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| 30 Mar 2008 - 20:56 | Lynette Dumble
lynette.dumble7@bigpond.com
URL: www.global-sisterhood-network.org/conten . . .
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The below news of some 7 weeks ago regarding the brutal murder of Dr Zakia Zeba Abidi, a gentle, generous and brilliant feminist scholar in Karachi, is so disturbing that I wish I hadn't stumbled upon. Not surprisingly in today's totally war-focused world, Zakia Zeba's killer or killers walk free to this very day!
May yet another staunch defender of women's right to walk safely rest
in peace - Lynette
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Formatted version of "Missing professor's body found " at:
http://www.global-sisterhood-network.org/content/view/2075/59/
and a glowing tribute to Zakia Zeba at:
http://www.global-sisterhood-network.org/content/view/2074/59/
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=94848
DAWN ~~ Pakistan ~~ Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Missing professor's body found
By Muhammad Azeem Samar
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| 30 Mar 2008 - 20:45 | feministpeacenetwork
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org
| from new feministpeacenetwork boletin
www.feministpeacenetwork.org
“Obstinate, Groggy, Nagging, Quarrelsome, Stingy And Arguing” Afghan Women To Blame When Their Husbands “Beat Them Black And Blue”
According to Al Jazeera,
“A recent editorial in the government-owned Kabul Times offered a stark reminder of the widespread acceptance of violence against women in Afghanistan. The editorial, which ran four days after International Women’s Day on March 8, was titled “A few reasons for violence against women.”
“We always condemn men who beat their wives or sisters … but overlook what some women do to invoke men’s ire. To begin with, there are numerous obstinate, groggy, nagging, quarrelsome, stingy and arguing women in this country who disturb the peace in their families. When they get charged they go on and on till they provoke their husbands to beat them black and blue.”
The apparent justification of violence against women was written by Abdul Haq, the English-language newspaper’s editor-in-chief. The acting editor, S. Ghiassi, told Al Jazeera that Haq could not comment on the issue because he was ill and hospitalised.”
Unfortunately, that attitude is all too indicative of the reality of women’s lives in Afghanistan and the violence that is perpetrated against women has nothing to do with how they conduct their lives. Rather, its cause lies in deep-rooted misogyny that continues despite the so-called liberation of Afghan women.
“A Unifem study, based on a primary database of violence covering 21 districts over a year-and-a-half during which 1,011 cases were registered, found that most of the cases of violence were a result of forced marriages.
The report also stated that the incidence of forced marriages is as high as 70 to 80 per cent, while 57 per cent of marriages are estimated to be before the legal age of 16.”
“Afghanistan also suffers one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates - one woman dies every 29 minutes during child birth - and a female literacy rate that stands at 15.8 per cent, nearly half that of men.”
“A United Nations Development Fund for Women (Unifem) report cites documented cases of women who were killed after returning home.
“The initial violence is compounded by further violations of the victim as she approaches or comes into contact with different institutions of the State of community,” the report stated.”
“When the women or girls seek recourse from the government, they are further molested by the government representatives” and “most of the time women who report incidents of violence to the police end up in prison themselves”.
“An earlier report by the UN’s Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) also found that the majority of women prisoners in Afghanistan were being held for violating social, behavioural and religious norms.
Suzana Paklar, the head of Medica Mondiale, an NGO that provides support to women in war and crises zones, told Al Jazeera: “There is systematic oppression of women based on the deep-rooted belief that women have a lesser value.”
A woman is perceived as an ‘it’ rather than a ’she,’ Paklar said, adding that the problem in addressing the issue of violence against women in Afghanistan is that “we don’t have real options to offer women”.
“There is nothing really functional as protection,” she said.
The strong shame associated with a woman leaving her home, even if as a victim of abuse, makes reintegrating into society and family nearly impossible.
If she returns home, the victim may be killed. If she does not return home, it is likely she will face more violence as a result of being an ‘unattached woman’.
Currently, Afghanistan has only short-stay provisions for emergency cases, most of which do not allow women to keep their children.”
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| 29 Mar 2008 - 11:36 | First Asian Rural Women's Conference Declaration
URL: www.asianruralwomen.net/index.html
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We, the participants to the First Asian Rural Women's Conference is sending a call for rural women to defy injustices and raise our voices against all forms of discrimination and violence on women. We, the rural women and supportive activists resolve to continue to challenge and resist neo-liberal globalisation, imperialist and fundamentalist forces and
militarisation.
We call for genuine agrarian reform and rural women's ownership and access to land and productive resources which include access to credit and training; we demand for food sovereignty, to healthy and local foods and healthy agriculture and to reclaim rural women's knowledge and skills.
