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| 11 Jan 2009 - 10:56 | Feminist Peace Network
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org
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Feminist Peace Network Update:
Women Everywhere Speak Out Against the Violence in Gaza,
a compilation
www.feministpeacenetwork. org
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| 10 Jan 2009 - 23:09 | Chronicle Herald, Canada
URL: thechronicleherald.ca/cponline/stories/n . . .
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B.C. polygamist leaders charged in case that will test ban on multiple marriage
By James Keller,
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER, B.C. - After decades of controversy and allegations, RCMP swept into the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., on Wednesday and arrested two sect leaders, including one who had bragged of multiple wives and dozens of children and all but dared police to stop him. Winston Blackmore and James Oler - leaders of separate, divided factions in the community of about 1,000 people - were each charged with a single count of practising polygamy.
Blackmore is accused of having 20 wives and Oler two, and police say some of their wives were as young as 15 years old when they were married.
The arrest brought a dramatic end to almost 20 years of investigations and scrutiny, and the start of a criminal case that will test the limits of Canada's prohibition of polygamy.
"We've always felt that there has been exploitation," Attorney General Wally Oppal said Wednesday at a news conference in Vancouver.
"The question is whether under our laws we were in a position to proceed, and we have concluded that we are."
Blackmore and Oler were released from custody in Cranbrook, B.C. on Wednesday under a number of conditions
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thechronicleherald.ca/cponline/stories/n78571034.html
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| 10 Jan 2009 - 22:55 | Detective RAUL ENRIQUE BIBIANO
detectives@internacionales.net.ar
URL: www.detectives.internacionales.net.ar
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Estimados amigos, Deseo presentarme ante Usteds a fin que tmen conocimiento de nuestra existencia en la lucha humanitaria alternativa contra el trafico y la trata de mujeres y niñas/os.
* Ya contamos con representación en Toluca Mexico dada la gran preocupación que veniamos sintiendo por tantos casos de violencia y femicidios en aquel País hermano de América Latina y mantenemos otras representaciones en distintos paises hermanos de america. y Argentina.
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* Desde ya, les envio en nombre propio de todos los integrantes de nuestra Red Detectives Sin Fronteras un saludo muy especial.
* Detective RAUL ENRIQUE BIBIANO
* Fundador y Director Gral.
* Project Without Borders detectives
* ---RED DETECTIVES SIN FRONTERAS--
* www.detectives.internacionales.net.ar
* www.detectivessinfronteras.blogspot.com
* Email detectives@internacionales.net.ar
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| 10 Jan 2009 - 21:49 | feminist Peace Network
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org
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New feministpeacenetwork boletins
www.feministpeacenetwork.org
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| 10 Jan 2009 - 21:46 | feminist Peace Network
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/08/ . . .
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Bangladesh: The Root Causes Of Acid Burnings
From IRIN:
Acid attacks against women and girls are continuing despite legal campaigns to halt their spread.
Over 2,600 cases have been reported since 1999, according to the Acid Survivors Foundation of Bangladesh (ASF). Almost all the attacks have been on women or girls. Many of the victims are under 18, says ASF, which has been working to eliminate acid violence for almost a decade.
Continues...
www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/08/bangladesh-the-root-causes-of-acid-burnings/
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| 10 Jan 2009 - 21:36 | Gina de Miranda
madame_karnak@yahoo.com
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I am a freelance journalist. Currently, I am working on a story about a family court judge in Santa Barbara, California. There have been 3 cases so far in which the judge displayed a tendency to "accomodate" friends in the decisions that he made. In one case, a man lost his home in an illegal eviction proceeding. I would like to speak to any women who have had documented problems with family courts in California.
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* I am particularly interested in stories from Santa Barbara and/or Orange County. All information will be held in confidence.
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| 09 Jan 2009 - 09:18 | Detroit Free Press
URL: www.freep.com/article/20090104/NEWS06/90 . . .
