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| 09 Feb 2008 - 15:08 | Anonymous
Anonymous@hotmail.com
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Reading this makes me realize how lucky I was. Fehed was a friend, but he was verbally abusive, controlling, and scared me. Even now he turned all my old friends against me, telling lies, so that I can't even tell them how he treated me because they won't believe me. I wish there was something I could do. I hate that he got away with this. I hate that people think he's a "good guy".
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| 09 Feb 2008 - 10:16 | Feministpeacenetwork
URL: feministpeacenetwork.org/
| New Feminist Peace Network Boletin
http://feministpeacenetwork.org /
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| 09 Feb 2008 - 10:07 | ACLU
hrjobs@aclu.org
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JOB * JOB * JOB
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU Women's Rights Project
OVERVIEW:
The Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) seeks applicants for a Staff Attorney in New York.
America's foremost advocate of individual rights, the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonpartisan organization founded in 1920. With national offices in New York and Washington and affiliates in every state in the country, it is one of the nation's premier public interest law firms.
Founded in 1972 by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Women's Rights Project (WRP) has been a leader in the legal battles to ensure women's full equality in American society. WRP is dedicated to the advancement of the rights
and interests of women, with a particular emphasis on issues affecting low-income women, women of color, and immigrant women, and has overall
responsibility for implementing ACLU policy in the area of gender
discrimination. Specifically, WRP conducts direct litigation, files
amicus curiae briefs, provides support for ACLU affiliate litigation,
serves as a resource for ACLU legislative work on women's rights, and seeks to advance ACLU policy goals through public education, outreach, and participation in coalitions. WRP has been an active participant in virtually all of the major gender discrimination litigation in the Supreme Court, in Congressional efforts to promote gender equality, and
in other significant public education on behalf of women and girls.
The Women's Rights Project, based in New York, has four core priority
areas of focus: employment; education; violence against women; and criminal and juvenile justice issues affecting women and girls. Cutting across these priority areas, WRP seeks to incorporate an international human rights framework into its litigation and advocacy efforts.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
§ Manage significant litigation in federal and state court including
district and appellate court litigation, discovery and motion practice,
briefs and arguments, and occasional trials.
§ Provide assistance and advice to ACLU affiliates.
§ Respond to requests for assistance from members of the public.
§ Conduct policy analysis.
§ Draft materials for public education.
§ Develop strategies for international human rights advocacy.
§ Engage in public speaking and respond to press inquiries.
§ Work with other advocates and organizations.
§ Supervise fellows and law student interns.
HOW TO APPLY:
Individuals interested in applying should send a letter of interest,
current resume, law school transcript, legal writing sample, and names
and telephone numbers of three legal references by email to
hrjobs@aclu.org <mailto:hrjobs@aclu.org> - reference [WRP-06/WACLU] in
subject line - or by mail to:
Human Resources
RE: [WRP-06/WACLU]
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
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| 09 Feb 2008 - 10:02 | Paz Como Cultura
URL: pazcomocultura.blogspot.com
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Paz Como Cultura Blogspot
http://pazcomocultura.blogspot .com
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| 09 Feb 2008 - 09:54 | AWID
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Backline Perspectives from Kosovo
A review of Women for Women International's 2007 'Stronger Women Stronger
Nations' report on Kosovo.
By Kathambi Kinoti
In every war, there is a frontline discussion and a backline discussion. This is how the authors of 'Stronger Women Stronger Nations' describe the
disconnect in the way war is portrayed and understood. Frontline
discussions are detached calculations of warfare; backline discussions are about the overlooked questions of survival and reconstruction. While men
steer frontline efforts, women engage in backline efforts, sustaining their communities during wartime and mending the social fabric when the fighting
ends. As in most other conflict and post-conflict situations around the
world, the women of Kosovo are marginalized to the backlines alone, even though 'socially excluded women articulate the same priorities and concerns
as practitioners and experts.' [1]
The status of Kosovo is currently unresolved. It has been under United Nations administration for more than eight years. While Serbia would like to maintain it as an autonomous region within Serbia, Kosovo itself favours
independence. Russia, which has significant international clout, supports Serbia's position. In March 2007 Martti Ahtisaari, the UN appointed leader of the status negotiations presented a final status report and draft
settlement agreement to the UN Security Council. The report and draft agreement recommended that Kosovo become an independent nation, a proposal
rejected by Serbia and Russia.
