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June, 20, 2013
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Women Speak Out: No Arms for Syrian Rebels
NY—MADRE, an international women’s human rights organization, spoke out [June 14] to oppose the Obama Administration’s decision to send arms to Syrian opposition forces.
Read more...Joint Statement to the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Jose Luis Cancela, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations, on behalf of the Governments of Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Mozambique, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Rwanda, South Africa, Slovenia, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Read more...Women, Sexuality, and the Political, Power of Pleasure
This pioneering collection explores the ways in which positive, pleasure-focused approaches to sexuality can empower women.
Read more...You Can't "Cure" Gay
Google still hasn't removed a damaging "gay cure” app from their online store, even though Apple has.
Read more...Gender and Vulnerability to Cholera in Sierra Leone: Gender analysis of the 2012 cholera outbreak and an assessment of Oxfam's response
Cholera strikes indiscriminately of sex, age, and social status. However, these are factors that may contribute to individuals’ vulnerability to cholera, by dictating social roles and behaviours.
Read more...Indonesian Journalist Prodita Sabarini named 2013-14 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has selected Jakarta-based journalist Prodita Sabarini as the 2013-14 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. Sabarini is the ninth recipient of the annual fellowship, which gives a woman journalist working in print, broadcast or online media the opportunity to build skills while focusing exclusively on human rights journalism and social justice issues.
Read more...Russian Federation: Stop the anti-LGBT law now
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), calls on the Federal Council of Russia (Upper House) to reject the law that prohibits “propaganda on non-traditional sexual relations”, which was adopted by the Russian Duma on June 11, 2013.
Read more...Congress (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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August, 29, 2013 - August, 30, 2013
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Sandton Convention CentreRegister
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Help End Walmart & Gap Deathtraps
The horrific catastrophes in Bangladesh of unparalleled scale exposed the systemic failures of the garment industry to ensure safety. With over 1,250 garment workers killed in the last eight months, the impact that corporate greed can have on human lives is astoundingly clear.
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