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« Things have to change, and they will ! »
There are many forms of violence against women in Algeria, including verbal harassment, threats, repudiation, beating, sexual abuse, rape, denying of individual civil rights for women, forced marriages, etc. The violence that has ravaged Algeria since 1988, including the political violence, has also subjected women to particular forms of violence and atrocities. However, Meriem Belaala, president of the association SOS femmes en détresse, is optimistic and believe that women's rights in Algeria are progressively going to be strengthened. [Read]
Malin Björk – Les Pénélopes – Alger, mai 2005
More info : www.sos-femmesendetresse.org |
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DIGITALL FUTURE N°2 : FEMINISTS AT THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
In January 2005, for the fifth time, trade unions, NGOs, and other social movement actors discuss their future together in a world confronted by wars, disasters, economic and social injustice and discrimination. Women's rights and feminism are presented at the WSF in a number of events, demonstrations, panel discussions and debates. DigitallFuture was there, reporting from the Forum and publishing daily through a number of websites. number of websites. Now a selection of the articles and analysis of the event and its key issues are available in tabloid form. [Read]
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BEIJING+10 : ILO RESPONSES AND GLOBAL TRENDS
The aim of the session was to review and appraise implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, and the outcome of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly. The ILO contribution provides an overview of trends on women within labour markets and highlights ILO's action to promote gender equality in the world of work. [Read] |
NO WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVE FOR THE COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC MIGRATION
While it welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to launch a consultation on this issue, EWL is very concerned that the overall document does not include an analysis of the impact the procedures proposed in the paper would have on immigrants, as individual women and men, family members and/or potential parents. [Read] |
MEXICO - JUAREZ : WOMEN MARCH TO BORDER
About 300 Mexican women taking part World March of Women were stopped by US border officials at the Lerdo international bridge linking El Paso, Texas, with Ciudad Juarez, when they tried to cross to the U.S. side of an international bridge to meet their American counterparts. [Read] |
ANOTHER MARATHON OVERREACTION
The police charged peaceful demonstrations by journalists in Lahore and Islamabad and then citizens' groups running in a mixed-gender marathon meant to highlight the issue of violence against women. The ruling establishment encourages the law enforcing agencies' use of force. [Read] |
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WOMEN, INTEGRATION, PRISON : EUROPEAN PRISONS AND AFTER RELEASE POLICIES
A comparative research project aimed to understand the reality of women in European prisons and their life after release – with an emphasis on the efficiency of social and penitentiary policies which promote their social and labour integration. The research aimed to identify the key factors that affect the social exclusion or integration of imprisoned women. [Read]
Marta Cruells and Noelia Igareda - April 2005 |
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FEMINISM IN KUWAIT : THE STRUGGLE FOR WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.
Last month, on the 19th April, lawmakers in Kuwait agreed to allow women the right to vote and run in local council elections - a bill that passed
on a 26-20 vote, with three abstentions [1]. Kuwaiti women were ecstatic - women have been fighting since the 1960s for political rights, in a country
where women's rights are comparable to those in Saudi Arabia. [Read]
By Rochelle Jones
From Resource Net - Awid |
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FREE SOFTWARE FOR FREE WOMEN
There is no doubt : new technologies are challenging the whole society. To be more powerful, women from solidarity economy groups need to learn to use them as a tool in their work. How can they be stronger, and is there any relationship between solidarity economy and Free Software ? On the first glance, no ! [Read]
Christina Haralanova / GERT - march 2005 |
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EVERYTHING BUT TALKING
One may think that the World Social Forum is only a place for heated speeches and debates, but there is also space for other experiences, more in contact with nature, bodily expression and spirituality.
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Dafne Sabanes Plou, Association for Progressive Communications - January 2005 |
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