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| 13 Sep 2008 - 16:51 | Habla Sin Temor
URL: www.hablasintemor.com
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Habla Sin Temor
sobre los metodos anticonceptivos
www.hablasintemor.com
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| 13 Sep 2008 - 16:13 | vdiaz
vdiaz.daniela@gmail.com
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Ayer conoci a una chica que me conto que su pareja la golpea, y que cada que se le antoja el la hecha la calle. Ella no tiene familia aqui y perdio su trabajo. Tiene miedo de denunciarlo pues no esta legal en el pais y tampoco habla el idioma. Me gustaria mucho poder ayudarla y no se como, pues el otro dia ella me llamo en la noche para decirme que el tipo la habia hechado de la casa. Por favor mi me podrian dar algunos numeros de telefono a los cuales yo pueda llamar para que me orienten y poderla ayudar. Yo vivo en San Francisco California.
* Gracias.
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| 13 Sep 2008 - 11:15 | AWID
URL: www.awid.org/forum08/es/about_the_forum. . . .
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11 Foro Internacional de AWID sobre los Derechos de las Mujeres y el Desarrollo Source:
Programa de AWID: Foro de AWID
Cuando las personas luchan juntas, lo que alguna vez resultara inimaginable de repente se vuelve posible...
Del 14 al 17 de noviembre de 2008 unas 1.500 líderes y activistas por los derechos de las mujeres, provenientes de todas partes del mundo, se reunirán en Ciudad del Cabo, Sudáfrica, en el 11no Foro Internacional de AWID para dialogar sobre el poder de los movimientos.
El Foro Internacional sobre los Derechos de las Mujeres y el Desarrollo es tanto una conferencia como un llamado a la acción. Como evento recurrente más numeroso de su tipo, el Foro AWID reúne cada tres años a líderes y activistas por los derechos de las mujeres provenientes del mundo entero para pensar estrategias, vincularse, celebrar y aprender en una atmósfera llena de energía que alimenta debates profundos, así como un crecimiento personal y profesional sostenido.
Mas info sobre el foro:
http://www.awid.org/forum08/es/ab out_the_forum.html
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| 13 Sep 2008 - 11:06 | AWID
URL: www.awid.org/eng
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THE AWID INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT:
November 14-17, 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Up to 1,500 women's rights leaders and activists from around the world will converge for this 11th AWID International Forum to discuss the power of movements. The forum is open to anyone who works or has an interest in women's rights, international development, and social justice.
http://www.awid.org/eng
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| 13 Sep 2008 - 10:52 | FRIDE
URL: www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/?doc=38784&em=28080 . . .
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JUSTICE FOR WOMEN: SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SEXUAL CRIMES IN POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS.
The report from a conference held in May this year in Brussels by FRIDE, a Madrid-based independent
think-tank. It discusses the systematic use of violence, especially sexual violence, in the context of conflict and post-conflict
situations, including the challenges faced by victims and how to end
the cycle of impunity .
The report can be found at
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/?doc=387 84&em=280808&sub=conf
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| 12 Sep 2008 - 10:59 | The Girl Effect
URL: www.girleffect.org/#/video/
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Video
The Girl Effect
http://www.girleffect.org/#/video/
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| 12 Sep 2008 - 10:44 | cimac noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08091104-Ley- . . .
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No define feminicidio, alerta de género, ni tiene reglamento
Ley para una Vida Libre de Violencia en Chiapas está “hueca”
Por Candelaria Rodríguez/corresponsal
San Cristóbal, Chiapas, 11 sep 08 (CIMAC).- La Ley de Acceso de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia en Chiapas, que “fue mal publicada, sigue coja, le faltan muchas cosas”, sostuvo la abogada Martha Figueroa Mier, del Grupo de Mujeres de San Cristóbal.
“La Ley de acceso no define feminicidio, no define alerta de género, ni ningún tipo de violencia, no los asume”, dice la abogada, y agrega que la Ley, en una de sus partes, habla de la violencia laboral y académica, pero no dice a quién le toca atenderla. “Y eso es peligroso porque nos dejan a las mujeres en estado de indefensión”.
