“More and more women are becoming politically active and so the number of women in prison is rising too.”

First impressions and meetings of the delegation

As the sun set over Jerusalem, about one hundred women milled around tables covered with hand-made crafts. There were delicate earrings, hand-embroidered shawls, olive wood jewelry boxes and brightly colored ceramic bowls. There was chatter in Hebrew and Arabic and a lot of laughter.

Caracas, September 14th 2012 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Women's rights groups presented a series of proposals to Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday evening in a televised event at the Teresa Carreño theatre in Caracas.

With the emergence of conflicts following the 2007 post election violence, it is unlikely that Kenya will attain the cherished vision 2030.

But with the involvement of women countrywide, cases of insecurity could be minimized as happened in northern Kenya recently, since women understand what peace is all about than men counterparts.

MONGOLIA: Thanks to the vast mineral wealth inside the region, Mongolia is now showing progress toward the reduction of poverty nationwide. Men, as well as women and their children, throughout Mongolia are now inline to receive a boost from the Mongolian economy because of this, but other sectors inside the nation still need improvement.

The challenges facing women and children with disabilities are the focus of the annual Conference of States Parties for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, scheduled for September 12 to 14, 2012. The convention requires specific protections from discrimination for women and children with disabilities, reflecting their vulnerability to abuses.

A new group running for municipal elections in Hebron is offering residents an alternative to politics as usual in the conservative West Bank city: Women at the helm, instead of men.

The all-female list, which is called “By Participating, We Can,” is gearing up for next month's vote with a campaign that aims both to win at the polls and to convince voters that women can lead just as well as men.

Security forces in Iraq have arrested Eman ”Dakhiliya”, who run one of the worse trafficking chains in Baghdad. Her criminal network, involved in sexual slavery, has also been dispersed. This is a huge victory for the Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq, OWFI, who has campained against her for a long time.

President Jacob Zuma and MPs from across the political spectrum hailed Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma for her years of hard work and dedication to serving South Africa, and said she would be sorely missed.

Addressing a joint sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP), in which Dlamini Zuma was present, Zuma lauded the Home Affairs Minister as one of the country's most exceptional leaders.

Speaking at a news conference at the Timergara Press Club, a group of NGOs' representatives led by Akbar Khan alleged all political and religious parties had been responsible for barring women from voting in Dir in the past.