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20 Feb 2009 — 16:41
none Global recession threatens human rights of poorest, warns UN rights chief
The world’s poor and disadvantaged are bearing the brunt of the suffering resulting from the current global financial crisis and ensuing economic turmoil, the top United Nations official for human rights stressed today.
20 Feb 2009 — 16:22
International Nigeria: Female Groups Advocate Greater Roles in Government
Lagos — Governments at various levels in the country have been called on to allow and ensure greater representation of the female gender in governance and politics.
14 Jan 2009 — 9:30
none Norway tops gender equality ranking
Norway tops a ranking of countries doing the most to close the gender gap, followed by three other Nordic nations, in a survey made by the World Economic Forum.
14 Jan 2009 — 9:15
none Millions of Domestic Workers Lack Adequate Legal Protection in Middle East
Governments in the Middle East should act quickly in 2009 to fulfill longstanding promises to protect migrant women’s rights, said Human Rights Watch on International Migrants’ Day, December 18.
02 Dec 2008 — 11:15
International Criminalising HIV Transmission will Increase Women’s Risk to Violence and Undermine Gains Made in the Global AIDS Response.
As women around the world celebrate the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, the Women Won’t Wait End HIV and Violence Against Women Now (WWW) Campaign today, expressed concern at the alarming trend of governments criminalizing HIV exposure and transmission worldwide. M…
01 Dec 2008 — 13:00
International HIV laws put women in the line of fire
A woman in Malawi left her husband after years of abuse. He found her and raped her, an act not criminalised in Malawi when it occurs within marriage. The woman later tested positive for HIV and discovered that her husband had known his HIV-positive status for some time.
25 Nov 2008 — 9:45
International Violence Against Women: Ontario to stiffen law governing restraining orders
Joan White sees first-hand that the current system in Ontario for protecting women fleeing domestic violence doesn't work. As the supervisor of two shelters run by the YWCA in Toronto for battered women, she can reel off numerous examples of victims who live in fear even after leaving their…
25 Nov 2008 — 9:09
International Protect Domestic Workers from Violence
Many Nations Have Failed to Stem Mental, Physical, Sexual Abuse. Many migrant and domestic workers still face abuse and exploitation in Middle Eastern and Asian countries because governments have failed to adopt measures needed to protect them, Human Rights Watch said today ahead of the Inte…
21 Nov 2008 — 11:58
International Gender Equality Vital for Development
Without gender equality Africa will be unable to achieve lasting development as it confronts the recent food, financial and energy crises, according to speakers at United Nations-backed conference now underway in Addis Ababa.
18 Nov 2008 — 16:18
International New Report Shows Cultural Sensitivity Critical to Successful Development Strategies, Women's Equality
Development strategies that are sensitive to cultural values can reduce harmful practices against women and promote human rights, including gender equality and women's empowerment, affirms The State of World Population 2008 report from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
03 Nov 2008 — 14:26
International GEAR Update: Next Steps - civil society participation, working papers
Following the last General Assembly (GA) informal consultations on System-Wide Coherence, the GA adopted by consensus a resolution to move the GEA process forward in its next session. Specifically, the resolution requested that the UN Secretary-General provide a further, detailed paper that…
03 Nov 2008 — 13:46
International Rape Survivor's Words Help Jolt Congo Into Change
Honorata Kizende looked out at the audience and began with a simple, declarative sentence. “There was no dinner,” she said. “It was me who was dinner. Me, because they kicked me roughly to the ground, and they ripped off all my clothes, and between the two of them, they held my feet. One too…

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