News

15/3/2004
On the long highways out of Baghdad - on the notorious Highway 8 to Hilla and further south - a dark and fearful tactic is being resurrected from the terrible years of Algerian butchery just a decade ago: the false police checkpoint.
15/3/2004
Women's Rights Activist Fern L. Holland was killed in Iraq on Tuesday night.
12/3/2004
The condition of Iraq’s women is a litmus test of the country’s movement towards civil rights and democratic governance.
11/3/2004
Dedicated to women’s memories of resistance to war & nationalisms in the countries of former Yugoslavia, and to the activities of all women in the world who, in the context of transitional processes, oppose war, violence & discrimination.
11/3/2004
According to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, 235 women have tried to killed themselves there by self-immolation.
10/3/2004
Iraq’s proposed interim constitution fails to give adequate protection to women’s human rights.
9/3/2004
Article by WLUML networker, Sultana Kamal.
9/3/2004
A gathering to celebrate International Women's Day in Tehran turned ugly as militia groups broke up what had started as a peaceful demonstration.
8/3/2004
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice has established an office in The Hague and is actively monitoring developments at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
8/3/2004
Women’s peace initiative on the occasion of International Women’s Day