CONCLUSION: While a number of important advances have been and continue to be made at the intersection of work and women’s economic, social and cultural rights, the issues outlined above reflect continued direct and indirect discrimination in the labour market, as well as inequality in unpaid care work undertaken by women and men within the . Learn More
Morocco – Public Outrage after Sexual Assault on Bus Goes Viral
Moroccans demonstrate against the sexual assault of a 24-year-old girl in Casblanaca, Morocco. EPA August 24, 2017 - LONDON – A video of a young woman being sexually assaulted by a gang of teenage boys on a bus in Casablanca has sparked outrage in Morocco, reigniting a bitter debate about violence against women in the Muslim country. The . Learn More
Canada – Financial Institutions Join with Law Enforcement to “Follow the Money” & Investigate Traffickers
February 21, 2017 - Canada’s financial watchdog has sent more than 100 disclosures to police in the past year on human trafficking in a quiet new initiative that targets traffickers by following their money. Project Protect is a partnership between the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FinTRAC), financial institutions . Learn More
Protect Children from Online Cosmetic Surgery Apps & Games – “Plastic Surgery Princess!”
“Plastic Surgery Princess:” How Plastic Surgery Apps & Games Are Impacting Children The makeover apps with names such as ‘Plastic Surgery Princess’ and ‘Pimp My Face’ – that are widely gaining popularity. (Screengrab) By Eve Dugdale Special to Al Arabiya English Sunday, 2 July 2017 How much attention do you pay to the . Learn More
Jane Connors of Australia Appointed First UN Rights Advocate for Victims of Sexual Exploitation
Jane Connors, newly-appointed Victims’ Rights Advocate for the United Nations. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré 23 August 2017 – Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Jane Connors, Australian law professional and long-time human rights advocate, as the first United Nations advocate for the rights of victims of sexual exploitation and . Learn More
Indonesia – Building Safe Spaces to Support Young Women’s Participation in Local Governance in Indonesia
Direct Link to Full 20-Page 2017 Document: https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/13036/PracPaper_YoungWomenIndonesia_Online.pdf;jsessionid=0800FBECF8D49BB2F1BFE9C607E7BA1F?sequence=1 June 27, 2017 - Barriers to young (especially unmarried) women’s participation in public spaces include the prevailing view that doing . Learn More
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation Report 2017 + Women’s Advocacy for Safe Water & Treated Wastewater
World Water Week 2017: August 27 – September 1 http://www.womenforwater.org/waste-water-is-a-she/waste-water-is-a-she Waste (Water) Is a She Lesha Witmer - Women for Water Partnership July 8, 2017 - This blog is part of an on-going conversation) that will be followed up during a one-day seminar “Understanding the . Learn More
Activism, Artivism & Beyond – Inspiring Initiatives of Civic Power – Gender
Direct Link to Full 43-Page 2017 Publication: http://thespindle.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Activism-Artivism-and-Beyond-PDF-2017.pdf Computer Can Increase Type Size for Easier Reading. . Learn More
UN World Conferences on Women
The United Nations has organized four world conferences on women. These took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and Beijing in 1995. The last was followed by a series of five-year reviews. The 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing marked a significant turning point for the global agenda for . Learn More
INDIA – MOSQUES SPEAK OUT TO STOP SALE OF YOUNG BRIDES TO OLDER ARAB MEN
The 16th century monument the Charminar, named for its four minarets, is pictured in the old city in central Hyderabad in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh - REUTERS/Vivek Prakash "This is trafficking in the guise of marriage as poor people are targeted, lured and manipulated into giving their daughters away" By Roli . Learn More
Egypt – “A Bride for the Summer” + India – Mosques Speak Out to Stop Sale of Young Brides to Older Arab Men
Sex tourism in Egypt Hundreds of under-age Egyptian girls enter temporary marriages with rich tourists from the Persian Gulf during the summer in return for money for their families. These unions – dubbed “summer marriages” – are not legally binding and end when the foreigners return to their own countries. By Elizabeth Lehmann, Eva Plesner . Learn More
New MTV Dramas in Egypt & India Tackle FGM & Sex Work
By Emma Batha – 13 July 2017 LONDON, July 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - American cable television channel MTV is launching drama series in Egypt and in India with storylines on female genital mutilation, child marriage and sex work with the aim of generating debate around issues often seen as taboo. Both series by the Viacom-owned youth . Learn More
CEDAW Committee General Recommendation No. 35 on Gender-Based Violence Against Women, Updating General Recommendation No. 19
UN CEDAW Committee Website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CEDAW/pages/cedawindex.aspx CEDAW Committee General Recommendations - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CEDAW/Pages/Recommendations.aspx The CEDAW Committee also makes recommendations on any issue affecting women to which it believes the States parties should devote more attention. . Learn More
Berta Lives! COPINH Continues – Women’s Activism Faces Intensifying Risks – Power of Collective Advocacy
International Journal on Human Rights – July 2017 - http://sur.conectas.org/en/berta-lives-copinh-continues/ Via JASS-Just Associates COPINH - The Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras Berta lives! COPINH continues…, Direct Link to FULL 2017 Article: . Learn More
Jordan – Challenges Around Shrinking Gender & Financial Space for Jordan Civil Society
Challenges Around Shrinking Gender & Financial Space for Jordan Civil Society Part 2 of The Interview with Mai E’leimat from Al Hayat Center for Civil Society Development - Part 1: https://www.womenpeacemakersprogram.org/news/bringing-activists-and-religious-leaders-together-for-peace-and-gender-equality-in-jordan/ About Mail . Learn More
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