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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.

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.

A February 15-16 conference in Bishkek is considering the role women can play in restoring ethnic harmony.

"The Role of Women in Restoring Trust, Peace and Accord" attracted President Roza Otunbayeva and representatives of government agencies, domestic and foreign NGOs and the mass media.

Conferees intend to formulate a set of recommendations for the government's vision of ethnic development and consolidation.

Astana will host the first Congress of Women of Kazakhstan on March 5, Labor and Social Security Minister Gulshara Abdikalikova said on Monday.

"This congress is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence and we carry out a preparatory work on the eve of the Congress,” Abdikalikova said at a news conference.

Six years ago journalist Lauren Booth went to Palestine taking with her, by her own admission, a big bag full of patronising attitudes.

She thought the Arabs a scary lot, and felt really sorry for women in the hijab, niqab and burqa. She thought they were unhappy.

But today Booth, who is also a broadcaster and a human rights activist, is actively fighting the Palestinian cause while donning the hijab.

The first international conference on peace, security and governance was organised by the Centre for Peace, Security and Development (Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education) in collaboration with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) at a local hotel.

I am in Zamboanga City for the 2nd National Conference of Muslim Women Peace Advocates with the theme "Noorus Salam: From Vision to Action, From Conflict to Peace" (February 7-10, Garden Orchid Hotel).

The importance of film industry, in the context of human rights and world affairs cannot be overstated. In January, Artist H-II: Stephen Michael Apatow, Founder of Humanitarian Resource Institute and the United Nations Arts Initiative communicated his support of the National Society of Film Critics Statement On Jailed Iranian Directors.

Sri Lanka has very commendable human development indicators for women, which include high literacy rates and exceptional educational achievements. However, despite almost 70 years of female franchise and the election of the world's first woman Prime Minister, the country lags far behind most of the developing world with regard to women's representation in political institutions at local, provincial and national level.