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8/3/2006
Nigeria: Activities of BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights on 8 March
For March 8 2006, BAOBAB is specifically working with women at the community level in 2 local government areas of Lagos State - Kosofe and Alimosho. BAOBAB hopes to repeat this collaborative effort in other areas and states in Nigeria in the future.
8/3/2006
USA: 8 March - Iraqi women's delegation
CODEPINK is bringing a delegation of Iraqi women to the U.S. for March 8, International Women’s Day, as part of the Women Say No to War campaign.
8/3/2006
Palestine: Some thoughts on international women's day
Palestinian women commemorate International Women's Day, despite the many challenges faced. Commemoration is not celebration; Palestinian women have a long way to go before gaining full rights in their own society.
8/3/2006
Pakistan: 56 years of women’s rights activism
Prominent women’s rights icon and political activist Tahira Mazhar Ali Khan stressed the importance of education, revival of political activism and equality of rights for the country to progress in an interview on international women's day.
7/3/2006
International: HIV/AIDS in Muslim countries
In the past two decades a significant amount of work has been done looking at the AIDS epidemic in Sub Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe and north America. However, relatively little has been done in Muslim areas, especially Arab Muslim countries in MENA.
6/3/2006
Syria: Islam on rise in Syria 25 years after revolt crushed
Inspired by political triumphs by Islamists in several Arab states a growing number of young Syrians have been attending weekly Muslim prayers in mosques, and more and more women are taking private lessons to study the Koran and wearing the veil.
5/3/2006
Serbia and Montenegro: Women in Black report (July - December 2005)
Over this period, most of our street actions (protests, performances and campaigns) demanded confrontation with our criminal past, i.e. seeking accountability (individual/criminal, political and moral).
5/3/2006
Algeria: New amnesty law will ensure atrocities go unpunished
The following release by four mainstream human rights organizations focuses as usual on crimes committed by the state in Algeria. Crimes by non-state actors - Islamic Armed Groups (GIA), Islamic Salvation Army (AIS) etc - are only mentioned in passing.
4/3/2006
Somalia: Highlighting violence against women
In Somalia, national laws, policies and procedures are not favourable to the rights of women and there is no framework to address widespread violence against women. This article is from Strategic Initiatives for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network.
3/3/2006
International: New publication from Kvinnoforum - manual on honour related violence
This manual was developed in response to the need for training and a methodology relating to prevention, investigations, support and collaboration related to honour crimes.