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Five Part Series on Sexual Assault on Incarcerated Women
Sexual assaults on female inmates went unheeded
BY JEFF SEIDEL • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER •
First of five parts
For years, rights groups warned that male guards were sexually assaulting female inmates in Michigan prisons. For years, those warnings went unheeded. Now, state taxpayers may pay a price too. More than 500 women are suing. They stand to collect $50 million so far, with more trials to come. This is their story
www.freep.com/article/20090104/NEWS06/901040419
Chapter 1 (Sunday): _Sexual assaults on female inmates went unheeded_
(http://www.freep.com/article/20090104/NEWS06/901040419)
Chapter 2 (Monday): _The trial begins with everything at stake_
(http://www.freep.com/article/20090105/NEWS06/901050349)
Chapter 3 (Tuesday): _Breaking the silence_
(http://freep.com/article/20090106/NEWS06/901060369)
Chapter 4 (Wednesday): _A jury surprise_
(http://freep.com/article/20090107/NEWS06/901070395)
Chapter 5 (Thursday): _A new life?_
(http://freep.com/article/20090108/NEWS06/901080394)
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| 08 Jan 2009 - 23:28 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09010805-Pasa . . .
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Esperan respuesta a solicitud de Alerta de género
“Pasamos navidad con una silla vacía”: madres de víctimas de feminicidio
Por Dora Villalobos Mendoza/corresponsal
Chihuahua, Chih., 8 enero 09 (CIMAC).- Pancartas en mano, integrantes de Justicia para Nuestras Hijas y el Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres se presentaron en la sesión de la Comisión Permanente del Congreso del estado de Chihuahua celebrada ayer para respaldar la petición del diputado perredista Víctor Quintana con el fin de que sea decretada la alerta de violencia de género y violencia feminicida en la entidad.
“Hemos visto pasar tres gobernadores, seis presidentes municipales, cuatro presidentes del Supremo Tribunal de Justicia y tres Legislaturas. Ante estas autoridades hemos exigido una y otra vez nuestra consigna ¡Ni una Más!, grito que recorrió el mundo, a partir de la visibilización de los feminicidios de Ciudad Juárez, que mantuvieron la mirada nacional e internacional en nuestro estado”, indica el documento de las organizaciones que leyó el legislador.
Entre otros argumentos para solicitar la alerta, el legislador anunció que del 25 de noviembre, Día Internacional para Erradicar la Violencia de Género, a la fecha, se han registrado 20 asesinatos de mujeres en la entidad, de los cuales la mitad tienen su origen en la violencia familiar.
Continua....
www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09010805-Pasamos-navidad-co.36215.0.html
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| 08 Jan 2009 - 23:03 | Detective Raul Enrique Bibiano
detectives@internacionales.net.ar
URL: www.detectives.internacionales.net.ar
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Somos los Detectives de la nueva generación pero con vieja escuela.
* Desde mi creación, nuestra Red Detectives SIn Fronteras a comenzado a sentir la necesidad de compartir actividades con los grupos de defensa de los derechos de la mujer y la adolescencia y la niñez como brazo orientador en los problemas graves del flagelo resultante de las innumerables crecidas de desapariciones en américa latina y de tantos casos irresueltos de femicidios.
* AQUI ESTAMOS... DISPUESTOS A BRINDAR NUESTRO APOYO SOLIDARIO COMO GRUPO ALTRUISTA EN DETRIMENTO DE LOS DERECHOS DE LA MUJER.
* Nuestro saludo Distinguido y cordial,
* Detective RAUL ENRIQUE BIBIANO
* Director General y Coordinador Internacional
* RED DETECTIVES SIN FRONTERAS
* www.detectives.internacionales.net.ar
* detectives@internacionales.net.ar
+54-9-1154668381 (las 24 horas) (Phone)
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| 07 Jan 2009 - 12:34 | Masculinidad-es-ecuador
URL: masculnidad-es-ecuador.blogspot.com/2009 . . .