We demand direct access and control of coastal and marine resources with meaningful participation and decision-making of fisherfolk in all policies
related to our livelihoods and marine resources.
We demand for the end of development aggression in indigenous peoples' ancestral lands, state and corporate plunder of our resources and demand
for the right to self-determination.
We demand a ban on hazardous agro-chemicals and technologies including pesticides, inorganic fertilisers and genetic engineering in food and agriculture, in favor of ecological and biodiversity-based agriculture.
We condemn the land alienation, state oppression and violations of human rights of Dalit Women; and we say that Dalit women's rights are human rights. We demand for the end of caste system and untouchability practices. We collectively demand the state to protect our right to land, right to
expression, right to decision making, right to political spaces and right to life with dignity for Dalit women and that the state is held accountable if these rights are not upheld.
We demand an end to trade liberalisation and privatisation and for livelihood security and decent work for all women. We, the Asian Women workers movement, demand fair living wages, safe and decent working conditions, job security, and the right to freedom of association.
We absolutely repudiate the emphasis of all Asian governments to push micro credit as a tool of development and empowerment of rural women. We demand that governments provide a system to enable rural women access to credit on their own terms.
We demand an end to forced migration kept in place by the agenda of corporations and governments. For migrant workers, we demand protection of
all rights including the right to stay or move and work with dignity.
We condemn the revival of fundamentalist and communal forces that are unleashing violence on society, particularly women and children. We demand that all states/governments ensure the representation of all peoples of
different religions, diverse ethnic groups and the most marginalised
sections, particularly women, so that women's rights are protected.
War of aggression has no place in our society and we demand an end to all state-led and state-supported wars; and we demand justice for all human rights defenders and affected communities. We call for the removal of all US bases in Asia, the prioritisation of budget allocations for food production, education and health, social services and empowerment of women over military budgets. We demand the repeal of repressive laws such as the security and anti-terrorism legislation and an end to all extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances.
Participation of women in the democratic movements and in the political process is necessary to push for pro-people and democratic societies in Asia. We should learn from the successful experiences of Asian countries, express our solidarity with the democratic movements all over Asia and
ensure the participation of women in the peace process.
Rural women demand the right to control their bodies, to assert their
sexual and reproductive health rights, and choose on issues of
contraception, marriage, pregnancy and child birth. We also call for the
end of exploitative sex selection and other reproductive technologies.
Now is the time for rural women to come together, create a visible force,
consolidate gains and strengthen the global women's movement. To strengthen the rural women's movement, we, participants of the first Asian Rural Women's Conference, are forming ourselves into an Asian Rural Women's
Coalition for rural women's rights, empowerment and liberation. Our voices will be heard.
Long Live Rural Women's Solidarity!!!
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| 29 Mar 2008 - 11:16 | International Women's Media Fund
info@iwmf.org
URL: www.iwmf.org/programs/neuffer/fellowship . . .
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IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship--Apply Now!
International Women's Media
March 28, 2008
Deadline Approaches for IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship
*April 1* is the deadline to apply for the International Women's Media
Foundation's 2008-09 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship. The award is named for the 1998 *Courage in Journalism Award* winner and *Boston Globe*correspondent who was killed in Iraq in May 2003.
One woman journalist will be selected for the fellowship, which will provide her with opportunities to pursue academic research and hone her reporting skills covering topics related to human rights.
- Click here <http://www.iwmf.org/programs/neuffer/fe llowship.php> for
details and to access the application.
- Read the press release <http://www.iwmf.org/press/10374>.
- Help support <http://www.iwmf.org/network/neuffer> IWMF Elizabeth
Neuffer Fellows.
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| 29 Mar 2008 - 11:00 | admin
URL: www.cladem.org/english/regional/monitore . . .
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Shadow Report
Situation of Women's Human Rights in Panama
March 2008
CLADEM
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| 29 Mar 2008 - 09:25 | CLADEM
infocom@cladem.org
URL: www.cladem.org/espanol
| Nuevos Ingresos - WEB CLADEM - Nº03-08 - Agradecemos su difusión Lista de temas NUEVOS INGRESOS PUBLICADOS EN LA PÁGINA WEB
www.cladem.org
Boletín AÑO 2 Nº03
Marzo 2008
MONITOREO:
ACCIÓN DE SOLIDARIDAD - URGENTE CHILE: Preocupación de CLADEM ante la posibilidad de que el Tribunal Constitucional declare la inconstitucionalidad de las Normas de Regulación de la Fertilidad que rigen la política en materia de derechos sexuales y reproductivos del Ministerio de Salud.
