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| 12 Jan 2008 - 21:59 | admin
URL: news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article3 . . .
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Muslim leader says families must help catch honour killers
By Andrew Johnson
Published: 13 January 2008
One of Britain's leading Muslims has called on his community to rise up against a culture of fear and help stamp out forced marriages and honour killings after the third high-profile court case in Britain in the past year.
Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, head of the Muslim Parliament in Britain, spoke out after a coroner ruled on Friday that 17-year-old Shafilea Ahmed was "unlawfully killed" and that "the concept of an arranged marriage was central to the circumstances of her death".
Mr Siddiqui said he was certain the schoolgirl, who wanted to go to university and become a lawyer, was the victim of an honour killing. No charges have yet been bought by police, a failure Mr Siddiqui blamed on members of her family and close community closing ranks, even though some may have wanted to speak out.
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| 12 Jan 2008 - 11:38 | feministpeacenetwork
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org
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Jan 10, 2008 feminist peace network news online
www.feministpeacenetwork.org
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| 12 Jan 2008 - 10:53 | feministpeacenetwork
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/01/09/ . . .
| Help Set Up Rape Crisis Centers in Kenya
As FPN reported yesterday, there has been a wave of rapes and sexual assaults in Kenya. Read on for an urgent call for help in providing care for these women from the Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI):
CALL FOR HELP IN SETTING UP RAPE CRISIS CENTRES
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| 12 Jan 2008 - 10:49 | feministpeacenetwork
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/01/10/ . . .
| Madre: Murders of Women in Iraq Cannot Be Explained by ‘Cultural’ Reasons
Madre’s Yifat Susskind has written an excellent analysis of the real reasons for the extreme escalation in the the number of women being murdered in Iraq and amplifies the urgency of the OWFI statement posted to this blog earlier this week. She writes,
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| 12 Jan 2008 - 10:36 | AWID
x@x.x
URL: www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/01/02/index.php . . .
| LAS AMERICAS
11) La despenalización del aborto, tema que pondrá a prueba credibilidad de
la Corte de México
Buscarán transparentar el proceso de discusión, tras críticas por el caso Lydia Cacho
La despenalización del aborto, tema que pondrá a prueba credibilidad de la Corte
Para que la norma respectiva siga vigente se requiere del voto en favor de cuatro ministros
Otro asunto polémico que deberá resolver es el de los amparos interpuestos por burócratas
Jesús Aranda
La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) resolverá este año una serie de asuntos en los que de nueva cuenta pondrá a prueba su credibilidad y tratará de recuperar la confianza de los sectores de la sociedad que se sintieron defraudados con el dictamen del máximo tribunal que exoneró al
gobernador de Puebla, Mario Plutarco Marín Torres, de haber violado gravemente las garantías individuales de la periodista Lydia Cacho.
De acuerdo con fuentes judiciales, el asunto que llamará más la atención, al menos en las primeras semanas de este 2008, será el que tiene que ver con las acciones de inconstitucionalidad que interpusieron la Procuraduría
General de la República (PGR) y la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos
Humanos (CNDH) en contra de la reforma legal que despenalizó el aborto en el Distrito Federal, asunto en el que se requiere de únicamente cuatro votos en favor de dicha legislación para que ésta siga vigente.
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| 11 Jan 2008 - 15:27 | admin
URL: www.coe.int/t/commissioner/Viewpoints/De . . .
| An international or European treaty is needed for the protection of women against violence”
[07/01/08 15:00] In his latest Viewpoint, the Commissioner focuses on violence against women and the need for an enhanced effort to protect women’s rights. Proposing some practical measures to address the issue, Thomas Hammarberg also calls for a comprehensive international treaty aimed to “develop legally binding norms for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women".