En entrevistas para conocer su punto de vista sobre la Ley de Acceso de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia, aprobada por el Congreso local desde el 23 de agosto del 2007, la abogada manifiesta que otro problema que tiene la nueva Ley es que desde noviembre, fecha en que se reúne el Consejo para erradicar la violencia en Chiapas, no se conoce reglamento”.
Es más, agrega alarmada, “ni hay presupuestos, y es probable que no haya ni acta” de su aprobación. Urgió a las autoridades a volver a juntar el Consejo, porque “si no la ley es una simulación, está hueca… no sirve para nada”, reiteró.
A veces estábamos mejor con la Ley General que sin la Ley local, “por lo menos podíamos invocar la Ley General, o un Código Penal, y así con esta “nueva” Ley, tenemos ley, pero no tenemos protección”.
PUBLICIDAD PERJUDICIAL
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| 12 Sep 2008 - 10:36 | Feministpeacenetwork
URL: www.feministpeacenetwork.org
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New Feminist Peace Network Bulletin
www.feministpeacenetwork.org
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| 12 Sep 2008 - 10:25 | Women's enews
URL: www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/ . . .
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Syrian Case Tests Tolerance on Killing Kinswomen
By Dominique Soguel
WeNews correspondent
Syria just opened its first official shelter for battered women and
has enacted reforms favorable to women in recent years. But safety
activists can't rest as long as authorities tolerate families who
consider it honorable to kill their kinswomen.
Women crossing Omayyad mosque in Damascus.
DAMASCUS, Syria (WOMENSENEWS)--Oasis, Syria's first shelter for battered and abused women, opened its door the first week of August.
"The importance of our shelter is that we are the first shelter to be
officially authorized," says Youmn Abou Alhosn, board member of the
Association for Women's Role Development, which supervises both the Oasis shelter and a juvenile detention center it founded earlier. "This allows us to push for more shelters and provides a basis for changing the laws. But our main purpose is to protect. We don't want
to provoke the governmental bodies we are working with or our societies."
Abou Alhosn says violence against women here is typically treated as a
private family matter that goes unrecorded and unprosecuted.
According to a 2005 study prepared by the Syrian Federation of Women,
1 in 4 Syrian women suffered domestic violence at the hands of male relatives. While that's comparable with levels around the region and the world, the country's response to the problem has so far been lagging.
Before the Oasis shelter--which opened with 30 beds and plans 50--the main refuge for battered women in Damascus was the Christian Sisters of Good Shepherd convent, which operates a shelter, runs a daily hotline and offers free legal counsel. The convent declined a visit request from Women's eNews, citing its wish to keep a low profile.
Muna Al Assad, a lawyer volunteering at Good Shepherd, says its counseling--for both Muslim and Christian women--often focuses on reconciliation because divorce has such negative consequences in Syrian society. Few battered women, she said, choose to take their cases to court.
"Even if the woman considered going to the legal system, where she might get partial fairness, people around her will resent her if she is strong enough to do it," Al Assad says. "They will outcast her
because normally the person who committed the violence is her husband, father or brother."
Al Assad has worked on 13 domestic violence cases in 17 months. Of these, only one resulted in divorce. In that case the victim's family supported her.
Laws Called Discriminatory
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www.womensenews.org/arti cle.cfm/dyn/aid/3732/context/cover/
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| 12 Sep 2008 - 10:07 | Plus News
URL: www.worldvision.org/resources.nsf/main/e . . .
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World Vision Report
GLOBAL: The hidden costs of being a child bride
Sayagues/PlusNews
Pregnancy and childbirth can be hazardous for pre-teen and teenage mothers
JOHANNESBURG, 8 September 2008 (PlusNews) - Around the world an estimated 3,500 girls under the age of 15 become child brides every day, while another 21,000 get married before reaching the age of 18.
The consequences of such early marriages, according to a new report by the Christian humanitarian organisation, World Vision, include an increased risk of HIV and maternal death, an abrupt end to a girl's education and a greater chance of violence and abuse.