CLADEM PANAMÁ: Informe Alternativo "Situación de los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres en Panamá" ante el Comité de Derechos Humanos.
LITIGIO:
Nota de Prensa sobre casos emblemáticos de violaciones de derechos sexuales y derechos reproductivos a mujeres peruanas: Mamérita Mestanza (esterilización forzada) y MM (violencia sexual) los mismos han sido parte de Acuerdos de Solución Amistosa suscritos por el Estado peruano ante CIDH; y en los que se viene incumpliendo los compromisos asumidos en materia de justicia.
II.- NACIONALES:
CLADEM ARGENTINA: Artículo sobre caso de niña violada en Neuquén cuyo agresor fue declarado responsable sólo de abuso deshonesto. "Cuando el Estado no cumple con las obligaciones frente a los derechos de las víctimas, ¿otro sistema de protección judicial es posible?
CLADEM PERÚ: Comunicado de Prensa al Presidente del Consejo de Ministros exigiendo informe a más de un año de vigencia de la Ley de Igualdad de Oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres.
CLADEM URUGUAY: Mabel Simois, integrante de CLADEM, ha sido elegida por más de 300 periodistas, asociaciones, federaciones y personalidades destacadas de los diferentes ámbitos de Uruguay, como la Mujer del Año 2007 en el Rubro Voluntariado Social para su Octava Edición. FELICITACIONES MABEL!!!!
DIFUSIÓN Y COMUNICACIÓN - CLADEM
Para cualquier consulta escribanos infocom@cladem.org
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| 28 Mar 2008 - 14:50 | Red Peruana contra la Pornografía Infantil
red@red.org.pe
URL: www.red.org.pe
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Importante: Conferencia de Prensa de la RCPI - Perú
Vie, 28 de Mar, 2008 1:28 am
Red Peruana contra la Pornografía Infantil
NOTA DE PRENSA
La RCPI - Perú presentará nuevo logo institucional y dará a conocer cifras que demuestran que el Perú ya no es sólo un país donde se consume material pornográfico infantil sino también un país que produce y por donde se comercializa dicho material.
Se invita a todos los medios de comunicación a la Conferencia de Prensa que dará la Red Peruana contra la Pornografía Infantil para presentar públicamente su nuevo logo, el cual ha sido diseñado y donado por la empresa de publicidad GREY Perú. Asimismo, en dicha conferencia se dará a conocer los resultados del "Informe 2007 sobre la Situación de la Pornografía Infantil en el Perú", el cual mostrará por primera vez las rutas que son utilizadas al interior del país para trasladar material pornográfico infantil.
Lugar: Auditorio principal de CEDRO (Centro de Información y Educación para la Prevención del Abuso de Drogas)
Calle Roca y Boloña 271· Miraflores · Lima 18, a una cuadra de la Av. República de Panamá
Día: Miércoles 02 de abril
Hora: 10:30AM
Se agradece de antemano su gentil asistencia y la difusión de la presente nota.
Atentamente,
Área de Comunicaciones
RCPI - Perú
www.red.org.pe
Cualquier comunicación o informe al: 4459084 / 97200215 o al correo red@red.org.pe
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| 28 Mar 2008 - 14:33 | Gianna P.
giannina@demus.org.pe
URL: www.demus.org.pe/
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Por favor distribuir entre sus listas de interés.
Saludos cordiales,
Giannina P.
DEMUS
CONVOCATORIA PLAZA DE PSICOLOGÍA
Demus, Estudio para la defensa de los derechos de la mujer, institución
feminista que trabaja desde una perspectiva de género en la defensa de los derechos de las mujeres, está solicitando un/a profesional de psicología.
Requisitos:
- Bachiller o Licenciado/a en psicología con especialidad en clínica
- Interés por el trabajo interdisciplinario
- Capacidad de trabajo en equipo
- Interés de pertenecer a una institución feminista
- Interés por el trabajo en salud mental comunitaria
- Disponibilidad de tiempo para viajes a comunidades fuera de Lima.
Se valorará la experiencia previa y la motivación para trabajar temas de
derechos humanos, género e interculturalidad. Así cómo conocimientos básicos
de quechua.
Las y los interesados enviar su currículum: giannina@demus.org.pe o dejarlo
en la dirección: Jr. Caracas 2624- Jesús María. (DEMUS)
La convocatoria estará abierta hasta el día 7 de abril.