Photo©UNHCR
Read the Viewpoint (clink on active link above text)
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| 11 Jan 2008 - 15:13 | admin
URL: lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/200 . . .
| From Family Law Professor Blog
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/f amily_law/2008/01/case-law-deve-7.html
Case Law Development:
Poverty Not A Basis for Termination of Parental Rights
The California Court of Appeals has issused an unpublished opinion that is an excellent case study of the relationship between poverty and termination of parental rights. A presumed father's parental rights had been terminated because he was unable to provide a stable home for his children, even though he had been an involved, caring father and the child protective services had found no harm or threat of harm to them at any time. The court of appeals reversed the termination, holding that the trial court must find that a presumed father is unfit before terminating parental rights. The court commented:
DCFS may not bootstrap the fact that Gerardo was too poor to afford housing, which would not have served as a legitimate ground for removing the boys in the first place, to support findings of detriment, all of which flow directly from the circumstances of Gerardo's poverty and his concomitant willingness to leave his sons in his family's care while he stayed close, maintained familial ties and worked to raise rent money. This is particularly so when DCFS might have assisted Gerardo to obtain affordable housing, but made no effort to do so....It is not up to Gerardo to prove he is a fit parent. Rather, it is up to DCFS to satisfy its constitutional burden to establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that he is not.
In re G.S.R., Cal. App. Second Div. (January 8, 2008)
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| 11 Jan 2008 - 09:57 | Jessamyn Waldman
hr-education@lists.hrea.org
URL: www.hrea.org/crimesofwar
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Educator's Guide to 'Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know'
Dear Colleagues,
HREA is pleased to announce the publication of its Educator's Guide for the second edition of "Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know". This Guide, developed in cooperation with the Crimes of War Project (publisher of the second edition) and the United States Institute of Peace, is available online at HREA's website at: www.hrea.org/crimesofwar
The intention of this Educator's Guide is to make prominent writings of field journalists on war crimes accessible to youth, young adults, and future decision makers, as well as to inform the general public. In the Educator's Guide there are eight thematic chapters: weapons; violence against civilians; child soldiers; sexual violence; terrorism and torture; genocide; international courts and tribunals; and humanitarian intervention. Each of the thematic chapters is linked to the second edition of Crimes of War (available at www.crimesofwar.org) and contains the following elements: an essential question, learning objectives, methodology, background information on the theme, discussion questions, extension activities, ways that learners can take action, and additional film, web and print resources that might be used in the classroom. Teachers will be pleased to know that all chapters are aligned with National education standards in the United States.
With all good wishes,
Jessamyn Waldman
Jessamyn Waldman, Programme Associate
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) - US office
PO Box 382396, Cambridge, MA 02238 USA
Visiting address:
97 Lowell Road, Concord, MA 01742
Tel: +1 978 341-0200 | Fax: +1 978 341-0201
E-mail: jwaldman@hrea.org | Web: http://www.hrea.org
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| 10 Jan 2008 - 13:36 | Rena Cutlip-Mason
rena@tahirih.org
URL: www.tahirih.org
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Part time Spanish speaking attorney position
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Immigration Staff Attorney
By providing holistic legal services and engaging in national public policy advocacy, the Tahirih Justice Center (Tahirih) works to promote access to justice in the United States for immigrant women and girls who are fleeing violence. Tahirih is a Bahá'í-inspired non-profit organization that offers pro bono representation to women and girls seeking protection from such gender-based human rights abuses as domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, female genital cutting, honor crimes, and forced marriage. Winner of the 2007 Washington Post Award for Excellence in Non-Profit Management, Tahirih has a staff of 21 and is based in Falls Church, VA.
Position Summary: Tahirih is currently seeking to hire a part-time Staff Attorney to represent Spanish speaking immigrant and refugee women in asylum cases, claims brought under the Violence Against Women Act, and other related immigration matters, including T and U visas. Clients face gender-based abuses such as honor crimes, domestic violence, rape, trafficking, forced marriage, and female genital cutting.
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| 10 Jan 2008 - 13:30 | admin
URL: www.millionwomenrise.com
| UK's Million Women March against Men's Violence
The organisers of the UK's million women march against men's violence have now created a new website. This gives more information on why the aim of the march is to have one million women
marching into central London in order to demonstrate about the global war men continue to perpetrate on women's bodies and minds.
