Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development for Democratisation

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International: Creating a culture that says no to violence against women

16 days of activism against gender violence. ...

India/USA: The foreign exchange of hate

A detailed investigative report on the use of American corporate funds by the US based India Development and Relief Fund to promote the projects of Hindu supremacist groups in India. ...

USA: Stop Bush from rolling back women's reproductive rights

The US has threatened to withdraw from the Cairo Programme of Action of 1994 unless the words reproductive health services and reproductive rights are taken out or changed. This is a shocking development which is a threat to women’s rights and health. ...

Bangladesh: Meyebela, my Bengali girlhood

A memoir of growing up female in a Muslim world by Taslima Nasrin. ...

UK: Media workers against the war

Workers in the media opposed to the current war drive. ...

India/Pakistan: No honour in these killings

The Shirkat Gah report on `honour killings' is about Pakistan. But there are many parallels in India too. It, perhaps, implies that we need to eliminate the murders, and not the women. ...

Middle East: Asma Khader discusses her recent work on women's rights

Asma Khader is Coordinator of Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J) and Counsel on violence against women to the Permanent Arab Court. She is a lawyer, teacher, author, and leading advocate to outlaw honour killings. ...

Afghanistan: More attacks on schools for girls

Four girls’ schools in Afghanistan were attacked this weekend—two were hit by rockets and two were set on fire, Reuters reports. ...

AWID Forum: Workshop on fundamentalism, globalisation and women's human rights

WLUML, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Shirkat Gah, and the Women’s International Coalition for Economic Justice are running this workshop during the AWID Forum, taking place from 3-6 Ocober in Mexico. ...

Nigeria: Amina Lawal - Summary of Appeal

Amina Lawal and Yahaya Mohammed were arraigned before the lower Sharia court, Bakori, on the 15th January 2002, on a charge of adultery. ...

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