Si desea conocer más de la institución visita nuestra página web:
www.demus.org.pe <http://www.demus.org.pe/>
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| 27 Mar 2008 - 19:46 | karina
karinaderosa@hotmail.com
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Please Advise. My Cousin Graciela went to Essex County Court today for a hearing to obtain a permanent restraining order against her husband, who on March 17, 2008 hit her and left her with bruises on her back. The judge dismissed her case for insufficient proof. She filed a TRO with local police they took pictures of her bruises and served him with a warrant and hi got arrested on March 17, 2008. We got in contact with the Domestic Violence team and were advise that we were going to be available to get the permanent restraining order that we really didn't need a attorney. When we went to court today her husband had an attorney the pictures that were taking at the police were never provided to the court so she didn't have proof of anything. She told the judge that her husband was doing drug in front of there two kids and hit her in front of the kids. there is a lot more to tell she has not only been physically abuse but also mentally. Since my cousin resident status in
the USA is pending she is not legal yet. her husband told her several times that it didn't matter what he did to her, she was never going to be able to prove anything because he will also have the money to get an attorney and get his way. All she was asking for was to protect herself and her kids from him, because he is a drug addict and a bad example for the kids. she wanted for him to get help, so that she wont feel terrified every time he had the kids. Please advise, if you contact me I will give you more details. It took my cousin a lot of courage to do what she did to get no where and have him tell her I told you so.
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| 27 Mar 2008 - 19:23 | Penny Harrington
womencops@aol.com
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the LA times recently published some articles about the failure of LAPD to include women on SWAT teams. this is a brief excerpt
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A kinder, gentler SWAT team?
Daily News Wire Services
Los Angeles Police Department SWAT teams should rely more on negotiations rather than force and training should be eased to let in more women, according to a report commissioned by Chief William Bratton.
Those conclusions have deeply angered several Special Weapons and Tactics Team members, who say they are misguided and will probably weaken the high-risk operations unit.
The report by law enforcement experts was submitted to Bratton more than a year ago, but he has not shared it with the Los Angeles Police Commission or made its findings public.
One of the most pressing issues is SWAT's "insular" culture, the experts concluded, noting there has never been a woman in the unit.
They criticized the rigorous tests every officer have to pass to gain entry into the unit's multi-week training school and complained that selection criteria "under-emphasize negotiating skills, patience, empathy and flexibility while over-emphasizing physical prowess and tactical acumen."
The board members recommended Bratton do away with the SWAT policy of selecting applicants only from the department's specialized Metro Division, instead opening tryouts to the entire department.
Several SWAT officers' wives wrote e-mails to top police and city officials, asking them to do away with the new criteria.
"...This is an attempt to be politically correct and allow a female officer on the team," one wrote in an e-mail. "We will not sit quietly by and allow you to compromise our husbands' safety."
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I have now been asked by government leaders to provide them with information about what other agencies are doing to include women on SWAT teams.? Please let me know if you have women on SWAT teams, and how you dealt with this strong resistance.? Thank you!
Chief Penny Harrington
Harrington & Associates
Morro Bay, CA
805 772 2083
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| 27 Mar 2008 - 09:56 | Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women
URL: www.gaatw.net/atj/
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Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW): New Website: Access to Justice for Trafficked Persons: "Centring Rights"
The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is pleased to present its new website. This is a specialized website on access to justice for trafficked persons. It is intended to be a tool for those providing legal assistance or advocating for the rights of trafficked persons during the legal process. The site contains legal resources, relevant publications and guides as well as a forum for sharing information, strategies and
experiences so that, ultimately, more individuals who have been trafficked or exploited at work or during the migration process have better recourse to justice.
For further information and to access the website, please visit
http://www.gaatw.net/atj/
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| 27 Mar 2008 - 09:35 | CLADEM
movimiento.anticoncepcion@gmail.com
URL: movimientoanticoncepcion.blogspot.com/20 . . .
| Queridas/os amigas/os:
Les hacemos llegar el pronunciamiento del Movimiento por la Defensa de la Anticoncepción de Chile, ante el recurso pendiente ante el Tribunal Constitucional que pretende dejar sin efecto las Normas de Regulación de Fertilidad, que contemplan la distribución de la píldora del día después y los dispositivos intrauterinos (DIU) en los consultorios del país.
Para mayor información visiten la página web
http://movimientoanticoncepcion.blogspot.com/2008/03/tribunal-constitucional-no-lleg-acuerdo.html
Saludos,
INFOC OM
CLADEM
NUESTRO CUERPO, NUESTRA VIDA, NUESTROS DERECHOS
DEFENDAMOS EL ACCESO AMPLIO Y LIBRE A LA ANTICONCEPCION
Las mujeres chilenas exigimos que se respete nuestro derecho a contar con anticoncepción moderna y eficaz para regular la fecundidad y poder decidir libremente cuándo tener hijos e hijas, o a no tenerlos.
