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In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- Human Rights - and by Subthemes: General; Socio-Economic rights/Development; Racial and Ethnic discrimination; and International & Regional Instruments & Mechanisms

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June 10, 2013 (UN News Centre)
INTERNATIONAL: States Accountable for Investigating and Preventing Violence against Women – UN Expert An independent United Nations human rights expert has stressed the need to hold States accountable not only for investigating acts of violence against women but also for failing to prevent such violence.
June 10, 2013 (The Peninsula Qatar)
PAKISTAN: 1,100 Women in Jails, 35 on Death Row Of nearly 75,000 prisoners in jails in Pakistan, around 1,100 are women, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
June 9, 2013 (The Times of India)
INDIA: Supriya Sule to Launch Campaign for Women Empowerment NCP MP Supriya Sule along with her other colleagues will launch a campaign to make rural women financially stronger. The drive to empower woman will kick start from Nashik on June 11.
June 7, 2013 (Sudan Vision Daily)
DARFUR: North Darfur Exerting Efforts to Empower Rural Women North Darfur has announced its total commitment to empowering rural women through microfinance programmes as an ideal way of expanding production in the state.
June 5, 2013 (The Fiji Times Online)
FIJI: Empowering Women The assistant secretary general of the UN, Lakshmi Puri, made remarks on the need for women around the world to address some of the core issues relating to gender equality.

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REPORT: A Revolution for All: Women's Rights in the New Libya, Human Rights Watch, May 27, 2013 | Download PDF
STUDY: Study on Ways and Methods to Eliminate Sexual Harassment in Egypt, UN Women, May 23, 2013
The Integration of Gender and Human Rights into the Post-2015 Development Framework, Center for Women's Global Leadership, March 2013 | Download PDF
A Women's Guide to Security Sector Reform, Megan Bastick & Tobie Whitman, February 28, 2013 | Download PDF
SRI LANKA: "We Will Teach You a Lesson" Sexual Violence against Tamils by Sri Lankan Security Forces, Human Rights Watch, 26 February 2013 | Download PDF

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STATEMENT: NGOs Urge UNHCR to Take the Responsibility of Iranian Refugees in Iraq, Statements, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), June 3, 2013
STATEMENT: Lakshmi Puri's Remarks at TICAD V: "Women's Role in Sustainable Growth and Development, Peace and Security in Africa", Statements, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women ), June 3, 2013
DOCUMENTARY: Outlawed in Pakistan, Multi-Media, , May 30, 2013
STATEMENT: Lakshmi Puri: "Gender Inequalities Affect Health Outcomes and Must be Addressed Accordingly", Statements, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women ), May 30, 2013
STATEMENT: Afghan Women's Network and Civil Society's Statement on the Scrutiny of the EVAW Law in Afghan Parliament , Statements, Afghan Women's Network (AWN), May 21, 2013

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Women, Peace and Security Handbook, Handbook , 2010
Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, July 2010 (NGO), MAP , July 7, 2010
Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, June 2010 (NGO), MAP , June 2010
Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, May 2010 (NGO), MAP , May 1, 2010
Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, April 2010 (NGO), MAP , April 1, 2010

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Freedom of Information and Women's Rights in Africa, January 28, 2010 [African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET)]
Stop the Bus I want to get on: Lessons from campaign to end violence against Women in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ghana, October 2008 [Womankind Worldwide]
‘Mission Possible': A Gender and Media Advocacy Training Toolkit, 2008
Gender Mainstreaming In Practice: A Toolkit, 3rd Edition, January 2007 [United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)]
Head of Household, Survivor of Rape, Market Woman: Engendering Conflict Prevention Through a Holistic Framework for Action, February 2004 [PeaceWomen Project (PW)]

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October 3, 2013
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: 20 Years After Vienna

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ABANTU for Development
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Issues: conflict prevention and post-conflict or peacebuilding work.
United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)

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