Central & Eastern Europe
Within Central & Easter Europe, PeaceWomen is currently monitoring 6 countries including: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chechnya, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, FYR Macedonia
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February 6, 2012 (The Telegraph)
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Kathryn Bolkovac: 'They called me Xena: Warrior Princess'
In 1999, Kathryn Bolkovac went to Bosnia as part of a UN mission. She discovered terrible wrongdoing - and refused to stay silent about it. She tells Nisha Lilia Diu her incredible story.
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January 26, 2012 (Inclusive Democracy)
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Are Bosnian and Herzegovinian Victims of Wartime Rape Finally Being Given Constructive Attention?
Unlike perpetrators, victims of wartime rape and sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina do not receive much attention in the media, not only due to social ostracism but also lack of a coherent strategy and resources to address their needs.
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January 24, 2012 (Todays Zaman)
EUROPE: Fatma Sahin to be Turkey's First Female Politician to Attend World Economic Forum
The gender equality session, which is scheduled for Jan. 27, is considered one of the most important at the forum. The panel, organized by the Global Gender Parity Group, will aim to develop a collective vision and systematic approach for achieving gender equality in the economic sphere.
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January 16, 2012 (The Guardian)
INTERNATIONAL: Has the UN Learned Lessons of Bosnian Sex Slavery Revealed in Rachel Weisz Film?
The Whistleblower is a shocking film that reveals how Balkan peacekeepers turned a blind eye to kidnapping, torture and rape. But these abuses still go on
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January 11, 2012 (Global Fund for Women)
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Film Confronts War Rape Trauma
In theaters now, “In the Land of Blood and Honey” is set against the backdrop of the Bosnian war that killed 100,000 and displaced half of country's four million people in the early 1990s. The film tells the story of two Bosnians from different sides of a brutal ethnic conflict, bringing into focus the use of rape as a weapon of war
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INTERNATIONAL: UN Women and UNDP to Partner with EU to Foster Women's Effective Participation in Peacebuilding and Post-conflict Recovery,
UN Women,
February 1, 2012
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Gender and Security Sector Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
DCAF,
December 15, 2011
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Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, April 2011,
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security,
April 1, 2011
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You Dress According to Their Rules: Enforcement of an Islamic Dress Code for Women in Chechnya,
Human Rights Watch,
March 10, 2011
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Voices from the Ground: UNSCR 1325 in Countries Familiar with Conflicts,
Foundations for Peace,
October 28, 2010
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Stop Violence Against Women: A Project of the Advocates for Human Rights,
Campaigns,
The Advocates for Human Rights,
June 15, 2011
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BLOG: The New Women's Movement, From Congo To Davos,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
Women for Women International,
January 31, 2011
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INTERVIEW: Media Advocacy and the Arts Hold Promise for Women's Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Other,
Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID),
January 27, 2011
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Gender In Conflict: 5th Biennial Conference of the Association for Women in Slavic Studies,
Appeals & Demonstrations,
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January 15, 2011
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PROGRAM: Atlantic Initiative's New Project Presented in Sarajevo: Women in Security Structures,
Campaigns,
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January 7, 2011
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Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, April 2011,
MAP
, April 2011
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Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, January 2011,
MAP
, January 2011
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Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, November 2009 (NGO),
MAP
, November 1, 2009