According to the survey upon which 'Stronger Women Stronger Nations' is based, women in Kosovo are less concerned about the region's formal status
than about bread and butter issues. The number of women who cited
unemployment as the main issue for their dissatisfaction with the situation in Kosovo was twice as many as those who cited uncertainty over Kosovo's
status. [2] This is not to say that women are ignorant or unconcerned about the political issues. It simply means that being disproportionately responsible for the day to day sustenance of communities, their priorities
are basic; food, water, health and safety. Yet for sustainable peace, their priority issues must be addressed. Women are missing from the political discussions about peace in Kosovo. The authors of the report assert that for long-term peace and stability to prevail, women's priorities and
recommendations must be part of Kosovo's national agenda; the status of women is integral to economic growth, reconstruction and sustainable peace.
[3] They say that 'women held society together during the war and have since become the grassroots experts on peace building and reconstruction.' [4]
Despite the prevailing social, economic and political conditions, women are optimistic. Eighty nine percent of the women surveyed expected the overall situation in Kosovo to improve within one year. Most women believe that
their political participation is important for Kosovo, but say they are not well represented politically. They also report alack of access to political information, which impacts on their ability to participate in political decision making.
The survey respondents demonstrated significant confidence in local institutions to deliver their rights although they acknowledged that traditional or societal gender discrimination hampers them from claiming
their rights as women. They had more faith in local institutions such as the Kosovo Police Force and the Kosovo media than in the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) or the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE). The international community is preoccupied with the status of Kosovo and the protection of minority rights. The women of Kosovo are preoccupied with education and employment as a prerequisite to the solution
of most of their pressing concerns. The survey showed strong support for a tolerant multi-ethnic community.
The report makes a strong case for involving women in all discussions about the way forward for Kosovo. It shows that it is vital to demonstrate that women's issues are society's issues and should not be marginalized. It makes a case for mobilizing for women's participation and for the provision of long-term investment in Kosovo's future. It emphasizes that sustainable
peace, democracy and economic development depend on women's economic, social and political participation. For this reason, it is important for women to fully participate at all levels; from the dinner table to
community councils, to the United Nations.
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| 08 Feb 2008 - 18:24 | Kathy Spillar
feministmajority@mail.democracyinaction.org
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Dear feminist activist,
Stop Sexist Election Media Coverage
As more state primaries fast approach, demand that the media stop sexist coverage!
Email the Network Presidents Now!
Good News! NBC News President Steve Capus just announced the suspension of commentator David Shuster for his sexist remarks last night about Chelsea Clinton and apologized to the Clinton family. Please email immediately Capus to thank him for his swift action and to tell MSNBC and the rest of the TV networks that sexist coverage of this historic election must stop.
Last night, as guest host of Tucker Caralson's show, Shuster asked whether Chelsea Clinton was being "being pimped out in some weird sort of way" by the Clinton campaign because she was working to support her mother's candidacy.
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. Already, MSNBC's Chris Matthews has had to apologize for his sexist remarks. But, as Capus has recognized, apologies are no longer enough.
Sexism in the media, however, is not isolated to MNBC. Feminists and people concerned with social justice have been dismayed by the coverage of this historic election.
The media is losing its credibility as it is holding on to an old-fashioned formula to stir up false debate. It must retain commentators to reflect the diversity of both the US and this historic election. As one of the most important elections of modern times, the nation deserves and demands a more serious presentation of the issues and campaigns.
As the next round of state primaries is fast approaching, tell the media that we don't want more of the same. Women must be taken seriously.
For equality,
Eleanor Smeal
President
The Feminist Majority Foundation
Kathy Spillar
Executive Editor
Ms. Magazine
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| 08 Feb 2008 - 09:56 | UNIFEM
nanette.braun@unifem.org
URL: www.saynotoviolence.org
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Say No to Violence Against Women Campaign - UNIFEM -
Challenge Grant Support of UN Foundation
UNIFEM News Release
Challenge Grant to End Violence Against Women
UN Foundation to donate $1 for every signature to UNIFEM online campaign
Add Signature to Campaign: http://www.saynotoviolence.org:80/
Me dia Inquiries:
Nanette Braun, Communications Specialist, UNIFEM Headquarters,
+1 212-906-6829, nanette.braun@unifem.org
Washington, DC/New York ‹ The United Nations Foundation announced its
support for the ³Say NO to Violence against Women² campaign. The Foundation
will donate $1 for each of the first 100,000 signatures to the online
campaign that is run by the UN Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM. The contributions will go to the UNIFEM-managed UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women.
