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Iraq – ISIS Jahidis Burn Three Iraqi Women to Death on Charges of Spying for Western Coalition

https://aranews.net/2016/01/isis-jihadis-burn-three-iraqi-women-to-death-on-charges-of-spying-for-crusader-coalition/ IRAQ – ISIS JAHIDIS BURN THREE IRAQI WOMEN TO DEATH ON CHARGES OF SPYING FOR WESTERN COALITION Militants of the Islamic State. File photo 17 January 2016 – Erbil, Iraq – Militants of the Islamic State (ISIS) radical group . Learn More

Deadline to Confirm CSW 60 NGO Parallel Events is 23 January

The Deadline to Confirm or Reject Your CSW 60 NGO Parallel Event is 23 January If you were granted a parallel event slot and have not yet confirmed or rejected your assignment, please use the links provided in the email containing your scheduling information. If that link is not working, please email info@ngocsw.org. If you would like to . Learn More

USA – Cities for CEDAW Campaign + Report to UN CEDAW Committee

CEDAW FOR CITIES WEBSITE: https://citiesforcedaw.org/ Direct Link to Full 26-Page Report: https://www.ngocsw.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/REPORT-to-CEDAW-committee-2015-FINAL-without-questions_MS-EDITS.pdf?mc_cid=1228541d9e&mc_eid=2290a01189 NGOS BRIEF THE CEDAW COMMITTEE ON “US CITIES FOR CEDAW” Report describes civil society leaders . Learn More

UN Announces the First-Ever High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/1/wee-high-level-panel-launch UN ANNOUNCES THE FIRST-EVER HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT Eminent experts to highlight the interactions between economic growth and gender to galvanize political will and leadership to implement the Sustainable Development Goals UN . Learn More

Nigeria – Boko Haram Abducted Schoolgirls May Now Be Brainwashed into Killing & Torturing for the Terror Group – Witnesses

https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16986&LangID=E Nigeria / Boko Haram: “The Reintegration of Women & Children Essential to the Path Towards Lasting Peace” – UN Experts ABUJA / GENEVA (22 January 2016) – Three United Nations human rights experts today called on the Government of Nigeria to aim at the . Learn More

Physical, Mental, Emotional Changes Are Normal for Adolescent Girls + Self-Care Tips for Mothers

https://newmoon.com/brain-changes-normal-for-adolescent-girls/ Physical, Mental, Emotional Changes Are Normal for Adolescent Girls Roxi, 13, England, drew each phase of how she expressed herself with clothes and other favorites through her years. Every “phase” you have is wonderful and unique. This piece is from the January-February 2016 . Learn More

EU – Trafficking in Human Beings 2015 Eurostat Statistics Report

European Union – Trafficking in Human Beings 2015 Eurostat Statistics Report https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3888793/6648090/KS-TC-14-008-EN-1.pdf/b0315d39-e7bd-4da5-8285-854f37bb8801 Computer can increase type size for easier reading. Based on data from EU Member States who were able to provide a more detailed breakdown by age . Learn More

Greece – Young Greek Women Selling Inexpensive Sex, After Years of Painful Financial Austerity – Study

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/young-women-selling-sex-for-the-price-of-a-sandwich-in-greece-a6751061.html GREECE – STUDY – YOUNG WOMEN SELLING INEXPENSIVE SEX, AFTER & YEARS OF PAINFUL FINANCIAL AUSTERITY Daniela Deane- 27 November 2015 The study, which compiled data on more than 17,000 sex workers operating in . Learn More

Understanding the Root Causes of Displacement – Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Prevention & Solutions – Displaced Women

IDMC – Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre https://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/2015/understanding-the-root-causes-of-displacement-towards-a-comprehensive-approach-to-prevention-and-solutions Root Causes of Displacement – Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Prevention & Solutions – Displaced Women Direct Link to Full . Learn More

CSW 60 – UN Commission on the Status of Women – Official Documents & NGO Statements

https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016/official-documents The sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 14 to 24 March 2016. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of . Learn More

European Parliament – UK MP Julie Ward Report Adopted – Role of Intercultural Dialogue, Cultural Diversity, & Education in Promoting EU Fundamental Values

The Role of Intercultural Dialogue, Cultural Diversity and Education in Promoting EU Fundamental Values Direct Link to Full 9-Page Report: MP Ward Report-European Parliament Type size larger for easier reading. . Learn More

Migration Video – Crossing the Border in 2015 – Women & Children

Reuters Video: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/vhideo/viral/crossing-the-border-in-2015/vi-AAguXVf Migration Video - Crossing the Border in 2015 – Women & Children More than one million refugees and migrants came to the European Union this year, while almost 3,700 died or went missing in perilous journeys which reaped huge profit for smugglers, . Learn More

Defense of the Arab Man – By an Egyptian Feminist in Germany

Defense of the Arab Man – By an Egyptian Feminist in Germany https://egyptianstreets.com/2016/01/16/in-defence-of-the-arab-man-an-egyptian-feminist-in-germany/ An anti-immigrant rally in Cologne, Germany. (Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images) By Dina Wahba - Dina Wahba is an Egyptian academic and women’s rights activist currently based in . Learn More

Freedom of Religion or Belief & International Law: The Time for a Treaty Is Now

Direct Link to Full 23-Page Text: https://www.wunrn.org/pdf/frb.pdf Type size larger for easier reading. By Ami Hutchinson - University of Minnesota Law School J.D. Candidate, Class of 2017 . Learn More

Call for Applications – International Women’s Human Rights Education Institute & CEDAW for Change Institute

Are you a women’s human rights defender? Do you want to increase your understanding of women’s human rights, and learn how to use the UN Human Rights system and CEDAW, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, to support your activism? Join other international activists, scholars, community workers, NGO . Learn More