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Nuevas Masculinidades
Video 8 Minutos
masculnidad-es-ecuador.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html
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| 07 Jan 2009 - 10:15 | Margaret-Ellen Pipe et al
URL: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/22452 . . .
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New Research Report
Do Best Practice Interviews with Child Abuse Victims Influence Case Processing?
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/gra nts/224524.pdf
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| 07 Jan 2009 - 09:49 | Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority
feministmajority@mail.democracyinaction.org
URL: salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1400/campa . . .
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Dear Feminist Activist,
Please take a moment to help defend the safety and work of Iran's Nobel Laureate human rights lawyer Dr. Shirin Ebadi. Dr. Ebadi, a defender of women's rights, has had her human rights organization forcibly closed by the Iranian authorities. In the latest of a series of serious incidents, an angry mob surrounded Dr. Ebadi's home and personal office chanting death threats against her and vandalizing her building. Last week, authorities raided Dr. Ebadi's personal office and seized her writings, confidential legal files, and two computers amid claims of so-called tax evasion.
In August 2006, we and human rights organizations throughout the world asked you and other people of conscience to write the Iranian government, which at that time was threatening to arrest Ebadi and close the center. The Iranian authorities responded and the center remained open. We are asking you to help again.
Please join feminists and human rights activists worldwide to support Shirin Ebadi and her important work as a leading human and women's rights defender!
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1400/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26386
I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Ebadi in 2006 when the Feminist Majority Foundation presented her with the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Women's Rights Award. Her bravery, leadership, and determination is unforgettable. Time and time again she has risked her life for women and children. We cannot let her down.
Dr. Ebadi's human rights advocacy is so important it should not and must not be silenced. Write to urge
Iran's swift reversal of these actions against Shirin Ebadi and permit the reopening of her human rights organization. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/140 0/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26386
For Equality,
Eleanor Smeal
President
P.S. Act Now to support Dr. Ebadi! She must not be silenced and time may be running out.
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1 400/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26386
Take Action: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1400/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26386
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| 07 Jan 2009 - 09:35 | Randy McCall, Victim Assistance Online
info@vaonline.org
URL: www.vaonline.org/new.html
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On the main VAOnline.org website
Viewable at: http://www.vaonline.org/new.html
The following links to organizations or services have been added to our
directories:
- 13th International Symposium on Victimology (Facebook Event page)
- Centro Studi Vittime SARA / Center for Victim Studies SARA (Facebook
page, Naples, Italy)
- Centro Studi Vittime SARA (Center for Victim Studies SARA) (Naples,
Italy)
- Criminal Victimization 2007 (USA)
- European Conference of Psychology and Law (Facebook Event page,
Sorrento, Italy)
- Minnesota Department of Corrections Victim Services (USA)
- National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (USA)
- World Society of Victimology (Facebook open discussion group)
The following links to online documents, articles and handbooks have been
added:
- Advocates and Fatality Reviews (USA)
- Comparative Analysis of Victimization, Fear of Crime, and Social-Order
Problems in Elderly- Only and Mixed Population Public Housing, Final
Report (USA)
- Do Best Practice Interviews with Child Abuse Victims Influence Case
Processing? (USA)
On the VAOnline.org Fusion Report blog
http://vaonlinefusion.blogspot.com/
- Scottish political party suggests creating a crime victim commissioner (UK)
- Woman sues assailant and police to change culture (Japan)
- Editorial Message to President Obama: Help End Impunity for Rape (USA)
On our Twitter mini-news feed
http://twitter.com/vaonline
- (USA) Detective's artistry puts a face on crime
- (Bangladesh) Acid attacks continue despite new laws
- (Fiji) Police attitude needs to change
- (USA) Safety nets fail victims of domestic violence
- (USA) Michigan rape victims to get free care
- (USA) Helping patients who are victims of abuse
Randy McCall
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Victim Assistance Online
info@vaonline.org
http://www.vaonline.org/
http://vaonlinefusion.blogspot.com/
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| 06 Jan 2009 - 19:38 | Soroptimist International Clubs, Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino Counties
Investigatrix@gmail.com
URL: www.sisantarosa.org
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Soroptimist International Clubs of Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino Counties
Press Release
Human Trafficking in the Bay Area
January 11th is National Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery Awareness Day
Human Trafficking is modern‐day slavery. The victims are among the most vulnerable members of society. It is estimated that 70% of trafficked victims are women and children who are forced into hard labor and sexual slavery. The US Government estimates that 700,000 to 2 million women and children are trafficked across borders each year to be used as illegal labor or sex workers.