Este derecho humano básico está hoy amenazado en Chile por la acción de grupos conservadores y fundamentalistas ligados a la alta jerarquía de la Iglesia Católica, los que se han arrogado el papel de conductores morales de la sociedad chilena. Esto coloca en entredicho la vigencia del Estado Laico, y obstaculiza las decisiones técnicas y programáticas que el Estado implementa a favor de una ciudadanía diversa.
Las Normas Nacionales de Regulación de la Fertilidad del Ministerio de Salud –que hoy enfrentan un recurso de inconstitucionalidad en el Tribunal Constitucional presentado por un grupo de parlamentarios que se autocalifican "por la vida"–, constituyen un gran avance para responder a las desigualdades e inequidades en el goce del derecho a la salud que por tantos años han afectado a las capas más pobres de la población, en especial a las adolescentes, frecuentemente discriminadas de la atención de salud sexual y reproductiva.
Aborda problemáticas como el embarazo adolescente, las maternidades precoces, los embarazos no planificados, la prevención de abortos inseguro, las infecciones de transmisión sexual incluyendo el VIH/SIDA, entre otras cosas. Y desde una perspectiva técnica, ética y plural, ofrece respuestas coherentes que permitirán avanzar en su solución.
En consecuencia, es inadmisible que los sectores conservadores ya mencionados pretendan erigirse en dueños de la verdad y de una moral única para todas las chilenas y chilenos, y decidir cuándo una persona puede usar un anticonceptivo, cuál de ellos, o cuándo tener hijos. Nadie les ha otorgado esa autoridad, que solo corresponde a cada persona en su calidad de sujeta de derechos.
Por lo tanto, el acceso universal a la anticoncepción en Chile, incluyendo las píldoras hormonales, la anticoncepción de emergencia, los dispositivos intrauterinos, los condones, entre otros, debe ser defendido activamente como un derecho humano expresado en libertad, autonomía y dignidad.
Movimiento por la Defensa de la Anticoncepción
http://movimientoanticoncepcion.blogspot.com/
movimiento.anticoncepcion@gmail.com
Santiago, 26 de marzo, 2008.
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| 26 Mar 2008 - 10:51 | Reporters Without Borders
URL: www.change4equality.com/english/spip.php . . .
| Reporters Without Borders supports women journalists and bloggers fighting for women’s rights
Friday 7 March 2008
International women’s day
Reporters Without Borders supports women journalists and bloggers fighting for women’s rights
Reporters Without Borders today urged support for women journalists, activists, bloggers and Internet users speaking out for their rights in the face of "increasing repression" by governments and threats from religious groups.
"The imprisonment, torture, prosecution and death threats against them must be exposed," the worldwide press freedom organisation said. "It is unacceptable that today, in 2008, people can still be jailed or threatened with death for raising this rights issue."
Many women are now fighting for freedom of expression in Iran by using the Internet to dodge censorship. The government has arrested more than 40 of them over the past year, including 32 journalists and bloggers, for demonstrating in Teheran for their rights and then continuing their campaign online as cyber-feminists in blogs and news websites. Some spent a few weeks in prison and all are currently free but still facing charges. The intelligence and security ministry called cyber-feminists "subversives in the pay of foreigners" in April last year.
The Iranian feminist monthly Zanan was suspended on 28 January this year for supposedly "damaging the minds" of its readers and more than 30 of its staff lost their jobs. Parvin Ardalan, editor of the website Wechange, which defends women’s rights in Iran, was arrested on 3 March as she was boarding a flight for Stockholm to receive the 2007 Olof Palme human rights prize. Her passport was confiscated on the orders of the Teheran chief prosecutor. She was also arrested in June 2006 after organising a peaceful protest to demand abolition of discriminatory laws against women in Iran.
In Afghanistan, a man, Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, has been condemned to death for defending women’s rights. He was arrested on 27 October last year in the north of the country and accused of "blasphemy" and "insulting Islam." After persistent pressure from the national Council of Mullahs and local authorities, he was sentenced to death on 22 January this year after a secret trial with no lawyer present to defend him. The 23-year-old journalism student at Balkh University is a reporter for the paper Jahan-e-Naw ("New World") and had downloaded an article from an Iranian website that cited extracts from the Koran about women. He did not write the article.
