Migration
/Gender
- Wed Nov 21 2007
Sri Lankan domestic workers face abuse
Human Rights Watch said the governments of Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should do more to protect women from labor exploitation and violence when they migrate to the Middle East.
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Society
/People
- Mon Nov 19 2007
Bangladesh cyclone survivors urgently need food and shelter
Tens of thousands of people in Bangladesh urgently need food and shelter after the cyclone. Combined with the massive loss and damage to crops – estimated at between 50 - 95% in coastal zones – it will have immediate and long-term devastating effects on one of the world’s poorest countries.
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Infancy and adolescence
- Mon Nov 05 2007
Statement on child labour in GAP
Brand buyers have a responsibility to ensure that their sourcing and purchasing practices don’t encourage sweatshop abuses and child labour.
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Human Rights
/Gender
- Thu Nov 01 2007
New phase in the fight for global safe abortion
More than 700 public health experts, government representatives and activists from over 60 countries attended a global conference that renewed commitment and strengthened alliances for expanding access to safe abortion care worldwide.
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Gender
- Fri Oct 26 2007
Women condemn Turkey constitution
Women's groups in Turkey have condemned a new draft constitution, saying it sets the country back years in terms of gender equality.
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Gender
- Wed Oct 17 2007
The missing piece of the poverty puzzle
Women are seen as the key for ending global poverty and the issue of gender equality is receiving special attention at events marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17th.
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Disabilities
- Thu Oct 11 2007
A new tool to teach blind children
Researchers have developed a Braille 'tutor', which tackles many of the issues faced by new Braille learners in the developing world.
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People
/Society
- Mon Oct 08 2007
WSF Process 2008 - Call for Day of Action and Mobilisation
"We commit ourselves to a week of action which will culminate in a Global Day of Mobilisation and Action on January 26"
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Human Rights
/Health
/Gender
- Wed Oct 03 2007
Nicaragua: new abortion ban puts women's lives at risk
Nicaragua’s blanket ban on abortion, which criminalizes life-saving medical treatment, has had a devastating impact on women’s health and lives.
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Disabilities
- Tue Sep 25 2007
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Convention and its Optional Protocol will be highlighted at the annual United Nations treaty event, organized to encourage United Nations Member States to participate in international treaties.
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