ÂłRecent UN research has demonstrated the shameful scope of violence against women around the world, where one in three women are subject to some form of
coercion or abuse in their lifetimes,² said Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation. ³To turn the tide on violence, the international community must work together to stand up for the human rights
of women and thatÂąs what UNIFEMÂąs ÂŚSay NOÂą campaign does. It allows people
everywhere to go on record and stand up for a world free of violence against women.²
ÂłThanks to this fantastic challenge grant, every signature will bolster our
cause to make ending violence against women worldwide a top priority,² said UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman who champions the campaign. ³What¹s more, it will help provide critical resources for local initiatives that are supported through the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women ‹ whether it is working to prevent human trafficking, assisting survivors of domestic violence or helping implement laws against rape.²
People can sign on to the campaign at: http://www.saynotoviolence.org/
³The more people join, the stronger the message that there is an ever-growing movement of people who are demanding decisive action to put a stop to what is probably the most pervasive human rights violation,² added
acting UNIFEM Executive Director Joanne Sandler. ³This generous donation will provide an additional strong incentive for people to sign up to the campaign.²
The ³Say No to Violence against Women² campaign was launched November 26, 2007. To date more than 18,000 people worldwide have signed the call that urges an end to violence against women and encourages support to the UN
Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. This Trust Fund, managed by UNIFEM for the UN system, supports innovative initiatives by governments and non-governmental organizations to end violence against women. Since its
establishment in 1996, it has helped fund some 250 initiatives in 120 countries.
For more information about the campaign visit: http://www.saynotoviolence.org/ or http://www.unfoundation.org/
Media Contacts
Katherine Miller, United Nations Foundation
+1 202 778-1622 (ofc), +1 202 247-7280 (mob)
kmiller@unfoundation.org
Nanet te Braun, UNIFEM
+1 212 906-6829 (ofc), +1 917 667-1696 (mob)
nanette.braun@unifem.org
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| 07 Feb 2008 - 16:38 | Equality Now
info@equalitynow.org
URL: www.equalitynow.org
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EQUALITY NOW
RAPID RESPONSE ALERT
EQUALITY NOW CALLS ON IRAN TO STOP THE IMMINENT EXECUTION OF IRANIAN SISTERS ZOHREH AND AZAR KABIRI RECENTLY SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING FOR ADULTERY
In its latest assault on Iranian women’s rights, the Iranian judiciary has sentenced two sisters, Zohreh and Azar Kabiri to death by stoning.
According to Iranian media reports, following allegations of adultery by Zohreh’s husband, the sisters were arrested in February 2007. In the first trial, which took place without defense counsel, the sisters were coerced to confess to adultery during the course of interrogations by the judge. The General Court of Ferdis found Zohreh and Azar guilty of nappropriate relations and sentenced them to 99 lashes. Instead of being released, after enduring the lashes the sisters were without explanation sent back to prison and later summoned for a new trial on charges of “adultery” in Tehran’s Criminal Court. On 5 August 2007, they were sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, a decision that was subsequently approved by the Supreme Court.
The lawyer for the sisters, Jabar Solati, has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court requesting that the stoning sentence be reviewed. Solati maintains that it is unconstitutional for Zohreh and Azar to have been tried a second time for a crime for which they had already been convicted and punished. Solati also stated that the evidence needed to prove adultery was absent; these include confessions by the accused on four different occasions and the testimony of eye-witnesses to the alleged crime. Furthermore, reports indicate that the official documents from the first trial relating to the lashing sentence and execution of the sentence were all missing during the trial in Tehran’s Criminal Court.
Death sentences continue to be issued with regularity by the Iranian judiciary despite repeated local and international protest by human rights activists, citizens, the media and the international community. In spite of a moratorium on stoning issued in 2002 by Ayatollah Shahroudi, head of the Iranian judiciary, judges continue to hand down stoning sentences, in particular and disproportionately to women, for adultery. These death sentences are being carried out. A woman and man are reported to have been stoned to death for adultery in 2006. As recently as 5 July 2007, Jafar Kiani was stoned to death in Aghchekand in Iran. Kiani’s partner, Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, and nine other women including Kobra Najjar have all been sentenced to death by stoning. All these women are in prison and their sentences could be carried out at any time. Two men await punishment by stoning as well. Equality Now Executive Director Taina Bien-Aimé says, “The Iranian judiciary should be upholding international law rather than violating the human rights obligations Iran has undertaken. Adultery must not be punished by criminal sanctions. This is a violation of the right to privacy. Moreover, stoning is a fundamental human rights violation in all cases.”