The practise of coercing girls into early marriage occurs all over the world, but the report, "Before She's Ready", lists 15 countries where it is most prevalent.
In Bangladesh, which ranks number one, more than half of all girls (52.5 percent) are married before they turn 16; in Niger the proportion is 37.6 percent, and 34.9 percent in Chad. Other countries included in the top 15 are Ethiopia, India, Nigeria and Mozambique.
The report combines the observations of World Vision staff working in many of these countries with previous research on the issue, and identifies poverty as one of the main factors driving early marriage.
In communities hit by natural disasters or conflict, where families traditionally receive a "bride price" when daughters marry, early marriage can be a desperate bid to raise money to feed the rest of the family. Recent sharp increases in food prices have seen the practice become more common in places such as rural Afghanistan.
Growing numbers of girls orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS are also being pushed into early marriages by extended family members no longer willing or able to care for them.
Orphanhood is also a significant risk factor for sexual abuse resulting from forced early marriage. The report tells the story of Jane from Ghana, who was orphaned at the age of five and taken in by her aunt. At the age of 13, she was "given" to her aunt's husband as a second wife. She bore him two children before running away.
Resisting sexual intercourse isn't an option in most early marriages, where consummation is considered the male's right
Culture and religion also play a role. In some cases, parents believe marrying off their daughters at a young age will protect them from the dishonour of becoming pregnant or sexually active outside of wedlock.
Catherine Demba, World Vision's national child protection coordinator, observed that in some parts of Chad it is considered a curse for a girl to begin menstruating while still living under her parents' roof.
"Resisting sexual intercourse isn't an option in most early marriages, where consummation is considered the male's right," notes the report. Forced sex can cause tissue damage, making girls more susceptible to contracting sexually transmitted infections from husbands who may have other partners or wives.
Research cited in the report from both Kenya and Zambia found higher rates of HIV infection among married adolescent girls than among their unmarried, sexually active counterparts.
Pregnancy and childbirth also carry much greater risks for pre-teen and teenage mothers. Pregnancy-related deaths are the leading cause of mortality among girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide, and complications such as fistula - a tearing of the tissue that separates the bladder or bowel from the vagina - are more common when girls give birth when they are too young.
Studies show that women married as children are also significantly more likely to experience domestic violence and abuse. A survey in India found that girls who married before the age of 18 were twice as likely to report being beaten by their husbands than girls who married later, and three times more likely to have been forced to have sex in the previous six months.
Besides the health risks, early marriage usually means that girls are denied the opportunity to continue their education, which in turn limits their future ability to support themselves and their children. Lower education levels have also been associated with higher risks of HIV infection.
The report points out that laws prohibiting child marriage exist in most countries but have done little to stop the practise, especially where it is linked to the genuine economic needs of struggling families.
Addressing these needs may be the best way to delay marriage and childbearing. World Vision recommends job training, microfinance schemes and agricultural input programmes to remove the necessity of offering a daughter for marriage.
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| 12 Sep 2008 - 09:41 | Hebe
HEBEVARAS@HOTMAIL.COM
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YO NECESITO QUE ME AYUDEN A ENCONTRAR UN LUGAR QUE AYUDEN A MUJERES EN MIAMI ESTOY SOLA CON MIS DOS HIJAS SOY VICTIMA DE VIOLENCIA DOMESTICA Y NO PUEDO SEPARARME PORQUE DEPENDO DE EL ECONOMICAMENTE, NO TENGO NI UN TECHO SEGURO DONDE LLEVAR A MIS HIJAS, ESTO ES MUY TRISTE PARA MIS HIJAS Y PARA MI!!
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| 12 Sep 2008 - 09:40 | COMISIÓN INVESTIGACION MALOS TRATOS A MUJERES
comision@malostratos.org
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Estimadas(os) compañeras(os)
Os invitamos a la JORNADA INTERNACIONAL LA DEMANDA DE PROSTITUCIÓN "LOS CLIENTES CON COMILLAS", que se realizará el 23 de setiembre en el Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, adjuntamoe el folleto de las jornadas.
