https://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
https://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
https://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
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Iran – Appointment of First Female Ambassador Since the 1979 Revolution
https://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
https://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 . 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: https://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
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Diwali – Festival of Lights
DIWALI – FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Diwali in 2015 will start on Wednesday, the 11th of November and will continue for 5 days until Sunday, the 15th of November. Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera The Diwali illuminations with lighted diyas bring the supernatural brightness and joy with the hope of finding light in darkness, achieving knowledge . Learn More
Obstacles to a Transformative Women, Peace & Security Agenda & to Women’s Meaningful Participation in Building Peace & Security
Candid Voices from the Field: Obstacles to a Transformative Women, Peace & Security Agenda & to Women’s Meaningful Participation in Building Peace & Security Direct Link to Full 76-Page 2015 Report: https://www.womenpeacemakersprogram.org/assets/CMS/Action-Research/WPP-15-01-WPP-publicatie-LRPages.pdf This research and action . Learn More
Violence Against Women – UN Women Infographic
TO SEE FULL INFOGRAPHIC WITH LARGE TYPE SIZE FOR EASY READING, CLICK: https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2015/11/infographic-violence-against-women And Scroll Down to Infographic. . Learn More
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