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Dominican Republic: Lethal Link Between Gender Violence and AIDS
When she went to the doctor, 25-year-old Francisca Barros received two pieces of earthbreaking news. The welcome news was that she was pregnant. The terrifying news: that she was HIV-positive.
Read more...African Women Worst Affected by Global Economic Crisis
Kudzai Makombe interviews MWILA CHIGAGA, ILO Regional Senior Gender Specialist
Read more...Gaining Ground: A Tool for Advancing Reproductive Rights Law Reform
Women's equality and status in society are directly linked to their enjoyment of reproductive rights. Around the world, human rights law and international commitments require governments to reform laws and policies that deny women these rights.
Read more...Making Abortion Safe, Legal and Accessible: A Toolkit for Action
Despite wide international legal support for a woman's right to access safe and legal abortion, the procedure still remains unsafe and out of reach for many women around the globe.
Read more...Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons - Guidelines for Prevention and Repsonse
These Guidelines offer practical advice on how to design strategies and carry out activities aimed at preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence. They also contain information on basic health, legal, security and human rights issues relevant to those strategies and activities.
Read more...Gender-based Violence Tools Manual
For Assessment & Program Design, Monitoring & Evaluation in conflict-affected settings.
Read more...The rights of women in armed conflict: an activists' guide
Amnesty International has published a guide on using the law to press governments to implement their obligations toward women in armed conflict.
Addressing the Needs of Women Affected by Armed Conflict
In recent years, much attention has been devoted by international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academics and certain governments to the plight, needs and rights of women affected by armed conflict. The aim of this Guidance Document is to provide a working tool to ensure the provision of appropriate programmes and services to, and with, women affected by armed conflict.
Read more...Resource from Sexuality Policy Watch: SexPolitics - Reports from the Front Lines
SexPolitics - Reports from the Front Lines is the outcome of a project launched by Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW) in 2004—a transnational, cross-cultural research initiative that we hoped would capture some dynamics of sexual politics in our time.
Read more...Global financial crisis - Social Watch report
In solving the global financial crisis, rights must occupy a central position: A review of the 2008 Social Watch Report
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