Agradecemos la diusión de este evento y esperamos contar con tu presencia.
Podeís inscribiros en el telf. 913082704, por fax, 913193619, o a nuestro correo comision@malostratos.org
Cordialmente
COMISIÓN INVESTIGACION MALOS TRATOS A MUJERES.
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| 11 Sep 2008 - 13:10 | Anchorage Daily News
URL: www.bostonherald.com/news/national/polit . . .
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Alaska pols hit Palin on Wasilla charges to rape victims for medical tests
By George Bryson / Anchorage Daily News
Thursday, September 11, 2008 -
ANCHORAGE, Alaska --Two state leaders lashed out at the public record of Gov. Sarah Palin yesterday as witnesses in a new "Alaska Mythbusters" forum coordinated by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Speaking to a teleconference audience of reporters around the nation, former Gov. Tony Knowles and current Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein -- both Democrats -- accused Palin of misleading the public in her new role as the vice presidential running mate of Arizona Sen. John McCain.
While some of their complaints have already been aired, Knowles broke new ground while answering a reporter’s question on whether Wasilla forced rape victims to pay for their own forensic tests when Palin was mayor.
True, Knowles said.
Eight years ago, complaints about charging rape victims for medical exams in Wasilla prompted the Alaska Legislature to pass a bill -- signed into law by Knowles -- that banned the practice statewide.
"There was one town in Alaska that was charging victims for this, and that was Wasilla," Knowles said
A May 23, 2000, article in Wasilla’s newspaper, The Frontiersman, noted that Alaska State Troopers and most municipal police agencies regularly pay for such exams, which cost between $300 and $1,200 apiece.
"(But) the Wasilla police department does charge the victims of sexual assault for the tests," the newspaper reported.
It also quoted Wasilla Police Chief Charlie Fannon objecting to the law. Fannon was appointed to his position by Palin after her dismissal of the previous police chief. He said it would cost Wasilla $5,000 to $14,000 a year if the city had to foot the bill for rape exams.
"In the past we’ve charged the cost of exams to the victims’ insurance company when possible," Fannon told the newspaper. "I just don’t want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer."
An effort to reach Fannon by phone yesterday was not successful.
Knowles and Weinstein also went after the Republican ticket on several statements now airing in campaign ads around the nation, including Palin’s claim that she opposed federal money for the "bridge to nowhere."
The governor has refused to acknowledge her explicit support for the $230 million Gravina Island Access Project in her effort to sound more like an anti-earmark reformer to a national audience, Weinstein said.
And she still supports spending $400 million to $600 million on "the other Bridge to Nowhere," the Knik Arm Crossing, which would provide residents in Palin’s hometown of Wasilla faster access to Anchorage, Knowles added.
"That project is moving right ahead," said Knowles, who served as governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002. "The money for that project was not diverted anywhere else. ... So (for her) to say she said, ’Thanks, but no thanks....’ I would say she said, ’Thanks!’"
A phone call to Meg Stapleton, a spokeswoman for the Alaska office of the McCain-Palin campaign, was not returned yesterday.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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| 11 Sep 2008 - 10:17 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08091012-BREV . . .
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ARGENTINA: RESCATAN A MUJERES PARAGUAYAS Y BOLIVIANAS VÍCTIMAS DE REDES DE EXPLOTACIÓN SEXUAL
Argentina.- Cinco mujeres paraguayas y tres bolivianas víctimas de redes de explotación sexual fueron rescatadas en Argentina como resultado de una serie de allanamientos en prostíbulos realizados en la provincia norteña de Jujuy, anunció la agencia de noticias EFE.
