From the U.N. Study; "A common denominator of all forms
of religious
extremism or fundamentalism is often violent rejection of gender
equality. Groups or states, as in the case of Afghan Taliban,
can create
an apartheid for women, excluding women from society, employment
and
education, prescribing dress or restricting travel." The
Study further
says, "in some supposedly tolerant countries like Bangladesh,
electoral
campaigns have exploited issues such as religious dress. In
other
countries, women exposed to extremism are flogged or ostracized."
The organizations listed below address these and other issues on A.2. Religious
Extremism. Click on the title of an organization to view an abstract of their
work and how to contact them. Click on the news and research buttons to check
and see if there is additional information on A.2. Religious Extremism.
Women's NGO'S
European
Women’s
Lobby (EWL)
UN NGO Committee
on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN
NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment
and Development Organization (WEDO)
WOMANKIND Worldwide
Human Rights NGO'S
Rights
and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human
Rights Without Frontiers Int (HRWF Int.)
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR)
UN
NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN
NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York
Religions & Associations
Academic Institutions
Civil Society
Governments
Council
of Europe: European Youth Centre Budapest (EYCB)
Training
Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
The United
Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
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