Röster i debatten

Call for Action for women's rights and equal participation in Euro-Mediterranean region

2010-03-08

On the 8th March 2010, the centenary of International Women’s Day, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) – representing 76 human rights organisations located across the region – regrets the limited progress being made to protect and promote women’s rights and gender equality in the region.

 

EMHRN stresses three key problems:

  • The widespread discrimination against women in the legislation of southern and eastern Mediterranean countries.
  • Underrepresentation of women in political life and in public decision-making bodies
  • Widespread gender-based violence in all its forms and manifestations in the entire Euro-Mediterranean region

Efforts Should be United to End Palestinian Women’s Suffering

2010-03-08

The 8th of March marks the International Women’s Day, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1977 to support women's struggle for their rights that are ensured according to international standards. This day have become a symbol for women's struggle for their rights and against discrimination.

 

Rusta upp kvinnornas politiska arena när du ändå är på gång Gunilla!

2010-02-17

I dagens utrikespolitiska deklaration nämner Carl Bildt den "oomtvistade kopplingen mellan jämställdhet och fattigdomsbekämpning". Men vart tog kopplingen mellan jämställdhet och säkerhet vägen? Den "medeltida kvinnosyn" som Gunilla Carlsson beskriver i Afghanistan är inte statisk och detta perspektiv riskerar att cementera en syn på kvinnor och mäns roller i det svaga samhälle som Sverige genom bistånd försöker stärka. Om vi utgår ifrån att kvinnor vet bäst vilka säkerhetshot som drabbar dem så vet de förmodligen också vilken lösningen kan tänkas vara. Skriver IKFF på Newsmill.

Where is the Money for Women's Rights?

2010-02-12

This Friday File is the first of a two part series featuring select highlights from AWID’s action-research Initiative “Where is the Money for Women’s Rights”. It illustrates some of the most significant general trends and opportunities that are impacting the current funding landscape. The second Friday File in this series will share further research related to various funding sectors, as well as recommendations and potential strategies for expanding the quantity and quality of resources for women’s organizing and women’s rights.

Katrine Kielos: Hatet mot kvinnokroppen är vår tids största skam

2010-01-29

"Ordet vagina kommer ur det latinska ordet för svärdsskida. Vad svärdet i sammanhanget syftar på är inte svårt att förstå. Kvinnan definierad som hölje åt mannens ”vapen”. En vansinnig föreställning där kvinnokroppen förvandlas till en öde plats för våld mellan män att utspela sig på. Hon är i sammanhanget ingenting. Det har alltid varit hans krig." skriver Katrine Kielos i Aftonbladets ledare. Läs hela krönikan här: Hatet mot kvinnokroppen är vår tids största skam

New Profile urges the UN to hold Israel Accountable

2010-01-28

On January 28th 2010, New Profile, a feminist movement working to demilitarize society and state in Israel, dispatched a letter to a list of top U.N. officials urging the U.N. General Assembly and the U.N. Security Council to intervene to ensure implementation of the recommendations made by the U.N. Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.

Könsmördare

2010-01-17

Varje årtionde dödas fler flickor än antalet människor som fallit offer för 1900-talets samtliga folkmord. Per Wirtén lämnar en frontrapport i det första av tre reportage i Expressen om frihetens ställning inför 2010-talet.

A Humiliating approach to the Iraqi women’s rights

2010-01-11

This is not the first time, and I guess would not be the last for us to see a retreat in the government’s approach towards Iraqi women. Once again, a very vital and influential governmental body slaps us women with its shocking regulations that humiliate women and present them as incapable and unworthy.

Uganda/Sudan: Two women peace negotiators reflect on their experiences

2010-01-11

A meeting organized by the Geneva based Center for humanitarian dialogue in Nairobi brought together women who played leading roles in peace processes in Africa to learn from their shared experiences. Two of the participants, Betty Bigombe and Santa Okot played key roles in the Ugandan peace process. Louise Tunbridge of IRIN Radio began by asking Betty Bigombe, who was one of the mediators, to reflect on what she might have done differently.

The Gaza offensive: one year on No peace without respect for international law

2009-12-15

One year after the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip (27/12/08 - 18/01/09) and despite the UN Fact Finding Mission’s conclusions that both Israeli military forces and Palestinian armed groups have violated international law and committed war crimes amounting to grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and possibly crimes against humanity, no one has been held accountable for the crimes committed, including the killing of more than 1400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis and the estimated 22.000 buildings completely destroyed or badly damaged. Moreover, the illegal siege of 1.5 million people of the Gaza Strip has continued, worsening drastically the humanitarian situation in the Strip.