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06/30/2005 U Kotoru je juce odrzan okrugli sto na temu “Rodna ravnopravnost i obrazovanje zena”, na kojem su ucestvovali ljudi na rukovodecim mjestima i strucnjaci iz oblasti obrazovanja. Organizator je Centar za zensko i mirovno obrazovanje “Anima” iz Kotora, a rijec je o seriji okruglih stolova koji se odrzavaju u Crnoj Gori u cilju formiranja Nacionalnog akcionog plana za postizanje rodne ravnopravnosti zena u Crnoj Gori.
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06/30/2005 The names of a thousand women from over 150 countries including 157 women from South Asia, who have been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize, were announced on June 29, 2005.
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06/29/2005 Dragan B. Radosavljevic zvani Skljoca iz Bara uhapsen je u subotu 25. juna zbog sumnje da je pocinio krivicno djelo “trgovina ljudima”, te da je vise od mjesec dana trafikovao maloljetnu K.R. iz Srbije. Ovo je drugo hapsenje Radosavljevica u nepuna tri mjeseca, zbog istog krivicnog djela. Krajem marta protiv njega je podnijeta krivicna prijava zbog sumnje da je trafikovao S.M. takodje iz Srbije.
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06/29/2005 While the Ten Commandments ruling grabbed the headlines, Monday's Supreme Court decision that police are not required to enforce restraining orders will likely affect the lives of many more Americans--especially vulnerable women and children. Jessica Gonzales brought the case after Colorado police failed to respond to five calls reporting violations by her estranged husband, who then abducted and killed her three children.
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From: Feminist Majority Foundation
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Mukhtaran Bibi Was Once a Victim, Now She’s an Advocate
06/29/2005 In 2002, Pakistani woman Mukhtaran Bibi--also known as Mukhtaran Mai--was gang raped on her village elders' orders. The men convicted in her case have since been released. As the country's Supreme Court finally takes up her case, Amnesty asks you to take action and encourage Pakistan to protect women's rights.
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From: Amnesty International USA
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06/28/2005 A one-day Sub-regional Gender Project Management meeting held in Sarajevo, represents the initiation of the cooperation of governmental gender mechanisms of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro and UNDP Country Offices from BH, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Related: [Bosnia and Herzegovina] [Serbia and Montenegro] [Human Rights] [Gender]
06/28/2005 Du 27 au 30 Octobre 2005, près de 2000 femmes du monde entier, leaders et militantes des droits des femmes, se rencontreront à Bangkok pour le 10ème Forum International de l’AWID pour débattre d’une question urgente : « Comment le changement a-t-il lieu ? »
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From: Association for Women's Rights in Development
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06/25/2005 MEXICO CITY, Jun 24 (IPS) - Anhali is putting the final touches on the devil costume she plans to wear for the Pride Parade this Saturday in the Mexican capital, which is expected to draw around 60,000 members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
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06/24/2005 It was a significant day in the history of the women's movement. Following ten years of persistent efforts, the Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, 2004 received the Indian cabinet's approval for introduction in the Parliament on June 23, 2005.
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Related: [South Asia] [Gender] [Law]
06/24/2005 The Millennium Project has submitted a report to the UN secretary general, that provides the best strategies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The UN Millennium Project is headed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on the MDGs. The bulk of its analytical work has been carried out by 10 thematic task forces comprising more than 250 experts from around the world.
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Wangari Maathai, Photo by Martin Rowe
06/24/2005 Wangari Maathai, founder of the famous Greenbelt Movement and African Nobel Laureate, lay her wisdom upon the U.S. NGO community recently. "Unless we manage resources more equitably, we won’t have peace. To do that there has to be democratic space," she told a Washington, D.C. gathering.
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Image: Wangari Maathai, Photo by Martin Rowe © Martin Rowe / Women Thrive Worldwide
Wangari Maathai, Photo by Martin Rowe
06/24/2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Wangari Muta Maathai, 2004's Nobel Peace Prize winner and the first African woman bestowed the prestigious award, told representatives from non-governmental organizations here recently that a stronger commitment to environmental conservation can help build peace and greater prosperity in Africa.
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Image: Wangari Maathai, Photo by Martin Rowe © Martin Rowe / Women Thrive Worldwide
06/24/2005 The percentage of women in the information technology work force declined from a high of 41 percent in 1996 to 32.4 percent in 2004, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Information Technology Association of America trade group.
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Related: [Northern America] [United States] [Gender] [ICT]
DRC: Young Girl Affected by War
06/24/2005 It took some persuasion to get the women attending a rape-trauma counseling meeting to agree to start a literacy program. But when the program debuted in Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, over 200 women enrolled, and now the women say they stand up for their rights, and by doing so, can protect other women from violence in the future.
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From: Lutheran World Relief
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06/23/2005 MEXICO CITY, Jun 22 (IPS) - ”Death to the whores, I'm back” read a sign found next to the body of one of the nearly 1,700 Guatemalan women who have been murdered in the past five years.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
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06/23/2005 MEXICO CITY, Jun 22 (IPS) - ”Death to the bitches, I'm back” read a sign found next to the body of one of the nearly 1,700 Guatemalan women who have been murdered in the past five years.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
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06/22/2005 The Gender Equality Office was opened today in Probishtip, as a support to the Gender Equality Commission of the Local government council. The office was promoted by the representatives of Union of Women Organizations of Macedonia-SOZM, Unit for Promoting Gender Equality of the Macedonian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje.
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06/22/2005 The campaign against religious arbitration of family law in Ontario has received important backing from international human rights and women's rights leaders. Supporters backed the view that allowing religious arbitration of family laws in Ontario could contravene Canada's international human rights obligations and set a dangerous precedent that could jeopardize women's rights nationally and internationally.
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From: Rights and Democracy (ICHRDD)
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06/22/2005 The importance of gender issues in agricultural development is now well-recognised. Similarly, uses for new information and communication technologies (ICTs) for agriculturalists have begun to attract significant interest.
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Related: [Caribbean] [Oceania] [Africa] [Gender] [ICT]
06/21/2005 A party line vote in Congress Friday ended hope for the most recent measure to unlock $34 million for the UN Population Fund. $134 million has already been held up over four years, ostensibly to send a message to China, reports PlanetWire, while women and families in 140 other countries continue to suffer.
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From: Communications Consortium Media Center
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