STATEMENT: Security of Women Human Rights Defenders in Nepal

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is submitting this statement as a joint statement with leading Nepalese organisation, the Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) Nepal. The findings in this submission are based on WOREC's extensive work in favour of women's rights in Nepal and with the aim of supporting women human rights defenders in their valuable work.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Inclusive Security Training of Trainers, Amman, Jordan

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Institute for Inclusive Security's Training of Trainers
May 20-28, 2011
Amman, Jordan

POWERPOINT: Women & the Human Right to Peace

UN Commission on the Status of Women 55 Power Point:

Women and the Human Right to Peace

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BLOG: CSW 2011: Ordinary Women Not Part of the Discussion

New York: A passionate comment from a Cameroonian woman, appealing to the African Women's Caucus that gender advocacy must begin at home and address ordinary women, reminded me of two things yesterday.

The first is that when African women gather in groups of more than one, as we were at the African Women's Caucus during the 55th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), it will be loud and bustling.

ANALYSIS: The Rightful Place of Gender Equality Within Islam

An animated discussion is taking place about the relationship between Islam and equality and justice in the context of women's human rights. How will the democratic uprisings sweeping across the Arab world affect this conversation?

DEMONSTRATION: Kurdistan Committee to Speak of Women's Rights

During a demonstration organized in Yerevan the Kurdistan Committee will speak of violation of Kurdish women's rights in Turkey.

“We will speak against Turkey's policy of oppressing Kurdish women and violating their rights. We will call on all women worldwide to condemn violence,” committee's head Zhenya Amiryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

OPINION: Why We Need Women in War Zones

THOUSANDS of men blocked the road, surrounding the S.U.V. of the chief justice of Pakistan, a national hero for standing up to military rule. As a correspondent for The Chicago Tribune, I knew I couldn't just watch from behind a car window. I had to get out there.

ANALYSIS: Promoting a Rule of Law Culture in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Morocco's recent reforms have made significant headway in the area of judicial reforms which go beyond the judiciary and encompass the entire justice system, following an inclusive interdisciplinary approach.

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