Migrants are commonly seen as both unwanted intruders and powerless victims, but Laura Agustín own ideas work to break down this duality and think about power in different ways.

On 17-21 September 2008 the European Social Forum (ESF) is being held in Malmö, in the South of Sweden. More than 20,000 people are expected to participate in the forum, which is a meeting place for social movements in Europe.

AWID has launched its new website that provides ccess to information in English, Spanish and French, articles on a wide range of women's human rights issues, in-depth analysis and practical tools to support women's rights activism.

This newsletter focuses on news items and policy developments concerning the basic social rights of undocumented migrants in Europe and USA. (pdf)

The Deputy Secretary-General says that gender equality and women’s empowerment are core elements of fostering peace, achieving development, protecting the environment, promoting human rights and reaching so many of the UN’s goals.

The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

No one has been brought to justice for the murders of two young indigenous reporters in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca in April, a case that has mobilised social activists and drawn condemnation from UNESCO.

Brazil will host the GRULAC Regional Conference in preparation for the Durban Review Conference from 17 to 19 June, 2008.

Diplomats resolved their differences on the date, duration and venue of the Durban Review Conference at closed-door talks on Monday, the U.N. said in a statement issued overnight.

A meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference on Racism, ended in Geneva on Friday, 2 May after agreeing to postpone decisions on where to hold the review conference. Tthere was general consensus that the conference would probably take place in June 2009.