Here is the link - http://www.millionwomenrise.com
JENNI FER
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| 10 Jan 2008 - 13:25 | Patricia
lalore1974@hotmail.com
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mi nombre es patricia y quisiera poder contarles algo agradable pero no es asi.hace 2 años tuve un serio problema con el papa de mi bebe,mientras estaba embarazada me golpeo bien duro y me mando al hospital por esto estuvo preso 6 meses, al año y medio tuve comunicacion con el ,todo porque queria que el tuviera una buena relacion con la bebe al principio todo muy lindo pero de a poco volvio a sacar las uñas,y comenzo con una nueva clase de violencia,la sicologica y verval.me hacia la vida imposible llamaba cerca de 30 veces a mi casa con cualquiera escusa,y se rechazaba su pedido de tener sexo se volvia loco y comenzaba a insultarme con las palabras mas sucias que salian de su boca,ademas por esto mismo se enojaba y no me daba dinero ,cuando salia a trabajar y mis dos hijas quedaban solas llamaba y amenazaba con llamar a al policia aparte de asustar a mi hija de 12 años.hasta que el sabado 5 de enero ME CANSE Y DIJE BASTA discutimos y me volvio a insultar como siempre pe!
ro con la diferencia que ahora lo amenaze con llamarle la policia y esto le traeria muchos problemas porque el tenia un orden de restriccion,lo que implica cumplir con 3 años de carcel,al principio y a veces siento un poco de culpa pero bueno en el fondo se que el tiene algun problema en su cabeza.Solo quiero que alguien me ayuda en todo sentido,necesito hablar con alguien,necesito que alguien me ayude ,no puedo pagar la renta no me alcanza.Estoy desesperada siento mucha tristeza con el solo hecho de que alguien me lea mi mensaje se los agradezco.DIOS LOS BENDIGA.
PATRICIA
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| 09 Jan 2008 - 10:39 | SOS SEXISME
sexisme@sos-sexisme.org
URL: www.sos-sexisme.org
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We, the Women of the World
denounce the violence and the various forms of exploitation
that men have inflicted and continue to inflict on us for millennia :
for our bound feet
our necks imprisoned in rings
our sex cut or sewn up
our plate-lips or our pierced ears
our chastity belts or virginity controls
our corsets that suffocate us
for our bodies anorexically starved or fattened according to their rules
for the women they deprive of education, liberty, autonomy
for the women shut into harems or in the home
behind the veil, the tchador, the niqab or the burqa
for the precocious weddings, the imposed sexual intercourse
the unwanted pregnancies, the forced sterilizations
the abortion of female fetuses
for polygyny, repudiation, the dowry system
the discrimination in inheritance
for economic exploitation, domestic slavery, the double work day
for the blows, the insults, the moral and sexual harassment
for the private or collective rapes
for pornography, prostitution
women sold in “ temporary marriages ” or by Organized crime
for the acid throwing, the stoning and the rite of Sati
for the “ witches ” burned alive
for the honor killings, the murders of women
for religious or political slaughters
for the little girls they kill or prevent from being born : 100.000.000 women missing in the world …
for the control they have exercised and continue to exercise on our lives
for our lives that they have stolen
for our intelligence that they have smothered
for the divisions they have created among us to keep us enslaved,
for all the appalling crimes men have committed against women since time immemorial,
for having made us the symbol of EVIL in the misogynous religions they have created in their own image, a characteristic tenet of any racist ideology,
for our Human Rights that have been scorned, We, the Women of the World, ask the Governments of the various countries for apologize and to place a true value on the financial, legal, professional and political compensations that women have the right to receive.
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| 09 Jan 2008 - 10:30 | admin
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Service group fights human trafficking in U.S.
by Kimberly S. Wetzel
An estimated 14,500 to 17,500 people, mostly women and children, are trafficked into the United States each year, most to be used for sexual exploitation, according to national statistics.
