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16/8/2007
Bangladesh: UPDATE: Sigma Huda's health suffering during detainment
UN special rapporteur on people-trafficking, Sigma Huda, was arrested on 5 July in connection with a case of alleged extortion. She reportedly has potentially life-threatening heart and kidney conditions, and is not getting adequate treatment in prison.
16/8/2007
Jordan: Women activists prepare CEDAW shadow report
Karama Group of Jordan: Delegation to the United Nations' CEDAW Committee Meeting: 39th Session - 30th of July 2007- NYC
16/8/2007
Pakistan: Looking to women to preserve the peace
'The idea is to ensure that a May 12 never happens again,'' said Nasir Aslam Zahid, former judge and one of the members of the Women’s Commission for Peace (WCP) formed in time for Tuesday when Pakistan celebrates its 60th year of independence.
15/8/2007
Africa: African regional meeting of women leaders on security priorities (Nairobi, Kenya; July 2007)
What are the biggest threats to the security of people and states in Africa? What can women leaders in Africa and women around the world do together to address these concerns?
15/8/2007
Tunisia: An interview with Tunisian journalist and human rights activist Souhayr Belhassen
"Denunciation is not enough. When a press release cannot be published in any newspaper, how can information circulate?"
15/8/2007
Africa: Call for participants: "Building African Women’s Movements"
A Movement-Building Institute (November 19-22, 2007), Johannesburg
15/8/2007
India: Obituary: Tributes to Bina Srinivasan
Collected tributes to writer, researcher and activist Bina Srinivasan.
15/8/2007
Nepal: UPDATE: 18 new District Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Networks Formed
An update from the Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) on the ongoing activities of forming WHRD networks, an essential component of the WHRD National Campaign.
15/8/2007
Canada: Women-led prayer on International Women's Day
The first woman-led mixed prayer was held by Pamela Taylor in Toronto, Canada on 8 March 2007.
15/8/2007
Italy: 'Honor Killing' in Italy spurs quest for justice
After a Pakistani woman was slain by relatives in Italy, an immigrant women's advocacy group moved into action to make the murder the last "honor killing" in Italy and also deflect anti-Muslim sentiment stirred by the crime.