WUNRN
Women's Link Worldwide
Is Searching for Worst & Best Judicial Statements on Gender Rights
Women's Link
Worldwide’s nomination period is now open for the Gender Justice Uncovered
Awards, which highlight court decisions that positively or negatively affect
gender equity. Anyone, from anywhere in the world, may nominate their cases
online via www.womenslinkworldwide.org.
NOMINATION FORM: http://www.womenslinkworldwide.org:80/wlw/new.php?modo=premios&tp=postular&y=2012&lang=en
E-Mail to Send
Nominations & For Information:uncovered@womenslinkworldwide.org
November 15, 2011 - In Nicaragua, the
Supreme Court reduced a sentence for rape because the perpetrator was in a
"state of rapture."
Statements like this deserve the "bludgeon" award in the fourth
edition of the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards, which officially opens
its nomination period today for anyone to propose statements or decisions
made by judges, prosecutors, public defenders, public representatives, members
of United Nations committees, or magistrates, who have had a positive or
negative effect on gender equity.
On the other hand, the United States’ Immigration Court’s decision to not
deport a woman and her daughters to their country of origin due to the fear of
persecution in the form of forced marriage, marital rape and female genital
mutilation, deserves praise.
In all countries, regardless of their political, national or religious culture,
the comments of judges, courts and tribunals have an enormous influence on the
sense of justice and the daily lives of all people. For this reason, Women's
Link created these annual awards, which reward gold, silver and
bronze "gavels" to judicial pronouncements or decisions which promote
gender equity, and gold, silver and bronze "bludgeons" to the most
sexist and regressive decisions.
Nominations will be open from November 15th, 2011 to April 30th,
2012 and can be made through our website at www.womenslinkworldwide.org. All nominations will be evaluated by
a panel of three international personalities, who will announce the winners in
June 2012.
Albie Sachs: South African lawyer and human
rights activist who confronted apartheid, both in the country and from exile.
He actively participated in the negotiations leading his country to
constitutional democracy and was later appointed by President Mandela as a
member of the new South African Constitutional Court.
Angela Patricia Janiot: Colombian journalist and CNN's main anchor in
Spanish. Recently she was awarded the INTE (Television Industry in Spanish) for
"Best Female News Personality." Janiot is the president of the
foundation "Colombianitos", dedicated to help children affected by
violence in Colombia.
Virada Somswasdi: Thai lawyer and academic, who founded the first Center
for Women's Studies in Thailand and is an expert on issues such as trafficking,
sexual exploitation of women, pornography, sex and AIDS, family law, domestic
violence, feminist jurisprudence and women’s rights, among other issues.
"The People’s Choice Award"
Not only the jury can choose the winning decision. Women's Link has created the
category "People’s Choice Award" for those decisions that obtain the
most votes via the website, including a bludgeon and gavel award.
The polls will be open to the public from November 15th, 2011 until
May 31st, 2012 to determine the winners. You can follow the Awards
through our web
page, Facebook
and Twitter.
For more information:
Cristina
Sánchez Velázquez
Women's Link Worldwide
Mobile: +34 669 464 490
Office:
+34 91 185 19 04
prensa@womenslinkworldwide.org
Madrid (Spain)