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Call for Organizations to Sign On to Civil Society COP 21 Statement to Address Inequalities & Social Justice in Climate Policy – Gender

CALL FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO SIGN ON TO CIVIL SOCIETY COP 21 STATEMENT TO ADDRESS INEQUALITIES & SOCIAL JUSTICE IN CLIMATE POLICY - GENDER This is the last opportunity for organizations to endorse the civil society statement “International Call to Address Inequalities and Social Justice in Climate Policy.” See the full description in the earlier . Learn More

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – All Countries but USA Have Now Ratified

THE UNITED STATES IS ONLY COUNTRY THAT HAS NOT RATIFIED THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD – WHY?? https://treaties.un.org/pages/viewdetails.aspx?src=treaty&mtdsg_no=iv-11&chapter=4&lang=en On above website, also scroll down to RESERVATIONS of Member State Countries to Their Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the . Learn More

Argentina – Women AND Men Protest Against Gender Violence

http://www.upworthy.com/watch-argentinian-men-join-women-to-march-for-gender-equality-its-an-amazing-moment?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+upworthy+%28Upworthy%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner Argentina – Women AND Men Protest Against Gender Violence The gender motivated killing of women is called "femicide," and Argentina has one of . Learn More

Women & Equality in Africa – See/Hear Discussion on BBC TV/Radio

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34362795 WOMEN & EQUALITY IN AFRICA – SEE/HEAR DISCUSSION ON BBC TV/RADIO Image copyrightvarious Twenty years ago the Beijing conference set ambitious targets to transform the lives of women across the world. The African Union declared 2015 the "Year of Women's Empowerment" but how much has really . Learn More

Mexico – Traumatic Testimonial of Young Woman Raped Constantly as Trafficking Victim – Now Advocate

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-raped-43200-times-speaks-out-about-mexicos-human-trafficking-rings-34192552.html Website Link Includes Video. Mexico – Traumatic Testimonial of Young Woman Raped Constantly as Trafficking Victim – Now Advocate 'I had to close my eyes so that that I wouldn't see what they were doing . Learn More

12 Courageous Women Around the World, Fighting for Each of the 12 Goals of the Beijing Platform for Action

Front Line Defenders - https://medium.com/@FrontLineDefenders/beijing-platform-for-action-b6f4403c42f4 Front Line Defenders is highlighting 12 women fighting for each of the 12 goals established in the Beijing Platform for Action two decades ago. Regardless of age, nationality, and rights they defend, these 12 women human rights defenders share a . Learn More

Call for Nominations – Voices of Courage Awards – Women’s Refugee Commission

Women’s Refugee Commission https://womensrefugeecommission.org/component/zdocs/document/229-miscellaneous/1256-voc-nomination-2016https:/womensrefugeecommission.org/component/zdocs/document/229-miscellaneous/1256-voc-nomination-2016 Voices of Courage Awards – Call for Nominations Spring 2016 Luncheon The Voices of Courage Awards are . Learn More

Intervention Pilot to Screen for & Respond to Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Among Refugee Women in the United States

Via SVRI – Sexual Violence Research Initiative BRIDGE TO SAFETY - Findings and Recommendations from a Pilot Intervention to Screen for, and Respond to, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Among Refugee Women in the United States Direct Link to Full 44-Page 2015 IRC . Learn More

Blasphemy – Pakistan ICJ Report – Laws that Penalize – Exploitations – Women’s & Girls Rights & Justice

Blasphemy – Pakistan ICJ Report – Laws that Penalize – Exploitations – Women’s & Girls’ Rights & Justice https://freedomdeclared.org/news/pakistan-trials-for-blasphemy-fundamentally-unfair-says-report/ Also Via Human Rights without Frontiers International Commission of Jurists Report ON TRIAL: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PAKISTAN’S . Learn More

Australia – UN Examines Australia’s Forced Sterilisation of Women with Disabilities

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/nov/10/un-examines-australias-forced-sterilisation-of-women-with-disabilities AUSTRALIA – UN EXAMINES AUSTRALIA’S FORCED STERILISATION OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES The UN human rights council listening to a speech by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in October. The council has been assessing . Learn More

Gender Equality True Push at the United Nations

McKinsey & Company - http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/public_sector/at_the_united_nations_a_push_for_true_gender_equality Website Link Includes 3 Video Interview Segments. AT THE UNITED NATIONS, A PUSH FOR TRUE GENDER EQUALITY UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka discusses why stereotpes and prejudices can’t go ignored in the . Learn More

Iran – Appointment of First Female Ambassador Since the 1979 Revolution

http://www.france24.com/en/20151109-iran-women-first-female-ambassador-ministry IRAN – APPOINTMENT OF FIRST FEMALE AMBASSADOR SINCE THE 1979 REVOLUTION © Behrouzmehri, AFP | A file photo of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham By France 24 – November 9, 2015 Iran appointed its first female ambassador abroad since the . Learn More

Cameroon – Tragedy – Bamenda School Girl Age 9 Kidnapped, Abused, Found Dead

http://dignitytelevisio.blogspot.it/2015/11/horror-in-bamenda-kidnapped-9-year-old.html Cameroon - Tragedy – Bamenda School Girl Age 9 Kidnapped, Abused, Found Dead Kidnapped and Killed Class 6 School Girl in Bamenda, Cameroon By Gwain Colbert, Staff Writer, Dignity Television - Cameroon Pandemonium swept through the city of . Learn More

Engaging Men & Boys to End the Practice of Child Marriage

Engaging Men & Boys to End the Practice of Child Marriage Direct Link to Full 23-Page 2015 Report: http://promundoglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Engaging-Men-and-Boys-to-End-the-Practice-of-Child-Marriage1.pdf . Learn More

Home-Based Workers from 24 Countries Adopt Delhi Declaration on Workers’ Rights

http://wiego.org/sites/wiego.org/files/Press-Delhi-Declaration-Home-Based-Workers-2015.pdf Type size larger for easier reading. . Learn More