Archive for November, 2008
On 20 December 1993 the General Assembly adopted Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women 25th November is also the start of 16 Days of Action Against Violence Against Women 2008 Theme – Human Rights for Women ‹—› Human Rights for All: UDHR60
25 Nov International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 01 Dec World AIDS Day 06 Dec Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre 10 Dec International Human Rights Day International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – 25th November November 25 was declared International Day Against Violence Against Women at the first Feminist [...]
From November 25 to December 10th, the Women’s International Network of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-WIN) will highlight the 16 days of activism against gender violence with an Internet campaign to Denounce Gender violence in the media and transform media into a catalyst to end violence against women. The campaign will be [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2008 called on all people to speak out in against act of violence against women in families, workplaces and communities. “Across the world, in countries rich and poor, women are being beaten, trafficked, raped and [...]
The “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” campaign runs from November 25 to December 10, 2008. The dates are not accidental: November 25 is the International Day Against Violence Against Women, and December 10 is International Human Rights Day. These 16 days are a bridge between thinking of gender violence as a “women’s issue” [...]
1. Introduction 2. Psychological Approaches to Working with Political Rape 3. Women Who Are Raped 4. Men as Perpetrators and Victims 5. When the Future Has Been Spoilt: the Impact of Politically Motivated Rape on Children and Adolescents 6. Rape and Mental Health: the Psychiatric Sequelae of Violation as an Abuse of Human Rights 7. [...]
Many rape victims have escaped to Jordan but still don’t have access to treatment and counselling. As though recoiling from her own memories, Khalida shrank deeper into her faded armchair with each sentence she told: of how gunmen apparently working for Iraq’s Interior Ministry kidnapped her, beat and raped her; of how they discarded her [...]
Women and girls in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province are once again suffering increasing levels of sexual violence amid renewed conflict, instability and widespread displacement of civilians. An International Rescue Committee team conducted a three-day assessment of conditions in Kibati Camp, north of Goma, where roughly 55,000 people have settled. The team found that women [...]
Women marched through the Southern Sudanese town of Bor recently to highlight an important message: “Treat women with respect”. “Bring an end to violence against women, and let women contribute to develop the nation,” said some 100 women parading through the capital of the vast and swampy eastern Jonglei state. The march was a rare [...]
Many Nations Have Failed to Stem Mental, Physical, Sexual Abuse Governments need to punish abusive employers through the justice system, and to prevent violence by reforming labor and immigration policies that leave these workers at their employer’s mercy. Many migrant and domestic workers still face abuse and exploitation in Middle Eastern and Asian countries because [...]
A recent Internet survey has found that domestic violence is more common in Taiwan than previously thought as 42.6 percent of respondents said they have female relative or friend who has been hurt in violence incidents. Chi Huei-jung, chief executive officer of the Garden of Hope Foundation, said that the survey, which the foundation commissioned [...]
Two years after the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was introduced, Delhi has earned the dubious distinction of having the maximum number of cases registered. About 3,534 cases have been registered under the Act in Delhi, closely followed by Kerala and Maharashtra. A disappointing factor is that only 13 states have so far [...]
As Côte d’Ivoire focuses on restoring stability and holding presidential elections, women’s organisations say stopping violence against women and girls must be an urgent priority. They are appealing to the international community for help in the fight. “There is a lot of work to be done and it’s urgent,” Nicole Doué, vice-president of the Association [...]
Female MPs speak out as conditions worsen and Islamists gain respectability They were walking to school in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a group of teenage girls discussing a test they had coming up, when two men on a motorcycle sprayed them with a strange liquid. Within seconds a painful tingling began, and there [...]
Over the past 20 years in India, 10 million female babies have been aborted. The pressure to have sons is terrifying – mothers who bear daughters are beaten or cast aside by husbands and in-laws desperate to escape the financial burden of a girl’s dowry. Now mothers are being urged to ‘save the girl child’ [...]
“The increasing number of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) raises the risk of domestic violence and its consequences on families and children in communities across the United States,” says Monica Matthieu, Ph.D., an expert on veteran mental health and an assistant professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. “Treatments for domestic [...]
No More Silence: The Coalition Against Violence said communities cannot simply turn a blind eye to violence within families, but should rather report it “There is no place for domestic violence and sexual harassment in a civilized country like ours.” – Lin Join-sane, Deputy Minister of the Interior In an effort to expand neighborhood networks [...]
Employers have protested, women’s groups have welcomed the move, but with a caveat. And one expert has suggested making it an occupational safety offence. The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) protested because it feels the Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, and the Penal Code are sufficient. Women’s [...]
Health providers – frequently the first professional a trafficking victim consults for help – are often thrust into the fight against organised crime without adequate preparation, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The agency says there is an urgent need to ensure care for trafficking victims and hopes to fill the gap with [...]
Recent postings- Towards a Future without Fundamentalisms: New Report Analyzes Religious Fundamentalist Strategies and Feminist Responses
- Statement on the Murder of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz, women’s human rights defender of Ciudad Juarez
- Sudan police arrest women protesting at flogging video
- UN Chief Leaves Women out of Year-End Summing Up
- Sex education is expelled from Egyptian schools
- Kurdish Parliament Turns Blind Eye to Prostitution
- Sexual harassment cases in Israel’s civil service rose 40% in 2010
- Women in south Sudan have been targeted in a string of abusive attacks by police cracking down on Western clothes
- Women and girls living in Haiti’s makeshift camps face an increasing risk of rape and sexual violence says Amnesty International new report
- Stand up against hatred and threats against LGBT in Malaysia
- new on womensgrid
- Tower Hamlets Residents Solidarity Campaign – Solidarity with women involved in prostitution in east London
- East London Fawcett: Free Gallery Tour ~ 12 May & Pay Gap Talk ~ 23rd May 2012
- The Light Bulb Moment and future of feminism Book launch and panel – Bristol ~ 15th May 2012
- Hollaback! Portsmouth launch event – Tuesday 22nd May 2012
- Run for Congo Women – Deadline extended to 25th May 2012!
- Fast fall in number of male-only FTSE 100 boards
- Why has the UK got so few women scientists?
- The Haven Wolverhampton E Bulletin May 2012
- 2 vacancies – Shakti Women’s Aid (Edinburgh) ~ 28th May 2012
- Volunteering for Dorset Rape Crisis Centre
- new on women in london
- Information added in March 2012
- Information added in February 2012
- Information added in January 2012
- Pro-Choice Public Meeting – Abortion Rights ~16th May 2012
- Fawcett on Queen’s speech: flexible parental leave / red tape challenge
- Policy and Campaigns Internship – Power and Agency campaign – Fawcett ~ 22nd May 2012
- Administration and Finance Worker – Women in Prison ~ 18th May 2012
- A Women’s Agenda for the Local Elections May 2012 – Survey Results
- Friends of the Women’s Library update on the future of the Library
- Women in Black, vigils and Facebook page
Neither violence against women nor poverty are inevitable – Amnesty
25 November 2008 in Global, Opinion Comment, Violence Against Women
Irene Khan, Amnesty International writes about the links between violence against women and poverty to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. As women around the world come together to celebrate the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, violence against women remains endemic in many forms, in [...]