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Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, United Nations This site contains the full official copy of the United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that was entered into force on March 23, 1976.
Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) The Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) pursues a global mission of empowering women to be full partners with men in creating a more secure future for themselves, and their families, communities and nations. CEDPA's key issues are HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health, Youth, Gender, Social Mobilization, Women's Political Participation, and Leadership Training. The website provides information on CEDPA's programs, training activities, publications and briefing papers on CEDPA's key issues.
Equality Now International human rights organization Equality Now commits itself to protecting the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women around the world. It uses traditional and new forms of communication, organizes media events, conducts research, and mounts campaigns to condemn abuses against women, and promote awareness on women's rights and influence political leaders and policy-makers. Its Women Action Network, which is composed of women's rights groups and advocates from around the world, serves as the center of information gathering and dissemination of international appeals and protests.
Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. FMF focuses on advancing the legal, social, and political equality of women with men and recruiting and training young feminists to encourage future leadership for the feminist movement in the United States. To carry out these aims, FMF engages in research and public policy development, public education programs, grassroots organizing projects, leadership training and development programs, and participates in and organizes forums on issues of women's equality and empowerment.
Global Women in Politics Program (GWIP) The Global Women in Politics Program (GWIP) is a program of The Asia Foundation that advances women's political participation and influence in decision-making. This program supports a wide range of initiatives that increase women's access and participation, including programs in advocacy and leadership, basic rights and security, and economic opportunities. Working with and through partner organizations, GWIP serves as a resource center providing technical expertise and training in program design, strategy development, political analysis, communications, legal rights, coalition-building, and access to information. GWIP's global reach enables it to facilitate exchanges of lessons learned and networking within and across borders.
Online Women in Politics The gathering of women leaders at Global Conference on Women in Politics in 1999 led to the formation of Online Women in Politics, an online network of women in governance, politics, decision-making and transformative leadership. The site provides readings, training modules, campaigns, announcements, and latest news about women and politics in Asia and the Pacific.
Women's Environmental and Development Organization (WEDO) Women's Environmental and Development Organization (WEDO) is an international advocacy organization that seeks to increase the power of women worldwide as policymakers at all levels in governments, institutions, and forums to achieve economic and social justice, a healthy and peaceful planet, and human rights for all. WEDO's program areas are Gender and Governance, Sustainable Development, and Economic and Social Justice. |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment This site presents the full official copy of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, an international agreement that protects people in custody from abuse by people in authority.
Prison Rape Resources Prison Rape Resources provides listing of news/articles on the occurrence of rape in prisons and links to websites that tackle rape in prisons.
Women and Prison The Women and Prison page of the Prison Activist Resource Center (PRAC) contains news and selected readings on issues surrounding women in prison as well as links to women prisoner groups. PARC exposes and fights against institutionalized racism of the criminal injustice system through education, network-building and production of information materials. Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) CESR pushes for social justice through its various advocacies on people's economic and social rights. It is a co-initiator of the Women's Economic Equality Project (WEEP), along with the National Association of Women and the Law, which is based in Canada.
Equality Now International human rights organization Equality Now commits itself to protecting the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women around the world. It uses traditional and new forms of communication, organizes media events, conducts research, and mounts campaigns to condemn abuses against women, and promote awareness on women's rights and influence political leaders and policy-makers. Its Women Action Network, which is composed of women's rights groups and advocates from around the world, serves as the center of information gathering and dissemination of international appeals and protests.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights This site presents the full copy of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that was entered into force on January 3, 1976.
The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) ESCR-Net is an emerging coalition of organizations and activists from around the world dedicated to advancing economic, social, and cultural rights. This web site contains four interactive, searchable databases (or directories) of organizations and individuals, project and activities, regional and domestic case law, and events.
Global Women's Project The Global Women's Project conducts research, coalition-building, popular education, theological reflection and advocacy on these areas: women's economic and social rights; women and the macroeconomy; gender, trade and development, the international gender and trade network; global women's movement; and, women, religion and spirituality. It is an initiative of the non-government organization Center of Concern.
Module on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Women Developed by the Human Rights Resource Center of the University of Minnesota, this module orients readers on the concept and history of women's economic, social and cultural rights, including legal trends, strategies, opportunities and challenges in advancing such rights. |
Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) CESR pushes for social justice through its various advocacies on people's economic and social rights. It is a co-initiator of the Women's Economic Equality Project (WEEP), along with the National Association of Women and the Law, which is based in Canada.
Equality Now International human rights organization Equality Now commits itself to protecting the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women around the world. It uses traditional and new forms of communication, organizes media events, conducts research, and mounts campaigns to condemn abuses against women, and promote awareness on women's rights and influence political leaders and policy-makers. Its Women Action Network, which is composed of women's rights groups and advocates from around the world, serves as the center of information gathering and dissemination of international appeals and protests.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights This site presents the full copy of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that was entered into force on January 3, 1976.
