical factors preventing marginalized women's inclusion in customary and democratic decision-making structures and description of how women have worked in overcoming barriers to their participation. (...) |
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| 16/05/2014 |
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What is freedom of religion? It is a broad, inclusive right, sweeping in scope, embracing the full range of thought, belief, and behavior. But with religious freedom abuses occurring daily around the world for people of all faiths and none, it is critical that the United States recommit itself to meeting these challenges. (...) |
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| 15/05/2014 |
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A resource for promoting dialogue on creating a new UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. (...) |
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| 14/05/2014 |
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Freedom of thought and belief must not be compromised. When regimes violently attack people for their ideas and beliefs, all human rights suffer. Oppression of thought by the state is a sign, not of strength, but of egomania and cowardice. (...) |
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| 12/05/2014 |
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A comprehensive view of gender in Nigeria, progress in key areas, including: employment and livelihoods, education and health, political representation, and violence. Women and girls suffer systematic disadvantage and discrimination, magnified for those in the poorest States and sectors of society. (...) |
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| 09/05/2014 |
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Investment in the human rights of women and girls is not only just and right, it is, we believe, essential to achieving stable democracies based on fairness and dignity. Gender equality has become a cornerstone of the constitutional and legal frameworks of modern democratic states and is a key principle of international human rights law. (...) |
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| 08/05/2014 |
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Human Rights Council Advisory Committee: promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankind (...) |
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| 07/05/2014 |
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Poverty implications are widespread for women, leaving many without even basic rights such as access to clean drinking water, sanitation, medical care and decent employment. (...) |
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| 06/05/2014 |
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The purpose of this Guide is to provide advocacy information, advice and tools to those wishing to
use the Convention and its Optional Protocol to secure the land and property rights of women.
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| 25/04/2014 |
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UN report about some progress in the fight against impunity and aslo about rape still widespread and largely unpunished (...) |
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| 23/04/2014 |
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What solutions for global change to improve the lives of women, children and youth displaced by conflict and crisis? (...) |
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| 22/04/2014 |
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Inuit victims of sexual exploitation, either at the hands of their common law partner, boyfriend, parent or pimp. (...) |
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| 20/04/2014 |
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In 2010, the National Institute of Justice funded the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center to measure the size and structure of the underground commercial sex economy in eight major US cities. [...] This study aimed to close the gap in our understanding about the nature and extent of these activities.
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| 16/04/2014 |
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"Indigenous women have a close relationship with their land, and play a key role in families, communities, and nations as the primary food providers.......Indigenous women's crucial role in transforming land as a resource into life-sustaining food for their communities, traditional gender roles often limit their decisionmaking power in land use governance, and their benefits from land can easily be jeopardised, as they often do not have recognised ownership rights....... (...) |
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| 15/04/2014 |
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The Ibrahim Index of African Governance - IIAG - can be a useful qualitative and quantitative advocacy tool for African women's programs and projects, and noting the four dimensions: Safety & Law, Human Rights, Economic Opportunity and Human Development. (...) |
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| 09/04/2014 |
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International human rights norms have recognized that reproductive rights are women's rights, clarifying that violations of reproductive rights are primarily manifestations of discrimination, poverty, and violence. (...) |
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| 08/04/2014 |
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When you click on the official website of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan, the clock is literally ticking down to Saturday, 5 April – the day millions of Afghans will vote in landmark elections whose credibility rests on the full participation of women. (...) |
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| 07/04/2014 |
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AWID, in collaboration with the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition, has developed this publication in an effort to assess the various mechanisms that have been developed to provide protection to WHRDs at risk, including initiatives developed by national governments, and regional and international human rights bodies. (...) |
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| 31/03/2014 |
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Wrongful gender stereotyping is a pervasive human rights violation. As this report shows, it is a frequent cause of discrimination against women and a contributing factor in violations of rights ranging from the right to an adequate standard of living through to the freedom from gender-based violence. (...) |
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| 28/03/2014 |
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The European Commission published this month a fact sheet entitled “ Europe is cracking the glass ceiling” on the development of the representation of women on the boards of listed companies in the European Union. (...) |
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| 26/03/2014 |
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"The resource you have before you is the second curriculum we've developed for Women and Girls Lead, a three-year public media initiative to raise up the voices of women and girls worldwide who are acting as leaders." (...) |
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| 22/03/2014 |
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The objective of this briefing paper is to provide background information drawn from the international literature on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality in relation to the report of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee. (...) |
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| 19/03/2014 |
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MEWC aims to publish an annual report throughout the 10-year duration of the African Women's Decade to provide an overview of status of women's rights in Africa. It is important to keep track of countries progress with regards to gender equality in Africa for several reasons. (...) |
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| 19/03/2014 |
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In the GHA Report 2013 you will find answers to the basic questions about the way that the
world finances response to crisis and vulnerability. How much humanitarian assistance
is there? Is it enough? Who provides it? Where does it go? What is it spent on?