Stoning to death violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) to which Iran is a state party. The ICCPR clearly prohibits torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment. It also limits the imposition of the death penalty “only for the most serious crimes.” No criminal or other act warrants violent and inhumane punishments such as flogging and stoning.
Moreover, adultery is a private act and should not incur criminal punishment. Protection from arbitrary or unlawful interference under the ICCPR has been found by the United Nations Human Rights Committee to include consensual sexual activity between adults in private.
Equality Now is an international human rights organization that works to protect and promote the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women. Equality Now opposes all forms of the death penalty. Equality Now’s Women’s Action Network comprises 30,000 groups and individual members in over 160 countries. For more information please visit www.equalitynow.org.
Please contact Iran’s Head of Judiciary Ayatollah Shahroudi urging him to release Zohreh and Azar Kabiri immediately and unconditionally from prison. Also urge him to release Kobra Najjar (see http://www.equalitynow.org/english/actio ns/action_2901_en.html for more information about her case) and to commute all death sentences that have been passed and await execution. Iran must comply with its obligations under the ICCPR and ban the practice of stoning, and recognize adultery as a private act that should not incur criminal penalties.
His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Head of the Judiciary
c/o Ministry of Justice
Park-e Shahr
Teheran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Email: iripr@iranjudiciary.org, irjpr@iranjudiciary.com and info@dadgostary-tehran.ir
Phone: +98 21 22741002, +98 21 22741003, +98 21 22741004, +98 21 22741005
In the United States please also contact:
Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran
(Housed in the Embassy of Pakistan)
2209 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 965-4990, (202) 965-4992, (202) 965-4993, (202) 965-4994, (202) 965-4999
Fax: (202) 965-1073
Email: requests@daftar.org
For more information, please contact Equality Now at info@equalitynow.org.
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| 07 Feb 2008 - 16:18 | Denisse
pastricia.armenta@yahoo.com
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porfavor,necesito que alguien me preste ,atencion hace 3 anos me mude a vivir con mi fiance. todo estaba muy bien despues de dos meses empezo mi pesadilla yo trate de buscar ayuda compraba libros de conmo manajar un matrimonio pero nunca tuve esa suerte, con el tiempo de todas las angustias que me pasaron los nervios me llegaron a consumir busque ayuda siciloga en porartur (Port Arthur), trate por ese lado pero tampoco funciono cada dia era muchas palabras malas como el megritaba que yo no significaba nada para el q yo era un pedaso de mierda mi autoestima se vino abajo ellegado a creer que todos los golpes que se me daban me los merecia porque eso era lo que el me gritaba abuso tanto de mi que hasta me utilizo sexualmente queria que yo le hiciera cosas que yo no estaba de acuerdo y si no lo hacia me decia que se buscaria otra mujer ya que yo no le complacia su sexualidad realmente nunca acabaria de esplicar pero me gustaria que al guien se contactara con miguo lo mas pronto posible
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| 06 Feb 2008 - 08:21 | admin
URL: www.dvalianza.org/2008conference/2008con . . .
| Alianza Conference
La Violencia Domestica
From Emerging Dialogue to Social Transformation
Celebrando 10 Ańos de Esfuerzos Unidos/Celebrating 10 Years of United Efforts and Looking Toward the Future
March 7 & 8, 2007 -- Atlanta, Georgia
Co-hosted by Caminar Latino
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 22, 2008
Click here <http://www.dvalianza.org/2008conference /2008conference.htm> for
conference details and to register online!
HOTEL REGISTRATION: For lower hotel rate, register by February 11, 2008.
Alianza invites you to join us at our next national conference.
Open to everyone who is committed to ending domestic violence and serving Latino families/communities in culturally proficient ways
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| 05 Feb 2008 - 15:57 | admin
URL: www.nnedv.org/docs/Policy/FY08Recap.pdf
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URGENT ACTION ALERT - Tuesday, February 5, 2008
PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED FY '09 BUDGET WOULD HARM VICTIMS!!
DEVASTATING CUTS TO THE FY '08 BUDGET ARE ALREADY FORCING PROGRAMS TO TURN VICTIMS AWAY!!
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SAVE LIVES BY INCREASING VAWA & FVPSA FUNDING AND RAISING THE VOCA CAP!!
THE SITUATION
The Fiscal Year (FY) '08 budget passed by Congress in December, 2007 included staggering cuts to the Victims of Crime Act Fund (VOCA) - the impact is now being felt by victim service providers across the country who have lost core funding.
