While the dust of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) settles, CESR and UN Women are proud to release a new briefing focusing on the challenges and opportunities for using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to improve accountability for women’s human rights. In many respects, the SDGs are a significant . Learn More
2017 Launch of the 17 Days Campaign: Activism for the Empowerment of Rural Women Leaders & Their Communities 1-17 Oct. 2017
I N V I T A T I O N - 2017 Launch of WWSF annual Campaign: 17 Days of Activism for the Empowerment of Rural Women Leaders and their communities 1-17 October 2017 Helping to realize the UN Sustainable Development Goals # 5 and # 13 Dear Partners and Friends, We are happy to anounce the online launch of our 2017 campaign Kit: "17 . Learn More
Trafficking – Including Human Organs – Women & Children Victims – Tragic & Dangerous Exploitation
Credit: UN in Armenia ROME, July 28, 2017 (IPS) - It is happening now. Millions of humans are forced to flee armed conflicts, climate change, inequalities, and extreme poverty. They fall easy prey to traffickers lurking anyone who can be subjected to sexual exploitation, forced labour and even sell their skin and organs. . Learn More
Turkey – Women March Against Rising Intolerance in Istanbul
ISTANBUL – Reuters – July 30, 2017 Hundreds of women marched in Istanbul on July 29 to protest against violence and animosity they face from men demanding they dress more conservatively. The march, dubbed “Don’t Mess With My Outfit,” . Learn More
Feminism, Climate & Environmental Justice
This animation incorporates and elevates feminist solutions to climate and environmental justice which encapsulate the link between gender justice, economic justice and environmental and climate justice. . Learn More
Malaysia – Myhijabie, Malaysia’s Muslimah Doll
Siti Sumarni Suhaimi’s collection of ‘Myhijabie’ dolls. ― Pictures by Yusof Mat Isa BY NABIHAH HAMID KUALA LUMPUR, March 21, 2017 ― As a child, Siti Sumarni Suhaimi had often questioned what she saw as “modern” and “sexy” outfits that came with her “Barbie” dolls, and whether there were alternatives to these designs and narratives. . Learn More
Tunisia – Parliament Passes Landmark Law on Violence Against Women
Members of the Tunisian parliament celebrate after approving the country's new constitution in the assembly building in Tunis, Jan. 26, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi) By Conor McCormick-Cavanagh - July 28, 2017 TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s parliament has approved comprehensive new legislation targeting violence against women. . Learn More
FGM – Kenya Girls Team Develops Mobile App to End FGM – Google Technovation Competition
From left: Stacy Owino, Purity Achieng, Ivy Akinyi, Synthia Otieno and Macrine Atieno outiside a classroom in school. The five girls from Kenya will be representing Africa in the annual Technovation challenge in San Francisco. Courtesy of Technovation/ 28 June 2017 "Whether we win or not, our perspective of the world and the . Learn More
Yazidi Women, Freed from ISIS, Return in Severe Shock
Souhayla, a 16-year-old girl who escaped the Islamic State after three years of captivity, at her uncle’s home in Shariya Camp, Iraq. Credit Alex Potter for The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI - JULY 27, 2017 SHARIYA CAMP, Iraq — The 16-year-old lies on her side on a mattress on the floor, unable to hold up her head. Her uncle props her . Learn More
Bangladesh – Child Marriage Restraint Law But Challenges of Climate Risks & Urbanization – Youth Peer Initiatives to Deter Child Marriage
In this file photo, girls play in Dhaka, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj By Laurie Goering LONDON, July 20, 2017 - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Climate change-driven extreme weather - from flooding and mudslides to blistering heat . Learn More
Somalia – Severe Drought + Al-Shabaab Militants Ban Starving Somalis from Accessing Aid
Malnourished and displaced Somali children in a camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu. The country is experiencing a severe drought. Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP By Jason Burke, Africa correspondent 27 July 2017 - Islamist militants in Somalia have imposed a ban on humanitarian assistance in areas they control, forcing hundreds of . Learn More
Iran – Increased Women’s Presence in Iran Seminaries
Author: Mahmoud Pargoo - July 26, 2017 In her book "Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective," pioneering Muslim feminist Amina Wadud writes, “What concerns me most about 'traditional' tafasir [interpretations of the Quran] is that they were exclusively written by males. This means that men and men's experiences . Learn More
Tribute to Honor Women Human Rights Defenders – Exhibit at High Level Political Forum on the SDG’s
July 12, 2017 - The Women’s Major Group, alongside core partners launched its exhibit highlighting the crucial role of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD’s) in the sustainable development agenda. For the SDG’s to be implemented, every actor’s voice will help achieve the ambitious and transformative agenda. There is recent progress on commitment . Learn More
India – Rape Cases Reported in Delhi Rise by 277% in 5 Years as Gov’t Initiatives Falter, Funds Underutilized
Students carry out a 'Black Day' protest at Jantar Mantar seeking justice for the December 16 gang rape victim in New Delhi.(Sonu Mehta/HT File Photo) By Chaitanya Mallapur - IndiaSpend – July 8, 2017 The number of rapes reported each year in Delhi has more than tripled over the last five years, registering an increase of . Learn More
UK – Femicide Census
FULL 44-Page 2016 UK FEMICIDE REPORT: https://1q7dqy2unor827bqjls0c4rn-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/The-Femicide-Census-2016.pdf https://www.womensaid.org.uk/femicide-census-published/ The UK Femicide Census Report 2016 ‘I know she’s leaving me. If I can’t have her, no-one else can.’ The national domestic . Learn More
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