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| 17/03/2014 |
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Violence against women and girls in the Great Lakes region can be reduced by empowering young people, according to the UN Population Fund Executive Director. (...) |
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| 13/03/2014 |
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The special feature of this edition of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian crises. International concern over GBV in emergencies has grown significantly in recent years, and good practice standards, guidelines, training resources and other tools have been developed. (...) |
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| 10/03/2014 |
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It is not the right of any parent to cause their child to be married against their will, whether
in accordance with Australian law or otherwise. This child has a voice, which the international
convention requires to be heard...(Harman FM, Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, 19 September 2011) (...) |
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| 07/03/2014 |
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People in diaspora communities have an increasingly important global role to play as a bridge between individuals, governments, and international legal and political mechanisms. (...) |
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| 06/03/2014 |
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This 2013 collection of international human rights materials is an update of the collection of the same name of 2003, which was produced by the Project on "Strategies of Response to „Crimes of Honour‟ Against Women" jointly co-ordinated by CIMEL (Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law) and INTERIGHTS (International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights). (...) |
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| 28/02/2014 |
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Mauritania must ban the practice of force feeding young girls to fatten them up for marriage, says a report which highlights the case of a child bride who died last year after being put on a dangerously high-calorie diet.
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| 22/02/2014 |
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Women's rights in Afghanistan were at the forefront of the international agenda after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Thirteen years later, nine Afghan women human rights defenders working at the front line reflect on the progress that has been made over the last years, as well as on the risks they have faced because of their work. (...) |
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| 15/02/2014 |
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This briefing note, published by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and Forest Peoples Programme, is intended to develop discussion and thought about the complexity of the challenges of violence against indigenous women and girls. (...) |
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| 08/02/2014 |
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What if instead of being treated as someone's property to be betrothed, raped, abused, sold, with no power over her destiny, a girl is healthy, safe, educated, and empowered? What if instead she
has the ability to freely make informed decisions regarding whom, when and if she marries, and when and if she wants to have children? (...) |
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| 31/01/2014 |
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More decisive action is needed at political and grassroots level to stop the practice of mutilating the genitals of women and girls. Priya Shetty reports. (...) |
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| 28/01/2014 |
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The Asia Foundation has released findings from Afghanistan in 2013: A Survey of the Afghan People, the longest-running public opinion poll in the country. Over 9,000 Afghan citizens across 34 provinces reveal opinions on security, political participation, the economy, women's rights, and development. (...) |
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| 24/01/2014 |
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« J'espère que nous marquerons par notre passage l'histoire des droits des femmes. Le seul moyen d'y parvenir est de transformer l'égalité en droit, écrite dans les textes, en une égalité en fait », confiait la ministre des droits des femmes Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, lors d'un entretien en juillet... (...) |
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| 23/01/2014 |
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Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's proposal to enact some of the toughest abortion restrictions in Europe has exposed his already unpopular government to a building political backlash and criticism from the European Parliament, while reinvigorating his Socialist opponents and opening divisions in his own conservative Popular Party. (...) |
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| 21/01/2014 |
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Around the world, a record number of women are now migrating to seek work and better lives. For many, migration yields these benefits; for others, it carries dangerous risks, such as exploitation in domestic work, and vulnerability to violence. Migration policies and practices have been slow to recognize these risks and take steps to make the process safe for women.
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| 19/01/2014 |
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The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) is pleased to share with you her latest publication, "An Advocate's Guide: Strategic Indicators for Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights". (...) |
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| 18/01/2014 |
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Gender inequality, despite much progress, remains among the greatest challenges of our
times. Fed by deeply embedded discrimination against women and girls, it is wrong and costly,
whether it interrupts economic progress, undercuts peace or restricts the quality of leadership.
Ending it should be foremost among global and national goals. (...) |
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| 17/01/2014 |
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The past 20 years show some progress with the women's rights and the human rights paradigm in Europe. However the development is caught up in the global neo-liberal transformation that at the same time is greatly undermining equality, protection of rights and the environment.
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| 16/01/2014 |
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The Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice Expert Paper, Modes of Liability: A review of the International Criminal Court's current jurisprudence and practice, was launched in The Hague at the 12th Session of the Assembly of States Parties on 28 November 2013. (...) |
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| 10/01/2014 |
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According to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), one-third of women worldwide will experience violence in their lifetimes; an estimated 7.2% of women will be sexually assaulted by a stranger and many more (23-36%, depending on region) will experience unwanted sex from an intimate partner. (...) |
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| 07/01/2014 |
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Independent experts or special rapporteurs are appointed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to examine and report back, in an unpaid capacity, on specific human rights themes. (...) |
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| 06/01/2014 |
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MEPs appeal to the EU to ensure that human rights and democracy are observed in all aspects of its relations with its partners in a resolution on human rights in the world in 2012, adopted on Wednesday. They also call on the Foreign Affairs Council to hold a public annual debate on human rights
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| 04/01/2014 |
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Violence against women is a hot topic in Morocco, where women's rights activists in have criticised the Islamist-led government for excluding them from drafting a proposed legislation to combat violence against women. They also accuse the government for seeking to dilute the bill through changes.
