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CIMAC, Feminist International Radio Endeavour - FIRE: Ransacking of Longtime Women's News Agency in Mexico City raises Concerns about Motives

July 30, 2008

The devastation and disorder of a burglary and violent vandalism at the women’s news agency CIMAC (Women’s Communication & Information) offices in Mexico City last weekend (July 26/27, 2008) suggest that it was more than a common break-in, according to Lucía Lagunes Huerta, general director of the organization.

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OSI Forum: Women of Liberia—Fighting for Peace

OSI and Amnesty International held a film screening and panel discussion of Women of Liberia: Fighting for Peace, a documentary by two-time Academy Award–winner Jonathan Stack.

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UNIFEM and the ATHENA Network Launch Results of a Review of Women’s Leadership and Participation in the AIDS Response

Despite repeated calls for women’s participation and the increasing attention to and resources allocated for HIV and AIDS, women’s full participation in the AIDS response has still not been realized, according to the results of a review by UNIFEM and the ATHENA Network presented on 6 June 2008 at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.

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Egyptian Center for Women's Rights: Press Release: Behind the Microphone: Working Together to Stop Sexual Harassment

August 03, 2008

As part of ECWR's Campaign Against Sexual Harassment, "Making Our Street Safer for Everyone," ECWR is pleased to announce the beginning of the second phase of their media campaign.

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Mexico: 2008 AIDS Conference

The 2008 AIDS Conference is taking place from 03-08 August 2008. Updates and official press releases are all available online.

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