Yesterday, the President announced his FY '09 Federal Budget. If enacted it would be devastating for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking.
It proposes:
* A decimating $120 million cut from the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA);
* Maintaining $122.6 million for the Family Violence Prevention Services and Act (FVPSA) $52.4 million less than its authorized amount;
* Institutionalizing FY '08's devastating $35 million cut to the Victims of Crime Act (V0CA) Fund cap; and
* The ELIMINATION of the VOCA Fund - a $2 billion loss!
If passed, the President's budget would catastrophically compound the $35 million cut to VOCA, the probable additional administrative cuts of $41.3 million to VOCA, and the cuts to VAWA and FVPSA. The President's proposal would further endanger victims' lives since the current budget cuts are already forcing programs to scramble to continue to be lifelines for millions of victims across this country.
Learn more about the cuts here: http://www.nnedv.org/docs/Policy/FY08Rec ap.pdf
WHAT YOU CAN DO
The President's budget is only the first step in the appropriations process.
Your actions RIGHT NOW are crucial in order to secure needed funding for essential VAWA programs, FVPSA and the VOCA Fund.
Learn more about the appropriations process here: http://www.nnedv.org/pdf/BudgetandApprop riationsOverview.pdf
Join in our national VAWA, FVPSA and VOCA call-in week starting today!
Call your Members of Congress on NNEDV's toll-free number
1.888.256.7413
To find your Senators and Representatives names, go to: www.senate.gov or www.house.gov
Call the toll-free number and ask for your member of Congress. Tell your Member of Congress:
* "Hello, my name is ____and I am a constituent, from (include your state and town or zip____)."
* "In the Fiscal Year '09 Congressional Budget, I urge you to:
-- Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act;
-- Raise the Victims of Crime Act Fund Cap to $717 million; and
-- Protect the Victims of Crime Act from elimination."
* "Thank you."
Passionate advocates making phones ring off the hook in the Capitol will send a clear message to our Congress: You must fulfill the promises of VAWA, FVPSA and VOCA!
Never called your Senators or Representatives before? Don't worry, it's easy!
Call 1-888-256-7413 to be connected to the Capitol Switchboard. Tell them the name of your Senator/Representative and they will connect you to their office. When you call your Senator or Representative, your call will be answered by a receptionist (often an intern). Tell him or her that you want to leave a message for the Senator or Representative. The receptionist will take down your message. Be sure to speak slowly and clearly so they can write down your message.
Send Your Senators and Representatives a Letter
Personalize and send (fax or email) the letter below to your Senators and Representatives. Let's make sure our Members of Congress know that VAWA, FVPSA and VOCA save lives!
Sample Letter: http://www.nnedv.org/docs/Policy/SampleL etter-LocalPrograms-FY09.doc
The more personal and descriptive you can be in these letters, the better. Members of Congress are interested in learning about how these federal dollars impact their local constituents. The letter is designed for local programs and should be printed on organizational letterhead. If you are an individual, simply delete references to "programs" and talk about why this issue is important to you and your community.
Find email and fax information for your Members of Congress through www.senate.gov or www.house.gov
Wondering whether you can lobby? Read this one-page fact sheet: http://www.nnedv.org/docs/Policy/Lobbyin g_NonprofitStatus.pdf
Forward This Email
Send this email to your friends, family and colleagues and encourage them to call. We need as many people as possible to contact Congress this week!
THANK YOU FOR ACTING RIGHT NOW TO SAVE LIVES!
THANK YOU! YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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| 04 Feb 2008 - 09:57 | UN
URL: www.hrea.org
| UNITED NATIONS Press release
1 February 2008
Issues Conclusions on Reports of Bolivia, Burundi, Saudi Arabia, France, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco and Sweden
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its fortieth session, held from 14 January to 1 February 2008 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, and issued concluding comments on the reports of Bolivia, Burundi, Saudi Arabia, France, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco and Sweden on how those countries are implementing their obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. This was the first session of the Committee since its transfer to Geneva, as part of wider reforms to rationalize and streamline the work of the human rights treaty bodies.
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Preliminary Concluding Observations
Bolivia
In concluding comments on the combined second, third and fourth periodic reports of Bolivia, the Committee noted with satisfaction the many efforts made to implement the Convention through the adoption of a considerable number of laws, policies, plans and programmes, including the Family and Domestic Violence Act; the Electoral Reform and Enhancement Act; the Executive Branch Reform Act, promoting gender equality; the Citizens' Associations and Indigenous Peoples Act; the Law on Protection for Victims of Crimes against Sexual Freedom; the Act on Trafficking in Persons and Related Offences; the National Public Policy Plan for the Full Exercise of Women's Rights; the National Maternity and Childhood Insurance scheme; and the National Reproductive Health Plan.