The most conservative Afghans think too many women appear on local TV and are pushing for a law to force them to wear religious garb. Men claiming to be Talibans made death threats against three women journalists in Mazar-e-Charif in February 2008, warning that if they continued to appear on TV members of their families would be kidnapped. The women were unable to get protection from the police, who have still not arrested anyone for the murder last June of Zakia Zaki, owner of Radio Peace, which exposed abuses against women.
Bangladeshi writer and feminist Taslima Nasreen has been living under police guard in India since last November after deaths threats for denouncing violations of women’s rights committed in the name of Islam. French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to present her with the Simone de Beauvoir feminist award when he visited India this January but did not so to avoid trouble for officials under pressure from powerful Muslim groups.
Egyptian writer Nawal Saadawi, founder of the Arab Women’s Solidarity Association, has also been threatened and hounded by the law and fled her country to take refuge in Europe.
Argentine journalist Claudia Acuña, founder of an online news agency, La Vaca, and a related monthly, MU, was targeted by police checking the ID of everyone visiting her house last July after she wrote a book claiming official involvement in prostitution in Buenos Aires.
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| 26 Mar 2008 - 10:29 | Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
URL: www.iccwomen.org
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International Criminal Court Global Recruitment Campaign 2008: 2
If you know women lawyers, you might apprise them of these opportunities.
Dear Friends,
This is the second edition of the *Global Recruitment Campaign for 2008* –
the Women's Initiatives' campaign to promote gender competence within the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the appointment of more women to the ICC. Among the positions newly advertised on the ICC website, there are several Trial Lawyer and Assistant Trial Lawyer positions available in the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), as the Court moves towards its first trials.
In our Gender Report Card 2007 (available on our website:
http://www.iccwomen.org), we identified that there are three times more men than women appointed at each of the P3 to P5 levels in the OTP. It would be good if this balance could start to be addressed with the current round of
appointments. We ask for your ongoing support in identifying experienced women candidates for the positions listed below.
Guidelines for applications for the ICC can be found on the ICC website:
http://www.icc-cpi.int/recruit ment/opportunities/guidelines.html. It is essential for applications to follow these guidelines and include a
completed personal history form. The ICC website home address is:
http://www.icc-cpi.int/home.html <http://www.icc-cpi.int/>. Please note that the Court prefers applicants from a State Party to the ICC Statute, or from a State that has signed the Statute and is engaged in the ratification process. However, the Court has indicated that it may also consider applicants from non-States Parties.
If you have been forwarded this e-mail by a friend or colleague and would like to subscribe to the Global Recruitment Campaign, please send an e-mail
to grcampaign@iccwomen.org with your name, contact information and
organization. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
*Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice*
http://www.iccwomen.org
*Fi nance and Administration Officer (P4)*
Deadline for Applications: 06.04.2008
Post number: ICC-4200-E-P-4-2598
Duty Station: The Hague
Organisational Unit: Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties
Type of Appointment and duration: One year with the possibility of extension
(six months probationary period)
See Vacancy Announcement No.:
08-ADM-023-SP<http://www.icc-cpi.i nt/jobs/vacancy_details&type=p&id=859.ht ml>
*Associate Trial Lawyer (P-2)*
Deadline for Applications: 06.04.2008
Post number: General Temporary Assistance
Duty Station: The Hague
Organisational Unit: Prosecution Division, Office of the Prosecutor
Type of Appointment and duration: One year (Contract may be renewed or converted to an established post, subject to the approval of the Assembly of States Parties)
See Vacancy Announcement No:
08-LEG-026-PO<http://www.icc-cpi.in t/jobs/vacancy_details&type=p&id=862.htm l>
*Assistant Trial Lawyer (P-1)*
Deadline for Applications: 06.04.2008
Post number: General Temporary Assistance
Duty Station: The Hague
Organisational Unit: Prosecution Division, Office of the Prosecutor
Type of Appointment and duration: GTA (one year contract with possibility of
extension, subject to availability of funds)
See Vacancy Announcement No:
08-LEG-025-PO<http://www.icc-cpi.in t/jobs/vacancy_details&type=p&id=861.htm l>
*Trial Lawyer (P-3)*
Deadline for Applications: 06.04.2008
Post number: General Temporary Assistance
Duty Station: The Hague
Organisational Unit: Prosecution Division, Office of the Prosecutor
