Women’s Rights – UNIFEM Events and Updates Around the World
UNIFEM around the World Call for Proposals: Fund for Gender Equality UNIFEM is pleased to announce the first call for proposals for the Fund for…
Stopping Misogyny
UK: Forced Marriage Teenager Raped and Sister Assaulted
Yet another report of the continuing tragedies of “forced marriages” ongoing in the United Kingdom and around the world: UK: Daily Mail reports: “Girl, 15,…
UNIFEM: “Get Cross” Campaign on Rape
UNIFEM: “Get Cross” Campaign on Rape — UNIFEM: “There’s a lot we can do to stop the use of rape as a weapon of war….
Russia: Natalya Estemirova’s heirs: The women who risk all to expose Chechnya’s horrors
(Russia) Natalya Estemirova’s heirs: The women who risk all to expose Chechnya’s horrors
U.S.: New Policy Permits Asylum for Battered Women
(U.S.) New Policy Permits Asylum for Battered Women — NYT: “The Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe…
Report: “Global Monitoring on Women, Peace & Security”
Report: “Global Monitoring on Women, Peace & Security” — addresses: The Congo, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland, and Nepal
Uganda President says Uganda to pass law banning female genital mutilation (FGM)
— Mail and Guardian reports: “Uganda to outlaw female circumcision” — “Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist…
UK: Forced Marriage reports up 16 percent – schools warned to watch out for abusive families
(UK) Forced marriage plea to schools — “The government’s Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) says it has received 770 calls for help this year – up…
Appointment of White House Advisor on Violence Against Women – Lynn Rosenthal
Vice President Biden Announces Appointment of White House Advisor on Violence Against Women – Lynn Rosenthal
Free-Us-Now.com on Women’s Majority on Equal Rights and Misogyny as Hate Crime
Free-Us-Now: states: “Women don’t all have to agree on All issues but we do have to agree:” “All women deserve Equal Rights under The Constitution…