California is the top destination for human traffickers according to a report released by the state’s anti‐human trafficking task force. According to task force members, the problem goes far beyond the sex trade and extends to migrant farm and construction workers, household employees, and workers in motels and restaurants.
The report’s findings, along with acknowledgements by Sonoma County Officials, convincingly show that Human Trafficking is present in our communities here in the North Bay!
On Sunday January 11th, 2009, Soroptimist International clubs in Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino counties are bringing awareness of this issue to citizens and agencies in the North Bay. This event will be a continuation of a coordinated movement toward prevention of Human Trafficking.
The PBS Documentary “Sex Slaves” will be featured followed by a panel discussion with law enforcement agencies and local organizations who are currently fighting the battle against Human Trafficking.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Monique Lessan, a state licensed Private Investigator, owner of Eye Investigate, specializing in recovery of abducted children and runaways.
Location: Finley Community Center 2060 West College Ave Santa Rosa, Ca 95401
Time: 3:00‐6:00 pm
Reservations required – Admission is free
• Email: Investigatrix@gmail.com
or call: 707‐996‐7517 or 858‐568‐4972
Soroptimist International Clubs of Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino Counties
c/o Soroptimist International of Santa Rosa P.O. Box 933 Santa Rosa, CA 95402 www.sisantarosa.org
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| 06 Jan 2009 - 12:30 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09010507-Arge . . .
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Informe 2008 de la asociación “La Casa del Encuentro”
Argentina: 207 mujeres asesinadas en 2008 por violencia sexista
De la redacción
México DF, 5 enero 09 (CIMAC).- El año 2008 inició en Argentina con el asesinato a golpes y puñaladas de Teresa Sofía Arias, en Puerto Madryn, Chubut, y terminó con el de Melanie, de 1 año y 8 meses, quien fue violada y su cuerpo arrojado en una pileta en Malargüe, Mendoza.
Y entre ambos feminicidios ocurrieron 205 más en todo el territorio de ese país austral, señala el informe sobre Feminicidio en Argentina, elaborado por la asociación civil “La Casa del Encuentro. Espacio Feminista Social y Cultural”, con información del 1º de enero al 31 de diciembre de 2008, realizado en base a la información de diarios de distribución nacional, provincial y Agencias de noticias DYN y TELAM, señala el organismo en un comunicado.
Con la consigna:"No mires para otro lado. La indiferencia te hace cómplice", La Casa del Encuentro difunde el Informe, cuyo objetivo es sensibilizar y socializar uno de los tantos efectos de la violencia sexista en Argentina y el mundo.
Continua...
http://www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09010507-Argentina-207-muje.3 4.0.html
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| 06 Jan 2009 - 12:18 | Feminist Daily News Wire
URL: www.feministmajority.org
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Feminist Daily News Wire - 1/5/2009
Taliban Announces New Education Bans on Women and Girls
Pamphlets distributed by the Taliban in Pakistani tribal areas bordering Afghanistan yesterday impose a ban on co-educational schooling in the region. According to the Times of India, all co-educational schools in the region must close by Monday. During the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which lasted until 2001, Afghan girls were forbidden to attend school.