Hoping to raise community awareness about the problem, the Soroptimist International of El Cerrito will hold informational events on human trafficking Jan. 12 in Berkeley and Jan. 16 in El Cerrito.
The Berkeley event next Saturday is free and will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Shambhala Center, 2177 Bancroft Way.
"It's a misconception that trafficking only occurs in far-away countries. It occurs everywhere, even in our own backyards," said Carol Dippel, El Cerrito Soroptimist president. "We want the public to become aware of it in depth, and to be able to recognize a woman or a girl, perhaps a neighbor, who may need help getting out of a dire situation."
Each year, between 800,000 and 900,000 people are trafficked across international borders, according to statistics. There are reports of sexual trafficking in at least 20 states, with most cases occurring in California, New York and Florida.
The Berkeley event next Saturday is free and will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Shambhala Center, 2177 Bancroft Way. Refreshments will be served. The guest speaker will be Sue Finch, Soroptomist's founder region governor. She will talk about trafficking as a worldwide issue.
The El Cerrito event Jan. 16 is a luncheon scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Mira Vista Country Club, 7901 Cutting Blvd. The cost is $20, and reservations can be made by calling Dippel at 510-868-1879. The guest speaker will be Norma Hotaling, founder and executive director of the Standing Against Global Exploitation Project.
Similar events will be held by other Bay Area Soroptimist groups to kick off the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on Friday. For more information, call Dippel at 510-868-1879.
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| 08 Jan 2008 - 17:07 | Samantha
sammyd798@yahoo.com
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I would like to take a moment to remember Georgia Moses. She was one of my best friends through her short time at middle school. We used to play and spend the night at eachothers houses. She lived down the street from me and we would walk home together. She was a wonderful girl with a huge heart. After she moved to SR is when it started to get bad. Her mother was ill and was living with a creepy man that i believe is the one who killed her. I remember also when we all heard of her death, our principal at MSMS refused to even mention her name because she was not at school much and he thought she was a problem child. I am happy to learn that she now has a memorial there. I would just like to send a message to her dear friends that she is remembered by me. I always think of her around January because her birthday would be Jan 7th. She would have been 23 today. I hope that someday someone will come forward with information leading to an arrest. I love you Georgia and will alwa!
ys remember you.
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| 08 Jan 2008 - 09:14 | admin
jovenes@repem.org.uy
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Hasta el 22 de enero de 2008 está abierta la CONVOCATORIA al Curso de formación: "¿Existe un proyecto feminista para la transformación social?"
organizado por REPEM, programado del 22 de febrero al 1º de marzo de 2008 en Montevideo, Uruguay, para mujeres jóvenes activistas de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay.
Las interesadas deben escribir a la dirección jovenes@repem.org.uy y
enviar la ficha de inscripción completa. La fecha de cierre para el envío de postulaciones es el martes 22 de enero de 2008. Los requisitos están aclarados en el documento de Convocatoria.
Esta iniciativa forma parte de la estrategia de Capacitación del Programa Jóvenas Cono Sur "Fortaleciendo el liderazgo de las mujeres jóvenes y su
trabajo en redes" de la Oficina Regional de UNIFEM para los países del Cono Sur. El proceso de formación se inició en octubre de 2007 con un Seminario Virtual con más de 200 inscriptas, mujeres jóvenes feministas de ocho países de América del Sur.
Descargar Convocatoria: en español o en portugués
Descargar Formulario de inscripción: en español o en portugués
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| 07 Jan 2008 - 19:16 | awid
awid@awid.org
URL: www.awid.org
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AWID Jobs
Monday, January 07, 2008
CONTENTS:
1) Program Assistants (2 positions available)/ The Association for
Women's Rights in Development (AWID) / Cape Town, South Africa or
Mexico City, Mexico or Toronto, Canada/ Closing date: January 23,
2008.
2)Research Associate/ The Association for Wome's Rights in
Development (AWID) / Cape Town, South Africa or Mexico City, Mexico
or Toronto, Canada / Closing date: January 23, 2008.
