Feminist Peace Network

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HCRP):
“The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is shocked and deeply grieved at the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson, Pakistan People’s Party.
HRCP strongly condemns the barbaric act and demands an inquiry by an international team of investigators. The Commission holds the Government of Pakistan and all the law enforcing authorities under […]

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Well not really, I’m a vegetarian.  Happy Holidays, whatever you may celebrate–The blog and I are going to visit family until the end of next week.

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Dear Supporters of the New Orleans Women’s Health Clinic:
Even before Hurricane Katrina, women of color and low income women in New Orleans lacked access to basic health care.*  Today, twenty-eight months after the storm, the limited health care resources that existed before the storm for low income and uninsured individuals have yet to be replaced, […]

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From the Family Violence Prevention Fund:
Domestic Violence, Domestic Homicide Remain Serious Problems
In United States, New Justice Department Data Shows
Statement of Esta Soler, President, Family Violence Prevention Fund
“New data issued this evening by the Bureau of Justice Statistics show that partner violence and domestic homicide remain costly and devastating problems in this country. Although the […]

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From the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV):
VAWA PROGRAMS INCREASED BY $17.3 MILLION; VOCA FUND CUT BY $35 MILLION
The House and the Senate have completed the Omnibus Appropriations Bill and
have sent it to the President, who is expected to sign it into law. Overall, VAWA programs administered by the Department of Justice have seen […]

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For anyone who has a shred of doubt that the waging of war exacerbates misogynist violence, the testimony given to the House Judiciary Committee yesterday in response to Jamie Leigh Jones’ allegations against KBR should convince you.  Houston KHOU Channel 11 reports that,
““It is interesting to note that the Department of Justice has thousands of […]

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Dagnabit, I just hate it when someone I truly admire does something utterly slimey. While I admire much of what Dennis Kucinich stands for, WTF is he doing taking money from Hustler publisher Larry Flynt??? In a piece on The Huffington Post, Jackson Katz reports,
“Larry Flynt last month co-hosted a fundraiser […]

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Thanks to one of our alert readers for forwarding this blatant specimen of objectivity (watch the video).
I guess we should be grateful they didn’t gift wrap the damned boxes.

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From Nancy Pelosi’s blog:
“The Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security has just concluded a hearing, “Enforcement of Federal Criminal Law to Protect Americans Working for U.S. Contractors in Iraq.â€? Rep. Ted Poe (TX-02), Jamie Leigh Jones (pdf), a former employee of Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR), and Scott Horton (pdf), Adjunct […]

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We had so much fun playing the feminist blame game a few weeks ago, that we thought oh what the heck, let’s do it again. This week’s installment comes from the WaPo’s Anne Applegate who reminds us that the oppression of Saudi women is the fault of American feminists:
“The Web site of the National […]

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