The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) ESCR-Net is an emerging coalition of organizations and activists from around the world dedicated to advancing economic, social, and cultural rights. This web site contains four interactive, searchable databases (or directories) of organizations and individuals, project and activities, regional and domestic case law, and events.
Global Women's Project The Global Women's Project conducts research, coalition-building, popular education, theological reflection and advocacy on these areas: women's economic and social rights; women and the macroeconomy; gender, trade and development, the international gender and trade network; global women's movement; and, women, religion and spirituality. It is an initiative of the non-government organization Center of Concern.
Module on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Women Developed by the Human Rights Resource Center of the University of Minnesota, this module orients readers on the concept and history of women's economic, social and cultural rights, including legal trends, strategies, opportunities and challenges in advancing such rights. |
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Women with disabilities |
Women & the FTAA |
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Women & ICTs |
Women & Media: Progress and Issues |
Women and the Millennium Development Goals |
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Women & Political Participation |
Women & Water Privatization |
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Online Women in Politics
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Women's Environmental and Development Organization
International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW)
Center for Legislative Development (CLD)
Global Database of Quotas for Women
International Women's Democracy Center (IWDC)
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Women Action
UNESCO Water Portal
Gender, Water and Poverty Prepared by the Women’s Environmental and Development Organization (WEDO), this report presents issues and actions on gender, water, poverty and sustainable development by women’s groups and by governments.
World Water Council/3rd World Water Forum The World Water Council acts as the International Water Policy Think Tank dedicated to strengthening the world water movement for an improved management of the world's water resources. The World Water Council was established in Marseille, France, in 1996 as a non-profit non-governmental umbrella organization. It promotes awareness and political commitment on critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis for the benefit of all life on earth.
Water is Life This is a Civil Society World Water Vision for Action that was presented at the 3rd World Water Forum held in Kyoto, Japan from March 2003. The statement affirms the inalienable human right of all peoples to safe water. It points to and rejects the free market principles of the World Water Council Vision Statement that was adopted at the 2nd World Water Forum in The Hague, Netherlands in March 2000 and became the basis of the policies and plans of the 3rd World Water Forum in March 2003.
UNEP Freshwater Portal The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) information portal on freshwater provides global assessment reports, announcements on events, case studies, policy documents and informative articles on the key issues and actions concerning the world’s freshwater resources.
Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) The Gender and Water Alliance mainstreams gender in integrated water resource management. The website provides announcements and reports on advocacy actions and activities by the Alliance. It also contains case study documents, Alliance publications and related links.
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre The IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre offers news and information, advice, research and training on low-cost water supply and sanitation in developing countries. It gives details on the e-conference on impacts of new thinking and targets on development strategies that being held from October 20 to November 7, 2003.
World Water Day World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22 under the direction of the United Nations. World Water Day is celebrated to address the problems relating to drinking water supply; increase public awareness about the importance of conservation, preservation, and protection of water resources and drinking water supply; and, increase governments, international agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private sector participation and cooperation in organization of WWD celebrations. The website serves as the information and documentation site of this yearly event.
Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) is an international partnership of the world's leading development agencies concerned with water and sanitation services for the poor. Its mission is to alleviate poverty by helping the poor gain sustained access to improved water and sanitation services. It has led or supported many of the advances made in the sector in recent years, and actively contributed to the growing understanding of how to translate the guiding principles agreed on at major international conferences into improved policies and programs. |
International Labor Organization Gender web site The International Labor Organization Gender website contains information on the International Labor Organization's work on gender aspects of labor and employment, as well as papers and links relating to women's rights in labor and employment.
Maquila Solidarity Network The Maquila Solidarity Network is a Canada-based network working in solidarity with groups in Mexico, Central America, and Asia. The website provides information on the rights of Maquiladora workers and campaigns worldwide.
Sweatshop Watch Sweatshop Watch is a coalition of labor, community, civil rights, immigrant rights, women's, religious and student organizations, and individuals committed to eliminating sweatshop conditions in the global garment industry. The website positions papers, action alerts, news, announcements, newsletter and links.
Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network The Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network is a volunteer network of over 400 occupational health and safety professionals who provide information, technical assistance and on-site instruction regarding workplace hazards in the 3,000 "maquiladora" (foreign-owned assembly) plants along the U.S.-Mexico border. Network participants are donating their time and knowledge pro bono to border area workers and professional associations. The website contains general information about the Network; links to Internet resources pertaining to workplace hazards, globalization, news and analytical papers; and, a newsletter publication.
CoDevelopment Canada (CoDev) CoDev is a BC-based non-profit agency that works for social change and global education in the Americas. CoDev was founded in 1985 by a group of activists who wanted to go beyond simply sending financial aid to countries in the South. We believe that partnerships between like-minded organisations, in the North and South can be vehicles for learning, social change, and personal empowerment. |
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