Syrian Women, Fleeing Violence, Try to Cope in Turkey & Lebanon http://passblue.com/2016/04/06/fleeing-violence-to-violence-syrian-women-cope-in-turkey-and-lebanon/?utm_source=PassBlue+List&utm_campaign=128ff01fe7-Passblue_SHRI&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4795f55662-128ff01fe7-54981461 Syrian refugees visiting a private . Learn More
Afghanistan – A Year Later, Still No Justice for Farkhunda
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/04/01/a-year-later-still-no-justice-for-farkhunda/ AFGHANISTAN – A YEAR LATER, STILL NO JUSTICE FOR FARKHUNDA No justice for Farkhunda means no justice for all Afghan women who are victims of violence. It is long past due for a rectification of Afghanistan's laws protecting women. BY NOORJAHAN AKBAR – . Learn More
Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of Religious Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Majority Countries + Pakistan Christians Demand Protection
Scroll down to Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of Religious Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Majority Countries. http://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-christians-demand-protection/27644659.html PAKISTAN – CHRISTIANS DEMAND PROTECTION - WOMEN Family members mourn as they gather near the body of a relatives killed in Lahore blast on . Learn More
Kashmir – Half Widows – Tragedy of Life in Limbo – Film in Process
http://www.womensvoicesnow.org/a-conversation-on-the-half-widows-in-kashmir Half Widows in Kashmir by Sunayana Kachroo and Danish Renzu The WVoice, Vol. 4, No. 1 February 16, 2016 Photo taken from www.facebook.com/khalidthefilm/ Sunayana Kachroo: While men in conflict zones are celebrated, decorated, and revered for their . Learn More
Kenya – Government Fund for Past Pre-Election Rape Survivors, Has Yet to Reach the Women Victims Who Feel Forgotten
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Women Photographers from Iran & The Arab World – Exhibition
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Working Class Origins & Legacy of International Women’s Day
Working-Class Origins & Legacy of International Women’s Day International Women's Day's origin was both socialist and feminist in nature, specifically calling for the celebration of working women and the mobilization of all workers to fight for women’s social, economic, and political . Learn More
UN Security Council Endorses Steps to Combat Sexual Exploitation by UN Peacekeepers
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Macedonia – Mobile Clinic Reaches Refugee Women in the Balkans
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Czech Republic – UN CEDAW Committee Tells the Czech Republic to Compensate Victims of Forced Sterilization & Punish Those Responsible
http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/un-committee-tells-czech-republic-compensate-victims-of-forced-sterilization-and-punish-those-responsible Czech Republic – UN CEDAW Committee Tells the Czech Republic to Compensate Victims of Forced Sterilization & Punish Those Responsible Romani women demonstrated in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The sign . Learn More
New Campaign – “UNSG LIKE ME” for a Woman UN Secretary-General & Leader in Peace Talks, International Diplomacy
http://unsglikeme.org/why-a-woman-leader-of-the-un/ - NEW CAMPAIGN: “UNSG LIKE ME” The campaign will run from International Women’s Day until the General Assembly and the election of the next Secretary-General later this year. Why a Woman Leader of the UN? Despite being more adversely affected by the impact of war, women continue to be . Learn More
Nepal – Child Goddesses: Kumaris
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/child-goddesses-in-nepal/?_r=0 Nepal – Child Goddesses: Kumaris View on Website (Link Above) Slide Show of 25 Photographs - Credit Stephanie Sinclair By James Estrin - Aug. 31, 2015 PERPIGNAN, France — Stephanie Sinclair is best known for having published and exhibited her photographs of child . Learn More
Iran – Women Make Impressive Gains in Iran’s Parliamentary Elections
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Philippines – Comfort Women Want Justice as for Korean Women – Japan Apology + Compensation, & Recognition from Philippine Government
PHILIPPINES – COMFORT WOMEN WANT JUSTICE AS FOR KOREAN WOMEN – JAPAN APOLOGY + COMPENSATION, & RECOGNITION FROM PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT Credit: Iris C. Gonzales Some of the Filipina women who protested during Japanese Emperor Akihito's January visit to Manila By Iris C. Gonzales – February 28, 2016 MANILA, Philippines . Learn More
Guatemala – Landmark Court Ruling Sentences 2 Military for Murder, Rape, Sexual Enslavement of Indigenous Women
Guatemala – Landmark Court Ruling Sentences 2 Military for Murder, Rape, Sexual Enslavement of Indigenous Women http://www.bbc.com/news/world-35674893 Victims, who say they are still stigmatized, cheered as the men were sentenced A Guatemala court has sentenced two former members of the military to 360 years in jail for the murder, rape . Learn More
