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23/4/2004
Keynote by Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa, to the “Microbicides 2004” conference in London, March 2004.
"Inertia and sexism has plagued the response to HIV/AIDS and we will continue to lose vast numbers of women as a result."
21/4/2004
Jordan: Honoring the Killers - Justice Denied For “Honor” Crimes In Jordan
The Jordanian government imprisons women threatened with “honor” crimes rather than the male relatives who threaten them, Human Rights Watch said in a recent report.
20/4/2004
France: Issues related to the headscarf ban
Fatou Sow, Claude Abati and Wassyla Tamzali discuss the current issues of the debate surrounding the banning of headscarves in French schools.
19/4/2004
India: Gujarat Carnage - The Aftermath
Justice is not being done in Gujarat and the state government is proactively responsible for this terrible breakdown.
16/4/2004
Europe: An appeal to withdraw Article 51 from the European Constitution
By recognising the right of religious institutions to interfere in the exercise of European public powers, Article 51 contradicts the principle of separation between public and religious institutions.
16/4/2004
Pakistan: Pakistan Government Gives Women Job Jolt
The Pakistan government's move to abolish five percent reservation for women in government jobs has evoked sharp criticism from activists and the opposition, which, recently introduced a bill demanding an increase in job reservations for them.
15/4/2004
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is sliding
Sri Lankans must wonder if their patricians could ever be trusted to deliver on an opportunity to remake the country.
15/4/2004
Zanzibar: Zanzibar's parliament has passed a bill that outlaws homosexuality and lesbianism
The bill imposes stiff penalties which include up to 25 years imprisonment for those in gay relationships.
14/4/2004
Women and the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Currently the ICC is undergoing an enormous recruitment process to staff the Court in preparation for it’s substantive work.
13/4/2004
USA: Preventing a 'clash of civilisations'
A strategy for the West to counter Islamic extremism by supporting Islamic moderates has been put forward in a report funded in part by a conservative American foundation.