International

International: Symposium builds momentum for international efforts to eliminate violence against women

Activists, policy-makers, UN representatives, scholars & heads of NGOs from 40 countries gathered at Women's Learning Partnership's international symposium, "Leading to Change: Eliminating Violence against Women in Muslim Societies" in March in New York.

International: University of Minnesota human rights library

One of the largest collections of more than 21,000 core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments available in Arabic, English, French, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

Mondial: Quelques timides avancées, mais rien n'est gagné pour les musulmanes

Dans de nombreux pays musulmans, au nom de certains préceptes coraniques, les femmes sont mises à l'écart de la place publique.

International: International Day of Action for Women's Health - 28 May

A call for action to end violence against women and hold our governments accountable for women’s access to health!

International: Eradicating female genital mutilation: sexuality rights vs cultural relativism

Do FGM eradication interventions address the sexuality rights of women?

إلى أين وصل مشروع تعديل قانون الجنسية في الدول العربية؟

International: Forgotten casualties of war: girls in armed conflict

Girls are abducted against their will to live life in the army. The roles vary from being soldiers to porters but most are forced to serve as sex slaves or ‘wives’. The findings highlight a global trend which is not unique to one country or continent.

International: The first 100 days: the future papacy, the future church

Catholics for a Free Choice is deeply concerned that the election of Cardinal Josef Ratzinger as pope is a strong indication of continued dissension within the church.

International: Violence against women: a global health emergency

Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) Calls for Action for 28 May: the International Day of Action for Women's Health. This years Call for Action focuses on violence against women (VAW) as a global health emergency.

International: Update on the International Criminal Court

On March 31st the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur, Sudan, to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Four states, the USA, Algeria, China and Brasil abstained from voting on the resolution.