June 16th, 2008
From SW Radio Africa via All Africa:
“After being kept in detention for about 2 weeks while the government delayed a bail appeal hearing, 12 of the 14 WOZA activists who were being detained at Chikurubi Maximum Prison finally faced the prospect of being released on Friday.
A male MOZA activist that was at Harare Remand Prison […]
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June 15th, 2008
I’m not particularly a Nicholas Kristof fan, but he has an excellent column out about rape as a weapon to war. Writing about why rape has always been a weapon of war, he writes,
“There are two reasons for this. First, mass rape is very effective militarily. From the viewpoint of a militia, getting into […]
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June 15th, 2008
Due in large part to the hard work of many feminist media activists, gender issues are now assumed to be a regular part of the media justice discussion. But that is still a far cry from an actionable platform for making gender justice an integral part of the media reform agenda.
The implications of such a […]
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June 13th, 2008
From Human Rights First:
Today marks the second anniversary of a protest held by women’s rights activists in Iran. That demonstration was broken up violently by security forces and led to the arrest of 70 men and women. The activists then launched the One Million Signatures Campaign, an unprecedented grass-roots campaign to change gender discrimination in […]
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June 13th, 2008
Received via e-mail:
AFGHAN WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS’
OPEN LETTER TO THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON AID TO AFGHANISTAN
12 JUNE 2008
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
On the 19, 20, and 22 of May 2008, in Kabul, Afghanistan, women members of the Afghanistan Islamic National Assembly convened to prioritize the concerns of Afghan women and girls on the […]
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June 13th, 2008
From Women Living Under Muslim Laws:
On Monday 3 June 2008, the Women’s Minister of the Bougainville Autonomous Government was sacked from her Cabinet position. Magdalene Toroansi was the lone voice in the Cabinet to oppose President Kabui’s signature to a mining contract with Canadian mining company, Invincible which would reopen the Panguna Mine in Central […]
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June 12th, 2008
We’re not quite sure why this site has such a list, but nonetheless Feminist Peace Network is honored to be included in the Criminal Justice Degrees Guide directory of 100 top Civil Liberties Advocacy blogs.
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June 12th, 2008
Note: Please see below for the complete Articles of Impeachment.
“Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today issued the following statement on a proposed privileged resolution regarding articles of impeachment against President Bush. Woolsey is a supporter of the resolution.
“Five years ago, President Bush undertook a deliberate and concerted […]
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June 12th, 2008
Press Release from the Progressive Caucus:
As rhetoric continues to escalate and tensions mount between the U.S. and Iran, the Progressive Caucus, which Congresswoman Lee Co-Chairs, and the Campaign for a New American Policy on Iran held a news conference and Capitol Hill event designed to underscore the need for new, responsible and effective U.S. policies […]
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June 12th, 2008
As Rachel notes on Our Bodies Our Blog, the debate over the routine use of episiotomies during childbirth has been going on for quite some time and as this little finding makes clear, with good cause. According to a study in the June 2008 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
“Women who had episiotomy at first delivery […]
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