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| 31/12/2013 |
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L'Assemblée générale [...] Souligne qu'il est urgent que soient pleinement réalisés les droits des
filles tels qu'ils sont inscrits dans les instruments relatifs aux droits de l'homme. (...) |
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| 30/12/2013 |
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Despite setbacks in the wake of the “Arab Spring”, the region's female activists gained strength following the uprisings and have no plans to stop fighting for better and fairer societies. (...) |
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| 27/12/2013 |
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The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has kick-started Beijing+20, a process to assess how far Member States and other stakeholders have come in implementing the commitments made at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in 1995. (...) |
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| 22/12/2013 |
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Despite significant progress in meeting international development goals for women's empowerment, gaps in key areas remain, which require a renewed effort from all partners to better integrate gender issues into the overall quest for sustainable development, a United Nations gender equality official said.
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| 13/12/2013 |
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Created in 2002 under the Rome Statute, the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) is the first of its kind in the global movement to end impunity and promote justice. The TFV mission is to support programmes that address the harms resulting from the crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by assisting victims to return to a dignified and contributory life within their communities. (...) |
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| 12/12/2013 |
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UN Women Executive Director urges the world to prioritize the protection of women's human rights.
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| 11/12/2013 |
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The UN recognises and protects the vital role played by human rights defenders. But there is a growing consensus that women who choose to challenge human rights abuses face particular risks and need particular protection. They can be harassed and verbally abused. (...) |
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| 10/12/2013 |
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French photographer Eric Gourlan has documented life in Kyrgyzstan's penal system by voluntarily spending a month inside. Based in the capital Bishkek, Gourlan obtained permission from the Kyrgyz penal service to live in two men's prisons, a jail for women, and a juvenile detention centre – a week in each.
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| 09/12/2013 |
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Les migrant(e)s victimes de violences conjugales sont doublement victimes : à la violence subie au quotidien du fait de leur partenaire s'ajoute en effet une violence administrative. Pour répondre à leurs questions, ainsi qu'à celles des acteurs de terrain, une brochure et des séances d'information ont été mises au point.
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| 07/12/2013 |
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his profound sadness at the passing of Nelson Mandela, extolling the life of the late human rights lawyer, prisoner of conscience, international peacemaker and first democratically-elected President of post-apartheid South Africa as an inspiration for all.
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| 06/12/2013 |
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Selon l'UNICEF, 60 millions d'enfants ne sont pas déclarés à la naissance dans le monde, chaque année. L'absence d'état civil constitue un mécanisme absolu d'exclusion sociale.
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| 31/10/2013 |
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‘Women in Action - Women's Movements Free Women, Free The World!': the Women Worldwide Advancing Freedom & Equality (WWAFE) Seminar on Freedom and the Women - Women's Rights, 24 October 2013 at the House of Lords in London. Marie-Anne Delahaut, head and founder of Millennia2015 was one of the speakers: documents and photos online. (...) |
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| 24/05/2013 |
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Millennia2015 at the University G.d'Annunzio, Chieti - Pescara: International Conference on Femicide in Italy: the Difficult Balance in Intimate Relationships in Changing Gender Roles.
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| 08/09/2012 |
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Millennia2015 organise son premier "Midis de Millennia2015" le jeudi 13 septembre 2012 de 12h à 14h à l'Institut Destrée, Namur. Le sujet abordé par Marcia Cohen sera: "Droit des femmes à l'égalité salariale aux USA : une amorce" en présence d'autres personnalités. (...) |
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| 20/04/2011 |
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"Le système prostitutionnel est fait pour verrouiller le silence : il est très difficile de faire sortir cette parole, et que cette parole soit entendue par la société qui ne souhaite absolument pas l'entendre." Claudine Legardinier (...) |
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| 09/03/2011 |
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A l'occasion 100ème anniversaire de la Journée internationale des Femmes, Madame Joëlle Milquet, Vice-Première Ministre, Ministre de l'Emploi et l'Egalité des chances du Gouvernement belge, en collaboration avec le Comité d'Avis pour l'égalité des chances entre les femmes et les hommes du Sénat, a décidé de mettre à l'honneur 100 femmes d'exception, issues des différentes Régions du pays et de tous les secteurs, parmi lesquelles Marie-Anne Delahaut pour Millennia2015 et l'Institut Destrée.
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| 25/03/2010 |
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Voici un tableau récapitulatif qui regroupe l'ensemble des documents relatifs à la CSW 54. (...) |
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| 12/02/2008 |
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Word “lapidation” can be without any doubt completly associated with her Amina Lawal got thanks to the international pressure to be acquitted and not to die stoned. Its fault was to have a baby outside the marriage. (...) |
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| 12/02/2008 |
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At her house and at her village she is well-known as “Limin”, but for the rest of the world she is Rigoberta Menchú, part of the Quiche branch of the Mayan culture in Guatemala. (...) |
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| 01/02/2008 |
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Burma lives in a military dictatorship since 1962, without celebrating elections for 18 years, and with thousands of political prisoners in jail. Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace prize in 1991, is under house arrest 12 of the last 18 years because of her defends to the democracy, from its political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD).
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Le processus de recherche prospective de Millennia2015 et 
