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7/4/2008
Iraq: In conversation: "Towards a pluralist society"
Pascale Warda, an Assyrian Chaldean Christian, knows what it feels like to be in a minority community and a woman in Iraq. As an activist it is precisely these causes that are important to her. Excerpts from a conversation.
7/4/2008
UN: new Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Experienced Gender Official from Spain Chosen to Head UNIFEM
6/4/2008
South Asia: "WE CAN" Campaign on Violence Against Women
The "South Asian Campaign to End All Violence against Women" - or the "We Can" campaign - addresses the fact that 50% of women in South Asia experience violence in their daily lives.
6/4/2008
Saudi Arabia / Sri Lanka: Clarification on Rizana's case
Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan maid, was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2007. Her case is still pending.
6/4/2008
International: Statement one year after Du'a's murder
On 7 April 2007, Du'a Khalil Aswad was stoned to death in northern Iraq by members of her local Yezidi community, allegedly for loving a non-Yezidi boy.
6/4/2008
Zimbabwe: World YWCA stands in solidarity with Zimbabwean women
"The economic situation has probably hit women hardest, " says a YWCA of Zimbabwe spokesperson.
3/4/2008
Indonesia: Reform of religious schools
Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia are moving to promote a sense of civic nationalism alongside religious education to help stop violence committed in the name of religion, reports AMANA.
2/4/2008
Pakistan: Couple stoned to death
A couple have been stoned to death for 'adultery' in the tribal areas of northern Pakistan. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemns the murder.
31/3/2008
Indonesia: Islam "recognizes homosexuality"
"Homosexuals and homosexuality are natural and created by God, thus permissible within Islam, a discussion concluded here Thursday."
31/3/2008
Tajikistan: Tajiks with HIV/AIDS suffer in silence
Only when Tajikistan breaks down the walls of silence and prejudice surrounding HIV/AIDS can it hope to slow infection rates.