Women’s rights under threat
Fri Nov 06 2009 - Source:
WIDE
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), WIDE Network reminds the European Union about the importance and timeliness of CEDAW for women’s human rights and about the EU’s commitments to advance gender equality.
Beyond Bandung: awakening of the South
Capitalism is in crisis, Samir Amin writes in Pambazuka News, creating new opportunities to challenge its imperialist dimensions.
UNICEF/Chile: stop violence against indigenous children
Fri Oct 30 2009 - Source:
IPS
Reports of police violence against Mapuche children in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía prompted the country's UNICEF representative, Gary Stahl.
Using technology against gender-based violence
Take back the tech!, a global campaign that calls for ordinary ICT users to take control of technology to end violence against women is calling for 16 days of activism against gender-based violence from 25 November to 10 December 2009.