Type of Appointment and duration: GTA one year (Contract may be renewed or converted to an established post, subject to the approval of the Assembly of
States Parties)
See Vacancy Announcement No:
08-LEG-027-PO<http://www.icc-cpi.in t/jobs/vacancy_details&type=p&id=863.htm l>
*Associate Technical Officer - SAP NetWeaver (P-2)*
Deadline for Applications: 10.04.2008
Post number: ICC-3260-E-P-2-1570
Duty Station: The Hague
Organisational Unit: Information Services Unit, Information and
Communications Technology Section, Registry
Type of Appointment and duration: One year with the possibility of extension (six months probationary period)
See Vacancy Announcement No:
08-ITC-028-RE<http://www.icc-cpi.in t/jobs/vacancy_details&type=p&id=864.htm l>
*Trial Lawyer (P-3)*
Deadline for Applications: 13.04.2008
Post number: ICC-2110-E-P-3-8591
Duty Station: The Hague
Organisational Unit: Prosecution Division, Office of the Prosecutor
Type of Appointment and duration: One year with the possibility of extension
(six months probationary period)
See Vacancy Announcement No:
08-LEG-032-PO<http://www.icc-cpi.in t/jobs/vacancy_details&type=p&id=869.htm l>
*Associate ICT Services Officer (P-2)*
Deadline for Applications: 13.04.2008
Post number: ICC-3260-E-P-2-5332
Duty Station: The Hague
Organisational Unit: ICT Section, Registry
Type of Appointment and duration: One year with the possibility of extension
(six months probationary period)
See Vacancy Announcement No:
08-ITC-020-RE<http://www.icc-cpi.in t/jobs/vacancy_details&type=p&id=867.htm l>
*Field Office Manager (P-3)*
Deadline for Applications: 14.04.2008
Post number: General Temporary Assistance
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda (other duty station may apply)
Organisational Unit: Registry
Type of Appointment and duration: One year initially (subject to the
availability of funds)
See Vacancy Announcement No:
08-FLD-033-RE<http://www.icc-cpi.in t/jobs/vacancy_details&type=p&id=759.htm l>
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| 26 Mar 2008 - 10:19 | Karen Artichoker
andrea.cook@rapidcityjournal.com
URL: www.cangleska.org
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Native women's shelter searching for a home
By Andrea J. Cook, Journal staff
A small shelter offering a temporary haven for Native American women seeking to escape domestic violence has just six weeks to find a new Rapid City home.
"We're just kind of shell-shocked," Karen Artichoker, manager of Cangleska, said.
Cangleska's Ohitika Najin Win Oti (Standing Strong Woman) shelter has lost the lease on the home it has used as a shelter for the past seven years.
"We've talked with Realtors but have found nothing suitable," Artichoker
said.
The shelter is currently housed in an eight-bedroom home in a neighborhood that is zoned light commercial, Artichoker said. Four full-time advocates work at the shelter.
"We've always appreciated that a private owner was willing to allow us the use of a home," she said.
Artichoker said losing the property comes at a time when Cangleska was planning to a launch a capital campaign to build a new, larger facility in Rapid City.
The shelter's original intent was to provide transitional housing for women leaving the reservation for their own safety, Artichoker said.
Over the years, a growing number of local Native American women have sought refuge in the shelter. The average stay for a mother and her children is about 19 days. The shelter always has a waiting list, Artichoker said.
"About 35 percent of the women at the shelter are Rapid City women,"
Artichoker said. "The rest are coming from out of state or out of the area."
Cangleska is looking for a facility that can provide children with a private place to play and can be easily adapted to ensure the safety and security of its residents.
At this point in the search for new quarters, finding a something that meets zoning requirements is a priority, she said.
"Zoning is more critical than size right now," Artichoker said.
Because Cangleska's projects are supported with grant dollars, resources are limited. Artichoker said there is not much money available for renovations to get a facility ready.
"Our resources are limited; if they weren't, we'd have a bigger operation in Rapid City," she said.
Anyone interested in assisting Cangleska with their search can call Karen Artichoker at 455-2290 or Ben Artichoker at 303-913-3365.
For more information about Cangleska and its programs, go to
www.cangleska.org.
Contact Andrea Cook at 394-8423 or andrea.cook@rapidcityjournal.com
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| 26 Mar 2008 - 10:05 | Liz
magiclasil95@yahoo.com
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Mi problema es que he sido abusada desde pequena y ahora de grande por mi esposo ahora me han quitado a mis hijos por que segun la trabajadora he dicho mentiras abusaron de mi hija y la trabajadora la mando a ser un estudio y salio positivo despues dijo que yo era mentirosa que querido presentar unas grabaciones de la trabajadora conmigo y me han dicho que me pueden encarcelar y mi dolor es que los ninos estan con su papa el esta registrado como sexo offender y el que abuso de mi hija vive ahi con ellos estoy desesperada nadie me escucha por favor ayudenme pues nadie me escucha.
