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4/5/2006
Serbia and Montenegro: Women in Black action against the law on churches
Women in Black activists organise against the increased power of the Serbian Orthodox Church, denouncing its fundamentalist character.
3/5/2006
Bangladesh: Double standards
In Bangladesh, Islamist organisations exploit rumours of loose lifestyles abroad to tarnish the image of migrant women in general.
3/5/2006
USA: Portrait of Amina Wadud
An online tele-portrait of Amina Wadud, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia (in English with Dutch subtitles).
3/5/2006
Bahrain: Take action in support of women demanding introduction of Bahrain’s new Family Code
2/5/2006
UK: Iraqi documentary film festival
The festival (6-10 May) will bring together a fine collection of documentaries related to the subject of Iraq and provide a platform for the work of Iraqi filmmakers who have managed to make their films in spite of the ongoing occupation and conflict.
1/5/2006
International: Women victims of honor killing
It is estimated by the United Nations Population Fund that as many as 5000 women and girls are murdered by family members each year in so-called “honor killings” around the world.
1/5/2006
Pakistan: Jirga to kill anyone reporting honour killing cases to police
Anyone reporting an honour killing case to the police or filing a case with the court will be killed by the jirga since the publicising of such cases has brought a bad name to the area, Malik Faiz Muhammad, member of the Nihag-Wari jirga, said on Friday.
30/4/2006
International: Women of peace award
Awards for women and girls involved in grassroots projects who are working to bring peace to the everyday lives of women and their families. The majority of awards are for activities in two broad categories: violence against women and waging peace.
29/4/2006
UN: The women's agenda for United Nations reform
AWID's Kathambi Kinoti interviews Charlotte Bunch, Executive Director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership on the current United Nations reform drive, and what it means for women.
29/4/2006
UN: ''In UN reform, where are the women?'' By June Zeitlin, WEDO
At this year's CSW, WEDO and the other groups expressed their disappointment and outrage that gender equality and strengthening the women's machineries within the U.N. system are still not being addressed as a central part of the U.N. reform agenda.