The Committee was concerned at the disparity between the de jure and de facto situation regarding the legal protection of women and gender equality. While taking note of the various internal reforms in the Department for Gender and Generational Affairs, the Committee was concerned at the lack of institutional stability of national machineries for the advancement of women, their limited decision-making power and the fact that they lacked the financial and human resources to effectively promote the implementation of the Convention and foster gender equality, at the central, local and municipal government levels. The Committee was also concerned at the lack of a comprehensive gender mainstreaming policy, as a central element of the State party's strategic priorities. The Committee was also concerned that women's access to justice was limited because of their high rates of illiteracy, their lack of information on their rights, lack of legal assistance tailored to their needs, lengthy legal proceedings and related costs, and the insufficient understanding of the Convention by the judiciary.
The Committee urged Bolivia to take the necessary measures to ensure the full implementation of existing legislation on gender equality. It also urged Bolivia to streamline procedures for review of the compatibility of those laws with the Convention, that it repeal without delay all legislation that discriminated against women, and that it ensure the enforcement of laws prohibiting discrimination against women. The Committee requested Bolivia to enhance the institutional status of the national machinery for the advancement of women and provide it with sufficient decision-making authority and with human and financial resources at the central, regional and municipal government levels to effectively promote and coordinate the application of a substantive gender mainstreaming strategy for the implementation of the Convention in all policy areas and by all levels of government. The Committee further encouraged the formulation, adoption and implementation of an integrated and comprehensive national plan of action directed to achieving gender equality and the advancement of women. The Committee also urged Bolivia to create the necessary conditions for women, particularly for women living in poverty and rural and indigenous women, to have access to justice.
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| 04 Feb 2008 - 09:48 | Vidya
URL: www.tulir.org
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We have just embarked on a project to map the magnitude and ynamics
of risks of sexual exploitation posed to young people in India in their engagement with ICT's and would appreciate hearing from members who would be able to give us inputs based on their similar work/interest/contacts/research
etc.
Another aspect of this project is an advocacy/awareness package built around a website for young people; again any inputs in this reagrd would be most welcome
Looking forward to hearing from y'll
cheers
Vidya
Tulir - Centre for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse
J 18, Anna Nagar East
Chennai 102
India
www.tulir.org
www.childsexualabuseini ndia.blogspot.com
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| 04 Feb 2008 - 00:04 | Gail Dines
gdines@wheelock.edu
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Stop Porn Culture will be offering our third training for our
slideshow this July. The training will be twice as long, more in-depth, and can also be taken for college credit.
Please post this information anywhere you can!
Media Madness: The Impact of Sex, Violence and Commercial Culture on Adults, Children and Society
A summer Institute for Educators, Students, Human Service
Professionals, Activists and Parents
July 8-11, 2008, Wheelock College, Boston.
For the 14th consecutive year, Wheelock College is offering a very
popular summer institute on the role that the media (television,
magazines, advertising, pornography, video games and music videos) plays in shaping our gender identity, our intimate relationships, our children's lives, and ultimately our culture.
The institute is taught by Dr Gail Dines, author of Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality, and Dr. Diane Levin, author of the forthcoming So Sexy So Soon
Participants in both tracks will learn:
• How media violence affects behavior and contributes to violence in society
• How media images perpetuate and legitimize sexism, racism,
consumerism and economic inequality
• How political and economic forces shape the media
• How media affects children's ideas about sexual behavior and
relationships with others
• How to critically deconstruct media images and develop media literacy skills
• How to become active in advocacy, community building and grass roots
organizing
As a way to accommodate the needs of the participants, this year two days of the institute will be split into the following tracks:
1. Fighting the porn culture: how to think about and organize against
the increasing pornification of our society. Lead by Dr. Gail Dines
with guest lectures by Dr. Rebecca Whisnant, Lierre Keith and Matt
Ezell, founding members of Stop Porn Culture.
2. Combating the hazards of media culture with children, families and
the community. Lead by Dr. Diane Levin, author of the forthcoming
book, So Sexy so Soon
Credit Hours
The institute is available as a 3 credit graduate course or a
non-credit course. Scholarships are available.
Housing is available on the Wheelock campus.
For more information, please contact Gail Dines at gdines@wheelock.edu
(write July Institute in the subject line)
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