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| 25 Mar 2008 - 22:57 | CIMAC
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08032504-Pide . . .
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Día Europeo contra la Trata de Seres Humanos
Piden medidas para acabar con la trata, mujeres progresistas españolas
Por Teresa G. Espejo
Madrid, España, 25 marzo 08 (CIMAC/AmecoPress).- España es uno de los principales países de destino de las mujeres víctimas de la trata con fines de explotación sexual.
Cada año, la Guardia Civil identifica a más de 18 mil mujeres, más del 95 por ciento de ellas extranjeras que migran, sobre todo, de América Latina: Brasil, Colombia, República Dominicana, a los que se ha sumado recientemente Paraguay. Las provincias españolas con mayor número de víctimas son Madrid, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Valencia y Palencia.
Son algunos de los datos del estudio Lucha contra la Trata de Mujeres con fines de Explotación Sexual presentado hoy por la Federación de Mujeres Progresistas (FMP) en el Día Europeo contra la Trata de Seres Humanos.
La Federación pide al Gobierno español que adopte medidas urgentes para luchar contra la trata de mujeres y adopte un protocolo de actuación para la asistencia y protección de las víctimas.
La FMP considera prioritario que el Gobierno apruebe en esta legislatura el Plan de Acción Nacional contra la Trata y se suscriba la Directiva europea (2004/81/CE) relativa a la expedición de un permiso de residencia para las víctimas de trata nacionales de terceros países.
Continua....
http://www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08032504-Piden-medidas-para.32530.0.html
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| 25 Mar 2008 - 16:55 | admin
URL: www.straight.com/article-124542/after-pi . . .
| After Pickton trial, focus shifts to Vancouver police
By Carlito Pablo
The office of the police complaint commissioner is considering finally ordering an investigation into the Vancouver police department's handling of the cases of the missing women from the Downtown Eastside.
According to deputy commissioner Bruce Brown, there are at least two long-standing complaints before the OPCC, but action on them had been suspended pending the outcome of the trial of Robert William Pickton.
continues...
www.straight.com/article-124542/after-pickton-trial-focus-shifts-to-vancouver-police?#
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| 25 Mar 2008 - 11:32 | Eleanor Smeal
feministmajority@mail.democracyinaction.org
URL: feminist.org/FeministVideo/index.html
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What Does a Feminist Look Like?
Dear feminist activist,
What do America Ferrera, Larry David, and Amy Brenneman have in common?
They are all proud to call themselves feminists.
Celebrate Women's History Month with them and other feminists by watching our special This Is What A Feminist Looks Like video.
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Then you too, are a feminist!
Please help us show the world what it means to be a feminist ? send this video to five of your friends. Let's build the feminist movement so together we can continue to change the world for women and girls.
For Equality,
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See the Video and Donate Today at: http://feminist.org/FeministVideo/index. html
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| 25 Mar 2008 - 10:31 | admin
URL: www.workingtv.com/prostitution2010.html
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Vancouver, Canada
"Should Prostitution be Legalized Before the 2010 Olympics"?
See a fascinating video account of a community forum organized by women from both sides of the debate on March 11, 2008, at the YWCA - Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada - Coast Salish Territory
Watch it online at http://www.workingtv.com/prostitution201 0.html
Participants:
Carly Teng, Workless Party
Susan Davis, BCCEW (British Columbia Coalition of Experiential Women)
Danielle Cormier, XPALSS (Ex-Prostitutes Against Legislated Sexual
Servitude)
Elin Sigurdson, Pivot Legal Society
Tamara O'Doherty, Researcher specializing in experiences of victimization
for off-street workers in the sex industry
Dave Dickson, Vancouver Police Dept, Sex Worker Liaison
Daisy Kler, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
Esther Shannon, FIRST
Jackie Lynne, AWAN (Aboriginal Women's Action Network)
Lee Lakeman, Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
The legalization of prostitution has been a long neglected topic in the City of Vancouver. It's time to revisit the question, consider alternatives, and look at solutions once again. The coming 2010 Winter Olympics make the topic especially timely.
How will a mega-event that will bring thousands of tourists to Vancouver affect the sex trade in the city? Will the recent implementation of a sex worker's cooperative help or merely compound the problem and further exploit already marginalized women? Is there a solution to Vancouver's sex trade?
What about the trafficking of women? Can a rational policy that recognizes the multiple dimensions of the sex trade be found?
Filmed and put on-line by WorkingTV:
http://www.workingtv.com/pro stitution2010.html
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