Week of 10-06-2008

• Nepal - New Kumari Living Goddess - Age 3
• Refugee Needs Unmet - UNHCR - Women & Children - Protection from Sexual Abuse & Violence
• Women & the Food Crisis - Women Producers, Declaration, Biofuels, Imbalance of Power, Profits
• Violence Against Women Monitor - October 2008
• Lebanon - Women Migrant Domestic Workers - Rights Issues - Videos - Campaign
• Human Rights Defenders Support - UN, EU, COE - Women Human Rights Defenders
• Middle East - Women's Empowerment - Bridging the Gap Survey
• Progress on Achieving Gender Equality - 7 Priorities, 7 Years to Go - Report
• Egypt - Cairo Street Harassment of Women - Call for Laws Against Sexual Harassment
• Gender Analysis & Social Assessment - Tools - World Bank
• India - Religious Conflict in Orissa State - Feminine Face of Grief - Violence & Displacement
• Video Testimonial of Domestic Violence Victim/Survivor - USA
• China - Legislation Focus on Rights of Rural Women Marrying Outside Their Village
• Sudan, Darfur - Through the Eyes of Women & Girls Desparate to Survive in Conflict
• Fiji - Women in Fiji Police Force - Working in a Man's World - ILO
• Call for Papers-Deadline-Global Challenge, Local Action, Social Movements-Anthropology Society Event
• USA - Sex Slaves in the Suburbs - MSNBC Report - Video
• Burma/Myanmar - Rape & Brutal Murder of 15-Year Old Girl Allegedly by Soldiers - Impunity to Date
• Trafficking - UNODC Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons
• Congo - Mass Stigma Scars Congo's Rape Survivors
• Slovakia - Violence Against Women - UN CEDAW Committee Concluding Observations 2008
• Prostitution - Which Stance to Take? - Council of Europe Report
• Afghanistan - Women & Public Space - Art +
• Women & Poverty - International Day for Eradication of Poverty
• Poem - Found My Voice
• Canada - Gender & Peacebuilding
• GlobeWomen E-News - Women in Business Networking
• Human Rights & Service Learning Manual
• Media & Gender Justice - Women's Creed - WACC Congress
• Bangladesh - Video - Fragile Survival of Women & Children on River Chars & in Mainland Slums
• Somaliland - Women's Rights to Safe Maternal & Infant Health Care
• Iraq Women Fear Public Exposure as Political Candidates
• UN SR on Adequate Housing - Mandate, Human Right to Adequate Housing +
• UN Special Rapporteur on Housing Statement for World Habitat Day
• USA - Teen Girls Dating Gang Members More Likely to Become Pregnant - Study
• Gender Budgeting as a Management Strategy for Gender Equality at Universities
• Uganda - Forced Marriage Within the Lord's Resistance Army LRA
• Afghanistan - In Poverty & Strife, Women Gaining Rights in Bamian Province
• Israel - Palestinian Women - Israel Law Issues - Citizenship, Residence, Rights +
• World Habitat Day - Realities of Women's Poverty & Lack of Adequate Housing
• Iran - Women-Only Taxis
• China - Mistresses Enlisted in Fight Against Corruption in China
• UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women - Consultations With Civil Society
• European Union Calls for Less Gender Stereotyping in Advertising
• Peace Is an Illusion When Rape Continues
• Czech Republic - Petition for Improving Maternity Care Services
• Saudi Arabia - Sri Lanka Migrant Girl Maid Case Status Rizana Nafeek - Death Penalty Issue
• India - Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Bill 2005 Excludes State of Jammu & Kashmir
• Sudan - Special Rapporteur on Sudan Report to UN 2008 - Women's Rights Violations

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