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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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  • May 22, 2012 (UN News Centre)
    COLOMBIA: Colombia must fight impunity for sexual violence crimes – UN official Colombia must increase its efforts to fight impunity for crimes of sexual violence, a United Nations envoy said today, adding that such efforts should be paired with assistance to survivors and victims.
  • May 21, 2012 (Heritage (Monrovia))
    LIBERIA: More Calls against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in collaboration with several civil organizations has ended a week-long sensitization campaign on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in the Borough of New Kru Town on the Bushrod Island, outside Monrovia. The week-long campaign, which was climaxed at the D. Tweh Sports Pitch on Saturday, May 19, 2012, was occasioned by live stage performances of drama, culture, comedy and music. Speaking at the occasion, the Governor of the Borough of New Kru Town, Mr. Richard S.N. Tobii, urged Liberians to stop every act of SEA, especially against girls and women.
  • May 18, 2012 (Washington Post)
    AFGHANISTAN: Opinion: Don't Abandon Afghan Women As the United States convenes the NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, the fate of Afghanistan's women is on my mind. This spring marks the 10th anniversary of the return of Afghanistan's girls to the classroom. During the Taliban era, women were denied education. Women could not work, even when they were the sole providers for their families. Under the Taliban dictatorship, it was decreed that women should be neither seen nor heard.
  • May 16, 2012 (Associated Press)
    USA: Report Says Female Farmworkers Suffer Sex Abuse Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration status makes them fearful of calling police, according to a report being released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch. The survey by the international rights group mirrors two previous reports on the risks facing women and girls that had focused on California, where most of the nation's farmworkers reside.
  • May 12, 2012 (The Zimbabwean)
    ZIMBABWE: ZIMBABWE: Women Activists Call for Aggressive Outreach to UN Bodies Two Zimbabwean young women activists on Tuesday called for more aggressive local outreach by government and non-governmental actors to ensure adequate and full representation of issues affecting women. They further noted that government should be held accountable for promoting and respecting women's rights.

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): Women's Human Rights and Gender Unit (WRGU)

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences

 

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