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Migrants are commonly seen as both unwanted intruders and powerless victims, but Laura Agustin own ideas work to break down this duality and think about power in different ways. Laura Agustín writes as a lifelong migrant and sometime worker in both nongovernmental and academic projects about sex, travel and work.
The Sonke Gender Justice project tries to address the social aspects of the HIV epidemic, with a particular focus on gender issues. South Africa.
Women's human rights organization, which focuses on women's legal rights issues under the three systems of law - customary, statutory and religious laws in Nigeria.

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Urgent solidarity needed with women in Nicaragua
Stand up and take action against poverty and for the MDGs
Demand an end to official harassment of LGBT activists in Uganda


Selected news
Human Rights /Gender - Wed Oct 15 2008
Violations against women’s rights in Nicaragua
Feminist activists condemn the Government of Nicaragua at the Americas Social Forum in Guatemala.
Source: Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y del Caribe (LACWHN)

Gender - Wed Sep 24 2008
Sex Workers from Denmark demonstrates at ESF 2008 in Sweden
A danish sex workers rights group)(SIO) took the opportunity to do something else than having endless discussions with abolitionists from all parts of Scandinavia and organized a sex workers rights bloc at the European Social Forum 2008.
Source: ICRSE

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Durban Review Conference 2009 Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean Rights of persons with disabilities World Social Forum (WSF)
Internally Displaced Persons Gender-based violence Poverty Migrations
Cairo +10 - ICPD +10 Migrant sex work Beijing +10: Conference on Women review Convention on rights of migrants
The gender gap in education Sexual and reproductive rights Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Homophobia
Sexual diversity and the law Migration: Hemispheric Conference Women for peace Accessibility
World Conference Against Racism - WCAR 2001    

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