In December, regional Taliban leader Mullah Shah Doran announced an education ban that impacts women and girls in a northern part of Pakistan known as the Swat Valley. The directive set a deadline of January 15 for all girls, both in single-sex and co-educational schools, to be withdrawn. The Taliban reportedly threatens to bomb schools that ignore this directive and to severely punish violators. Teacher Mohamed Osman told the Times of India that "we have no choice but to follow the orders. The government cannot give us protection. Taliban runs a parallel government in 90 per cent of the area of the district and they execute everyone who opposes them."
Enrollment of women and girls in schools and colleges in the Swat Valley region is only a quarter of what it was only three years ago, before the Taliban gained strength there, according to the Washington Times. In the past year, more than 130 schools, many of which were all girl institutions, have been destroyed in the area.
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| 06 Jan 2009 - 12:01 | Ellie Smeal, Feminist Majority
feministmajority@webmail.emailsrvr.com
URL: www.feministmajority.org
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Exciting Urgent News: House Vote on Ledbetter and PaycheckFairness Acts This Week!
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009
Dear Feminist Activist,
We have just learned the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act will be the first votes of the new House. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act passed the House in the last Congress, but Republicans filibustered the bill and prevented a vote in the Senate. Ledbetter corrects the Supreme Court decision that gutted the ability of women workers to sue for wage discrimination.
The Paycheck Fairness Act also passed the House in the last Congress, but was never sent to the Senate floor. This Act would deter wage discrimination by closing loopholes in the Equal Pay Act and by barring retaliation against workers who disclose their wages.
Let's start the new Congress off with a vote for women's rights. Tell your Representative to vote yes for women's wages. Employed women need your Representative's yes vote on these critical bills!
For Equality,
Eleanor Smeal
President, Feminist Majority
P.S. Act now, this is our moment: we will have the Senate vote too and President Obama has pledged to sign both bills
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| 06 Jan 2009 - 10:27 | Jewish Women International
URL: www.jwi.org/site/c.okLWJ3MPKtH/b.4819971 . . .
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21st Century Strategies for Inspiring Men and Boys to be Allies in Gender Violence Prevention
Join us for a teleconference
Thursday, January 15, 2009
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
REGISTER NOW
No charge for members, $25 for non-members
Leading the discussion:
Jackson Katz, ED.M., one of America’s leading anti-sexist male activists. An editor, author and filmmaker, he is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of gender violence prevention education with men and boys.
Katz introduces participants to a creative new way of conceptualizing the role of men in what historically have been considered "women's issues." Instead of seeing sexual and domestic violence as women’s issues that some “good guys” help out with, he argues that they are men’s issues, about which all men should be educated and active – especially men in positions of family, community, professional and political leadership.
This informative and highly interactive training will cover a number of topics. These include but are not limited to the need to rethink language used to talk about violence; dynamics of male peer culture that keep many men silent in the face of their peers' abusive behavior; the relationship between homophobia and sexism; the role of media in shaping gendered behavior; issues of racial and ethnic diversity; and the role of adult male leadership.
Who should attend?
This comprehensive and innovative learning experience is for attorneys • social workers • therapists • DV service providers and advocates • children's advocates • child protection workers • child abuse service providers • professional and scholars who work on intimate partner violence, child abuse, child custody, or family law policy • physicians • nurses • physician assistants • nursing and medical students • practicing healthcare providers • school personnel • family court evaluators.
Co-sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world with 152,000 members and 56 chapters in the United States and abroad. One CE contact hour is available for social workers for $10; instructions will be given on the call.
Non-members are welcome to participate for a $25 fee per teleconference. If you join the Alliance, your membership fee will cover the cost of Alliance teleconferences for the rest of the year.
Phone lines are limited – please register early. While JWI pays the bridge fee for the call, all participants are responsible for their individual long distance charges.
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| 06 Jan 2009 - 09:54 | New York Times Editorial
URL: www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/opinion/01kri . . .
