What are the gendered consequences of the war in Syria? Are the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and the international human rights framework having any impact in shaping the response to the on-going crises? How can it be ensured that women play their proper role in bringing peaceful resolution to the crises and contribute to building a society, which respects women's rights and gender equality?
Women must be present! So said the parliamentary commission on banking standards, which has today called for a better gender balance at the heart of investment banks in order to prevent future economic crises caused by risk-obsessed male-dominated trading floors.
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom with several international civil society organisations and the Syrian Women's Network (SWN) expect the Geneva Process to be renewed with the aim of bringing about a resolution to the crisis in Syria and the building of a democratic system. We demand the full and effective participation of Syrian women from civil society in any and all forthcoming meetings.
We Demand a Truly Democratic Government Respectful of a Participatory System based on Freedom and Peace! We will Continue to Resist the Authoritarian and Sexist Policies of the Turkish Government!
As one of the 79 members of Taksim Solidarity Platform on Gezi Park, Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR)-New Ways continues to insist on the following demands of the Platform:
In a joint written statement submitted by France Libertés, the Women's Human Rights International Association (WHRIA) and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'Amitié entre les Peuples (MRAP) urged the Human Rights Council to take immediate necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of the asylum-seekers in Camp Liberty including among others by transferr
When 13-year-old Kainat Soomro accused four men of gang rape, she risked everything: her reputation, her education and even her life. In Pakistan, just talking about rape and sexual violence is a cultural taboo. But bringing a case through the Pakistani courts and discerning truth from fiction is dangerous, complicated and, and as filmmakers Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann learned, fraught with challenges.
The co-convenors of the Fiji Women's Forum are the National Council of Women Fiji, Soqosoqo Vakamarama I Taukei, FemLINKPacific and the Fiji Women's Rights Movement.
4th Fiji Consultation on Women's Participation and equal representation in Parliament:
Fiji Women call for democracy, human rights, social justice and gender equality
April 8th -10th, 2013
The Iraqi delegation has concluded that ‘militarism is not a solution to maintain peace and security'. Iraq has recommended a few points that include eliminating marginalisation of women, and implementing SRC 1325. There also needs to be a ‘genuine' partnership between women and men to build peace and security.
Women in Myanmar face barriers to living informed and healthy lives. Myanmar is plagued with a lack of education on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), HIV and gender based violence. Cultural taboos, language barriers and vast expanses of rural areas pose a great challenge in spreading vital information, especially to young women.