3) Program Officer - Gender-Entrepreneurship-Markets nit / The
International Finance Corporation (IFC) / Washington, DC, USA /
Closing date: January 19, 2008.
4) Senior Program Officer - Gender-Entrepreneurship-Markets Unit /
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) / Washington, DC, USA /
Closing date: January 19, 2008.
5) Gender Coordinator Africa - Johannesburg / The International
Finance Corporation (IFC) / Johannesburg, South Africa / Closing
date: January 21, 2008.
6) Programs Director / Gender Action / Washington, DC, USA / Open
until filled.
7) Programs/Administrative Assistant // Gender Action // Washington,
DC, USA // Open until filled.
8) Program Officer, Social and Gender Assessment, MC-0301-04 /
Millennium Challenge Corporation / Washington, DC, USA.
9) Deputy Regional Programme Director, East and Horn of Africa /
UNIFEM / Nairobi, Kenya / Closing date: February 08, 2008.
10) Deputy Regional Programme Director, West Africa / UNIFEM /
Dakar, Senegal / Closing date: February 08, 2008.
11) Deputy Regional Programme Director, Southern Africa / UNIFEM /
Johannesburg, South Africa / Closing date: February 08, 2008.
12) Deputy Regional Programme Director, South Asia / UNIFEM / Delhi,
India / Closing date: February 08, 2008.
13) Deputy Regional Programme Director, East and South East Asia /
UNIFEM / Bangkok, Thailand / Closing date: February 08, 2008.
14) Deputy Regional Programme Director, Arab States / UNIFEM /
Amann, Jordan / Closing date: February 08, 2008.
15) Programme Analyst, Cross Regional Programmes / UNIFEM / New York,
NY, USA / Closing date: January 23, 2008.
16) Medical Officer (Evidence, Information and Research in
Reproductive Health) / World Health Organization (WHO) / Cairo,
Egypt / Closing date: January 24, 2008.
17) Medical Officer (Making Pregnancy Safer) / World Health
Organization / Cairo, Egypt / Closing date: January 24, 2008.
18) Gender Advisers for Deployment in Humanitarian Emergencies /
GenCap, The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) / Closing date:
January 16, 2008.
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CANADA
Tel : 416-594-3773
Fax: 416-594-0330
Email: awid@awid.org
Web: www.awid.org
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| 07 Jan 2008 - 19:02 | Redfeminista
URL: www.redfeminista.org/Noticia.asp?ID=5730
| Las mujeres gestantes pueden ser un factor de la violencia machista
Según un estudio mexicano financiado por el Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
México DF, Jueves 3 de enero de 2008, por AmecoPress/CIMAC
La violencia en el embarazo que termina en la muerte de la mujer debe considerarse como muerte materna, ya que en la actualidad en México no existe un registro de fallecimientos por esta causa, pero sí datos que lo corroboran.
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| 07 Jan 2008 - 10:10 | Natalia
natuprado27103@hotmail.com
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Hola como estan, me dirijo a ustedes para saber que puedo hacer con mi caso que ya les voy a contar ya que nadie en mi localidad `puede ayudarme y estoy desesperada. lo que pasa es lo siguiente.,hace unos años estoy siendo acosada por una persona que no esta bien mentalemte y sus intentos de violacion son cada vez mas graves cada dia me asusto mas,., esta persona me persigue a mi trabajo a mis practicas de deportes, y lo mas grave es que vive junto a mi casa, hace un tiempo que no puede salir ni a la esquina, eh hecho denuncias a la policia y hasta le han pintado los dedos, pero el no se detiene, y sus inteciones no han de ser buenas ya que como les conte no esta bien mentalmente., y mi miedo es algun dia no correr con la suerte que eh corrido en los ataques pasados ya que eh sido salvaada en todos por alguien que vio, y terminar mal(muerta, violada, golpeada). por favor necesito que alguien me escuche, no soporto no tener a nadie que me proteja.
tengo 24 años y un niño de 4 añitos por favor contactense conmigo. saludos
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