In Bil'in and Jayyous, Leviev (one of Israel's wealthiest businessmen) with partner Shaya Boymelgreen are building settlements on village land despite intensive nonviolent protest campaigns mounted by the two Palestinian villages against the construction.
Nearly 400 women representing more than 30 nationalities will arrive in Beirut on 2nd May for the fourth 'Follow the Women' bike ride, which winds through Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine.
At the International Compact with Iraq (May 29) government representatives and the UN will discuss what the international community can do to support the rebuilding of Iraq, including strengthening the respect for human rights and democracy.
Iranian women's rights activists are calling for international support in observance of the June 12, 2006 demonstrations.
Sign the "One Million Signatures" campaign petition calling for an end to discriminatory laws against women such as men's uncontested right to divorce, polygamy, and child custody.
As the international community and the Afghan government gather in Paris on June 12 to review the effectiveness of aid investment in Afghanistan, women from parliament and civil society gather as a single voice to stress the need to put concrete action behind promises in safeguarding women's human rights and promoting their full participation as equal partners in building a peaceful Afghanistan.
Despite recent advancements in the women's movement in many Arab countries, flagrant discrimination and violence continue to be perpetrated against women in both the public and private spheres throughout the region.
Millions of innocent Iraqis have been forced to flee horrific violence: a girl whose father was killed in stray crossfire, a traumatized boy who watched his schoolmate blown to pieces by a hidden bomb, a teacher whose son has been kidnapped.
Karama aims to strengthen efforts to end violence against women by bringing together local women's organizations and other civil society groups in collaboration, analysis, and advocacy at national, regional, and international levels.
The International Rescue Committee is working with writer, photographer and long-time women's advocate Ann Jones to give women in war zones an opportunity to document their own lives with digital cameras and make their voices heard.
Ann is blogging from West Africa, posting new photos and stories each day for 16 days, starting Sunday, November 25 — the kick-off of “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence.”
This article focuses on women's involvement and participation in peace and security issues on the regional level in June 2008. In the beginning of the month, femLINKPACIFIC participated in the Forum Regional Security Committee (FRSC) and they worked to further advance women, peace, and security issues in official spaces. The following is an excerpt from the article:
