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4/1/2008
International: Essay: "How did women fare in 2007?"
Kathambi Kinoti of AWID offers a glimpse at a few of last year's gains and setbacks for women all over the world.
3/1/2008
Iraq: Iraqi Women Network Conference
"Commemorating pioneer women and present challenges for the Iraqi women march"
2/1/2008
Kyrgyzstan: Mass arrests of Tolekan Ismailova and other human rights defenders at peaceful protests
Tolekan Ismailova sent the following information to the Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) after her second night of incarceration following her arrest in December while peacefully protesting irregularities in the Kyrgyzstan elections.
31/12/2007
Pakistan: HRCP Press Statement
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condoles the death of Benazir Bhutto.
30/12/2007
Pakistan: Women's Action Forum on Benazir's assassination
The Women's Action Forum (WAF) issues a statement on the assassination of former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, while campaigning for upcoming national elections.
18/12/2007
Saudi Arabia: Rape victim pardoned by king of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a female rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes for being alone with a man at the time of the attack who was not related to her, reported a Saudi newspaper.
13/12/2007
Canada: Father kills daughter allegedly for not wearing a hijab
16 year old Aqsa Parvez was killed by her father on 10 December, allegedly for not wearing a veil.
13/12/2007
Saudi Arabia: Comment: On the Flogging of a Female Rape Victim
"There is no legal or Islamic basis for such sentencing. Although it is true that according to Qur’anic teaching, a woman may not meet a man in privacy, no punishment was decreed for taking such action."
13/12/2007
Algeria: A call from concerned Algerian citizens after bombing
Bomb blasts in Algeria: A call from concerned Algerian citizens to citizens' organizations, progressive parties and unions.
7/12/2007
Indonesia: Essay: "Indonesian intellectuals must raise their voices" by Al Makin
"Every edict pronounced should be based on the expertise of that field, not limited merely to the halal (allowed) versus haram (prohibited) paradigm. Enlightenment is what Indonesian society needs."