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Last Month to apply for ECOSOC consultative status in order to be considered by the 2014 NGO Committee (Deadline: 1 June 2013)
Read more...Tunisia: Revise the Draft Constitution
Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly (NCA) should modify articles in the new draft constitution that threaten human rights. Human Rights Watch analyzed the draft constitution to identify human rights concerns.
Read more...Bahraini WHRD Zainab Al Khawaja's sentence upheld
Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja’s sentence to three months’ imprisonment for participating in an “illegal gathering” was upheld by the Appeal Court on 9 May.
Read more...Sudan : Asma Ahmed WHRD and human rights lawyer at risk of torture
Sudanese lawyer Asma Ahmed, a human rights activist, has been detained incommunicado by the National Security Services since 4 May.
Read more...Gender & Colonisation
Gender & Colonization is a bilingual (English/French) journal exclusively devoted to the interactions between gender and women's history, the history of sexuality and colonial history.
Read more...Ethiopian woman fights for rights in Middle East
The issue of domestic workers’ rights in the Middle East has plagued Ethiopian women for years, with ongoing reports of abuse, neglect and sexual violence often coming to the forefront of media across the region.
Read more...Women’s Rights Still Denied in Latin America
Latin American states are still failing to provide guarantees for women’s educational, sexual and reproductive rights, according to activists from different regions of the world meeting in the Mexican capital.
Read more...Egyptian man disguised as woman is harassed
Waleed Hammad dressed conservatively for his secret mission into the world of sexual harassment and abuse on the streets of Cairo, donning a long tan skirt and sleeved shirt, and at times covering his head like many Egyptian women.
Read more...United Nations Secretary General & the OHCHR: End Stoning Now
Stoning is not simply a relic of the past. In fourteen countries around the world, this brutal punishment and form of torture continues to exist in the here and now.
Read more...Historic conviction brings long-awaited justice in Guatemala
The conviction of Guatemala’s ex-president General Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity during his time in office is a historic step in the nation’s long struggle for justice, Amnesty International said.
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