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Women’s United Nations Report Network
WUNRN News includes recent articles, releases, event announcements, calls to action, and other updates. WUNRN News items may or may not indicate direct references to the U.N. Study (E/CN.4/2002/73/Add.2) Juridical and Factual Aspects. WUNRN reserves the right to post and edit, as appropriate to the Mission . Learn More
UAE – Mass Weddings, Separate for Brides & for Grooms
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Ras al Khaymah Journal Here Comes the Bride (but Not From Afar, Emirates Hope) By HASSAN M. FATTAH Published: May 26, 2006 RAS AL KHAYMAH, United Arab Emirates — The wedding lights sparkled, a brass band played the national anthem and the banquet was fit for a king. But as Rashid . Learn More
UN Committee on Rights of the Child-NGO Reports 2006-Girl Child
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.25/annex-vi-crin.asp IMPORTANT - FIRST CLICK ON WEBSITE LINK TO ACCESS SUBSITE REFERENCES. The networking of international NGOs to participate in the drafting process and later monitoring and promotion of the Convention on the Rights of the Child had a . Learn More
UN Consideration of Optional Protocol for ICESCR – Gender
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com ICESCR = United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm Consider GENDER DIMENSIONS of a UN PROCEDURE for FILING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF WOMEN'S ECONOMIC, SOCIAL and CULTURAL RIGHTS, throught the United Nations Convention on Economic, . Learn More
UN Decade Indigenous Peoples + Indigenous Women’s Beijing Declaration
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com WUNRN posts this release for the human rights, health, safety, empowerment, and dignity of INDIGENOUS WOMEN and INDIGENOUS GIRLS. ______________________________________________________________________________ Please read on to the second part of this release with the: Beijing Declaration of Indigenous . Learn More
UN Human Rights Bodies-Protection & Promotion of Human Rights
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/index.htm English | Español | Français | | | Field Activities Issues International Law Human Rights Bodies . Learn More
UN Optional Protocol Mechanism – Conventions – Gender Issues
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com United Nations International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm The United Nations International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights has an Optional Protocol that allows for filing of INDIVIDUAL Complaints of Alleged Violations: Full UN ICCPR Optional . Learn More
UN Optional Protocol to Convention Against Torture Will Enter Force
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com The requisite number of UN Member State parties needed to bring the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT) into force was attained when Honduras and Bolivia deposited their ratification of the OP-CAT with the UN in New York on . Learn More
UN Report on Commission on the Status of Women 2006
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/ Please click website Link to download CSW 2006 Report. New - The Final Report on the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is now available ================================================================To leave the list, send your request by . Learn More
UN SR Education – Human Rights Education – Girls’ Right to Education
Attachments: UN SR Education Report to CHR 2006.pdf WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Attached is the Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education for the UN Human Rights Commission 2006, entitled: GIRLS' RIGHT TO . Learn More
UNESCO – The Impact of Women Teachers on Girls’ Education
Attachments: UNESCO-Impact of Women Teachers on Girls' Education.pdf WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Full Document is Attached. http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48430&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Just Published: The Impact of Women Teachers on Girls' Education 23/05/2006 . Learn More
UNIFEM CEE Statement on Gender Equality in the EU
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Via Network of East-West Women http://www.neww.org.pl/en.php/news/news/1.html?&nw=2427&re=2 Source: www.unifem.org The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) convened on April 21-22, 2006 a . Learn More
USA-Utah Supreme Court Rules Polygamy Ban Constitutional
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/05/utah-supreme-court-rules-polygamy-ban.php Important: Please click website Link to access subsite references. Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Utah Supreme Court rules polygamy ban constitutional Joshua Pantesco at 11:39 AM ET [JURIST] The Supreme Court . Learn More
WITNESS Call for Video Partners for Human Rights Advocacy
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.witness.org/ http://www.witness.org/option,com_rightsalert/Itemid,178/ - Examples of WITNESS Projects, including many on GENDER issues. WITNESS - Call for partnership applications. Important: Although we are accepting partnership applications on a rolling basis, we . Learn More