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The Evil Behind the Smiles
Nicholas D. Kristof/The New York Times
Western men who visit red-light districts in poor countries often find themselves surrounded by coquettish teenage girls laughingly tugging them toward the brothels. The men assume that the girls are there voluntarily, and in some cases they are right.
But anyone inclined to take the girls’ smiles at face value should talk to Sina Vann, who was once one of those smiling girls.
Sina is Vietnamese but was kidnapped at the age of 13 and taken to Cambodia, where she was drugged. She said she woke up naked and bloody on a bed with a white man — she doesn’t know his nationality — who had purchased her virginity.
After that, she was locked on the upper floors of a nice hotel and offered to Western men and wealthy Cambodians. She said she was beaten ferociously to force her to smile and act seductive.
“My first phrase in Khmer,” the Cambodian language, “was, ‘I want to sleep with you,’ ” she said. “My first phrase in English was” — well, it’s unprintable.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/opinion/01kristof.html
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| 05 Jan 2009 - 09:46 | Calendario 2009
URL: data5.blog.de/media/238/3094238_b4e6772e . . .
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Calendario 2009
Ano de la No Violencia Contra la Mujer
data5.blog.de/media/238/3094238_b4e6772e21_d.pdf
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| 05 Jan 2009 - 09:21 | Human Rights Education Associates
URL: www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=274
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Dear Colleagues,
Due to the high demand HREA will be offering multiple sessions of the e-learning courses that are scheduled for the period February-April 2009. Hence it is still possible to apply for the following courses:
- Human Rights Advocacy
- Human Rights Advocacy (in French)
- Human Rights Litigation
- Human Rights of Migrants, Migrant Workers and Their Families
- International Tribunals, World Courts and Human Rights
- Monitoring Women's Rights
- The European Union and Human Rights
- The UN Human Rights Council
Please note that the registration deadline for these courses has been extended until Wednesday, 7 January 2009. Applications can be submitted online. Further information about each course can be found below.
Wishing you a happy new year,
Sandra Quintin
Distance Learning Programme, HREA
http://www.hrea.org/courses/
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HREA Distance Learning Course 2E09:
Human Rights Advocacy
4 February-14 April 2009
Instructor: Dr. Valerie Miller
This distance learning course provides human rights activists with a range of proven human rights advocacy methods and critical concepts as a means for them to reflect on and deepen their own work. The course will look at the theoretical foundations and critical issues of human rights advocacy, elements of advocacy planning, and strategies for action.
In this course, participants should deepen their knowledge about advocacy and its relationship to: Politics and Democracy; Citizenship and Rights; Power, Empowerment and Citizen Education and Action. Participants will gain basic skills and knowledge in: visioning; contextual analysis; problem/issue identification; analysis and prioritisation; power mapping; goal/objective setting; analysis of advocacy arenas and strategies; message development, reports and media; public outreach and mobilisation; lobbying and negotiation; advocacy leadership and coalition building; and assessment of success.
A more detailed course description, further logistical information, and application forms can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=39 7
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| 05 Jan 2009 - 09:07 | Scotsman
URL: www.scotsman.com/latestnews/Lap-dancing- . . .
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Lap dancing clubs among job centre advertisers
By Eddie Barnes
Political Editor
WOMEN are being asked to prostitute themselves after applying for vacancies in job centres, the Government has admitted.
Job centres across the UK are routinely advertising for escort agencies, lap dancing clubs, massage parlours and TV sex channels, according to a new report released by the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Government has now revealed that applicants getting such jobs have complained after being asked to perform "sexual services" for clients.
Women's groups last night said the revelations were effective proof that job centres were providing a path into prostitution for out-of-work customers.
All job centres across the UK have been forced to advertise adult entertainment posts since 2003 after the High Court ruled that a previous ban was discriminatory.
But ministers are now considering whether to place new restrictions on the practice to ensure the Government is not inadvertently providing a "pimping" role in the huge prostitution industry.
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www.scotsman.com/latestnews/Lap-dancing-clubs-among-job.4841646.jp
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