USA – CAMPAIGN FOR RATIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/ . Learn More
Iran – UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Iran’s Execution of a Woman Convicted as a Teenager
The UN human rights chief is condemning Iran's execution of a woman convicted of murdering her husband five years ago when she was 17 years old. The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on October 5 that Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran had insisted she was coerced into confessing to the 2012 murder and . Learn More
Right to Food Guidelines – Civil Society Report on Use & Implementation
RIGHT TO FOOD GUIDELINES – CIVIL SOCIETY REPORT ON USE & IMPLEMENTATION The right to food remains an indispensable tool for ensuring a world free from hunger and malnutrition, with sustainable food systems that respect human dignity. Its realization is foundational for achieving food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, . Learn More
Nikki Haley to Resign as US Ambassador to the United Nations
Ms. Haley said she would resign at the end of the year, marking a high-profile departure of one of the few women in President Trump’s cabinet. Mr. Trump said Ms. Haley had told him she wanted a break after two years on the job, and Ms. Haley said she had no intention of running for the presidency in . Learn More
Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence as a Child: How Boys & Girls Model Their Parents’ Behaviors in Adolescence
Christine M.Forkeabc1Rachel K.MyersbcJoel A.FeinbcdMarinaCatallozziefgA. RussellLocalioaDouglas J.WiebeaJeane AnnGrisso Abstract - Childhood witnesses of adult violence at home are at risk for future violence. It is unclear how gender of the child and adult perpetrator are related to adolescent relationship violence. We explore how childhood . Learn More
Feminist Peace Movement in Africa – WILPF Forum Report
Direct Link to Full 38-Page 2018 Report: https://wilpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WILPF_African_Forum-Report_Sept2018.pdf . Learn More
GIRL Center – Research to Positively Transform Lives of Adolescent Girls
The Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center is a global research center that generates, synthesizes, and translates evidence to transform the lives of adolescent girls. Through rigorous research about what works - And what doesn’t - We can better direct limited resources to support evidence-based solutions that improve girls’ . Learn More
Intersections of Violence Against Women & Girls with State-Building & Peace-Building: Lessons from Nepal, Sierra Leone & South Sudan
Direct Link to Full 53-Page Report: https://globalwomensinstitute.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs1356/f/downloads/P784%20IRC%20What%20Works%20Report_LR.pdf . Learn More
Gender Lens to the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights – Call for Input for the UN Working Group
Direct Link to FULL 2-PAGE CALL FOR INPUT: https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Business/Gender/GenderOpenCall_EN.pdf . Learn More
European Women’s Lobby Observatory on Violence Against Women
The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Observatory on Violence against Women is a unique structure in Europe which brings together a dynamic group of women from more than 30 countries in Europe (professionals, women’s rights defenders, front-line NGOs activists, etc.) with outstanding experience and expertise in different forms of male violence against . Learn More
Afghan Girls – Little Flowers – Poem
We are little flowers, don’t let us die, we are fragile. If you throw stones our stems will break. Don’t hit us, we are precious in your life. We are little flowers that can make your garden beautiful. We need shade, love, care. Our dreams can make your life sweet. We are strong, don’t force us to be weak and die in the wind. If . Learn More
The Girl Child – Beijing Platform for Action
Beijing Platform for Action. Chapter IV. L. The Girl Child 259. The Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes that "States Parties shall respect and ensure the rights set forth in the present Convention to each child within their jurisdiction without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the child's or his or her parent's or . Learn More
Teaching Boys to Explore Gender in Patriarchal Societies – India Study
One group of global experts ranks India as the most dangerous country in the world for girls and women. According to the government, crime against women rose by 83 percent from 2007-2016, with four rapes reported every hour. One in three girls is a child bride—the most in the world. The government estimates that “there are 63 million . Learn More
Canada-USA – Doctoral Student Compiles Database of Indigenous Women Who Have Gone Missing
July 21, 2018 - Loxie Loring walks with a group of marchers to remember her daughter, Ashley Loring, who went missing from the Blackfeet Reservation more than a year ago. Nate Hegyi/Yellowstone Public Radio A storm rolls in over the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. The clouds are low and dark as distant lightning cracks over a green . Learn More
NATO – Women, Peace & Security
Women, Peace & Security July 5, 2018 - NATO demonstrates its commitment to gender equality through the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). These Resolutions (1325, 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, 2122 and 2422) recognise the disproportionate impact that conflict has on . Learn More
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