WUNRN adapted text of Human Rights Reader 411 By Dr. Claudio Schuftan* SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS, INSTRUMENTS, TO INCLUDE WORDAGE SPECIFIC TO ACCOUNTABILITY, MONITORING, ENFORCEMENT & TO FOLLOW UP ON EXISTING INTERNATIONAL LAWS/TREATIES AS RATIFIED BY MEMBER STATES Regrettably, a move towards VOLUNTARY . Learn More
THE INDIGENOUS WORLD REPORT – CHALLENGES FACING INDIGENOUS CULTURES IN AFRICA & GLOBAL – INDIGENOUS WOMEN
By Baher Kamal ROME, May 3 2017 (IPS) - The cultures and very survival of indigenous peoples in Africa are seriously threatened. They are ignored, . Learn More
Food Security, Conflict & International Migration – Worsening Hunger Crises Trigger Global Migration – Women & Children
Internally displaced Somali people carry containers as they stand in a queue waiting to be served with cooked food from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) feeding program at the Sorrdo camp in Hodan district of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 11, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar Number of people fleeing a country increases by 1.9 percent . Learn More
Gender Stereotypes & Negative Images in Advertising, Marketing, Media – THEN & NOW!
The Draft Opinion (below) of the European Parliament FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights & Gender Equality refers to advertising that is discriminatory towards women, gender stereotypes, sexist images. BUT LOOK AT THE DATE – THIS WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2010!! Still, we persevere and continue our advocacy against negative gender messages and images . Learn More
Middle East & North Africa – Study Shows Many Male Conservative, Traditional Attitudes on Women’s Roles
By Kate Lyons – 2 May 2017 Men’s views of equality between the sexes are woefully out of sync with the hopes of young women, according to a survey across the Middle East and north Africa. Male attitudes towards the role of women in the workplace and at home, and of their participation in public life, were stereotypically sexist in the study . Learn More
Kenya – In Maasai Herder Societies, Evolving Equality, Property, Inheritance Rights for Women
In Kenya's Rift Valley, Maasai women are beginning to gaining more rights that were once predominantly reserved to men. A few years ago, a single mother taking sole responsibility for her family would have been a rare sight among the pastoral Kipsigis and Maasai communities, but now it is becoming more acceptable. April 21, 2017 - ELENERAI, . Learn More
International Day of the Midwife – May 5
Midwives – and people with midwifery skills – are the main caregivers for women and their newborns during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and in the post-delivery period. Skilled midwives are the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women and infants every year. MIDWIVES OFFER CARE, DIGNITY & A LIFELINE TO . Learn More
CEDAW Convention Optional Protocol – Full Text – Mechanism for Complaints by Victims – More Ratifications Important
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Article 2 Communications may be submitted by or on behalf of individuals or groups of individuals, under the jurisdiction of a State Party, claiming to be victims of a violation of any of the rights set forth in the Convention by that State . Learn More
India Feminists’ Statement for CSW 61
Women’s Economic Empowerment Framework Indian Feminists’ Statement for CSW 61 WE as India feminists RECOGNIZE THAT: India has one of the largest number of people living in poverty and 70% of the poor are women.. Women are food insecure, lack basic health care, access to education and enabling technologies, employment . Learn More
Intercultural Citizenship in the Euro Mediterranean Region – Anna Lindh Education Handbook
Convinced of the centrality of education to any sustainable development endeavor we decided at the Anna Lind Foundation to sharpen our focus on formal and non-formal education by developing an intercultural education programme that aims to reinforce intercultural dialogue and intercultural citizenship, to play a preventive role in facing extremism, . Learn More
New Zealand – Rape Survivors Bravely Describe the Impact of Sexual Assault
By Abigail Malbon – May 4, 2017 Seven woman from New Zealand have bravely spoken out about their own experience of sexual assault in a video interview for Rape Awareness Week. The video, which was produced as a collaboration between Frame News, Wrestler and The Spinoff, shows each woman talking to the camera about their own experience; how . Learn More
Indigenous Women Delegation Oral Statement at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017
MADRE/RLS -- NYC Office 16th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 27, 2017 Item 3: Follow up on the Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum Empowerment of Indigenous Women Thank you Madam Chair. May I take this opportunity on behalf of the African Indigenous Women’s organizations and all our Partners . Learn More
Canada – Challenge of Child Care for ALL
Author(s): Lynell Anderson - Morna Ballantyne - Martha Friendly December 7, 2016 - It is disturbing but not surprising that, despite some initiatives in a number of provinces, child care across Canada remains unaffordable, unavailable and inconsistent in quality to this day. Federal leadership, together with provincial/territorial collaboration . Learn More
USA – 3 in 10 Workers Have No Paid Sick Leave: Major Challenge for Mothers – Paid Sick Days Have Significant Benefits, Low Costs
from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research April 26, 2017 - Unlike most nations in the industrialized world, the United States does not guarantee that workers receive paid sick leave. Some employees are eligible for unpaid time off to care for their own . Learn More
ICTs in Humanitarian Response – Women
Direct Link to Full 28-Page 2017 Report: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/rr-icts-humanitarian-response-shine-130417-en.pdf . Learn More
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