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An Annotated Bibliography on Violence Against Women in South Asia: Actions and Responses

This bibliography attempts to cover all areas of violence against women in the family, the community and by the state. The compilation also includes a full array of resource material from books to monographs and newspaper articles, both published and unpublished, and is broken down by country....

Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan March 2005-March 2006

This is a report of the general human rights situation in Sudan from March 2005-2006. The section on women begins on page 63. It addresses the issue of the widespread practice of FGM and the government’s refusal to make the practice illegal; speaks to the instrumenalisation of women in the...

Appeal for the Abolishment of Public Execution by Stoning

Sisters in Islam issued this alert calling for the Iranian government to abolish stoning “as a form of torture”. They also publish research on progressive alternative Islamic Family Law, which includes laws on adultery.

Archives du féminisme

L’association permet de coordonner nos efforts pour mieux préserver les archives des associations et des militantes féministes : c’est l’affaire de toutes (et tous) : archivistes, historiennes, sociologues, personnes impliquées dans le mouvement associatif.

Are Muslim Men Allowed to Beat Their Wives?

The booklet was published as part of the women's groups' campaign for a Domestic Violence Act in Malaysia to include Muslims. In question and answer form, it deals with such questions: Does Islam allow a husband to physically beat or mentally harass his wife?; What is regarded in Islam as...

Assiwar - mouvement féministe arabe en faveur des victimes d'abus sexuels (arabe)

Assiwar est un mouvement féministe arabe qui lutte contre toutes les formes de discrimination, d'oppression, et des manifestations à l'origine patriarcale et économiques, nationales ou ethniques. La libération de la société, en particulier les groupes marginalisés et vulnérables en elle,...

Association des femmes du Bahreïn (arabe)
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

The Beijing Platform for Action, adopted by governments at the Fourth World Conference on Women, 15 September 1995 is an agenda for women's empowerment. The Platform aims at accelerating the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and focuses on 12...

Beyond Honour: A Historical Materialist Explanation of Honour Related Violence

This study attempts to look beyond the cultural notion of honour as the main/only motive behind gender based violence. By focusing on honour related violence in Muslim contexts, and especially in Pakistan, this study tries to explain the origin and persistence of the honour/shame code by...

Beyond Trousers: The Public Order Regime and the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Sudan

This discussion paper maps the experiences of Sudanese women around the application of what is colloquially known as the “public order” regime in Sudan. It reveals that the public order regime, in all its manifestations—its underlying values, prohibitions, enforcement mechanisms, and penalties...