Las jóvenes, dos de ellas menores de edad, fueron engañadas y traídas al país para luego someterlas a servidumbre sexual por parte de una banda de trata de personas. Ahora recibirán contención psicológica y se les ofrecerá volver a su país a aquellas que así lo deseen.
mas breves...
www.cimacnoticias.com/site/08091012-BREVES-DE-CIMAC-10.34785.0.html
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| 11 Sep 2008 - 10:13 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimac.org.mx
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Activistas las apoyan con campaña Un millón de firmas
Encarcelan a seis periodistas ciberfeministas en Irán
Por Leticia Puente Beresford/corresponsal
Nueva York, EU, 10 sep 08 (CIMAC).- Por luchar por la igualdad de derechos para las mujeres en Irán, la Sala Trece del Tribunal de Teherán condenó a seis meses de cárcel a las ciberfeministas periodistas Parvin Ardalan, Jelveh Javaheri, Maryam Hosseinkhah y Nahid Keshavarz, por "publicar información en contra del régimen Islámico".
BBC de Londres informa lo anterior e indica que activistas por los derechos de las mujeres llevan a cabo la campaña Million Signature Campaign y, desde sus inicios, por lo menos otras 60 mujeres han sido detenidas.
Sobre el caso, la organización internacional Reporteros sin Fronteras (RFS) dice que "estas cuatro periodistas publican sus artículos en el Internet porque han censurado sus revistas. Son victimas de un auténtico ensañamiento de las autoridades, que las citan frecuentemente en los tribunales para interrogarles sobre sus actividades. Están sufriendo una verdadera discriminación. Pedimos al Gobierno que deje sin efecto las acusaciones que les imputa".
Y abunda al señalar que según el Artículo 500 del Código Penal de la Republica Islámica "quien haga propaganda contra el Estado puede ser condenado de tres meses a un año de cárcel".
La letrada Shirin Ebadi, abogada de las ciberfeministas y ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz, ha manifestado a la prensa su intención de apelar. Ha dicho a RSF que, "estas cuatro periodistas han sido condenadas simplemente por publicar informaciones y por criticar algunas leyes injustas con las mujeres iraníes.
Estoy preocupada, dice, porque veo que la situación está empeorando. Si el Parlamento ratifica la nueva ley que aumenta las penas para los delitos cometidos contra la seguridad moral de la sociedad, a los bloggers podrán condenarles a penas de cárcel. Resulta desolador.
CIBERFEMINISTAS
Ardalan es redactora jefe del sitio "Tagir Bary Barbary". Ya cuenta con tres condenas por hechos similares. En este momento está condenada a un total de seis años y medio de cárcel.
Javaheri, de 30 años, es periodista del sitio de Internet "Tagir Bary Barbary". Ya fue detenida el 14 de febrero de 2008, junto con Keshavarz, por "atentar contra la seguridad del Estado".
Estuvo, entre el 1 de diciembre de 2007 y el 3 de enero de 2008, en la cárcel de Evin, al norte de Teherán, junto con Hosseinkhah, acusadas ambas de "alteración de la opinión publica", "publicación de falsa información" y "publicidad en contra de la Republica Islámica", por redactar unos artículos en los que reivindicaban que la Constitución reconozca los derechos de las mujeres.
Keshavarz, periodista de los sitios de Internet "Tagir Bary Barbary" y "Zanestan", ya estuvo detenida en dos ocasiones y fue interrogada por los servicios de inteligencia de la República Islámica por participar en dos manifestaciones de militantes feministas. En abril de 2007 permaneció doce días en la cárcel. En este momento hay tres denuncias contra ella.
Hosseinkhah, de 32 años, también es periodista en ambos sitios. Estuvo detenida desde el 18 de noviembre de 2007 hasta el 3 de enero de 2008 en la cárcel de Evin, junto con Javaheri. Actualmente tiene dos causas pendientes en contra de ella.
Por otra parte, la Sala Primera del Tribunal de la Revolución de Teherán citó el 2 de septiembre a Jila Bani Yaghoub, periodista del diario "Sarmayeh" y del sitio de Internet Canon Zeman Iraní (http://www.irwomen.com ), sin acusarla de nada.
El 12 de junio la detuvieron, junto con otras ocho periodistas, cuando se disponían a cubrir el aniversario de la mayor movilización feminista de la capital, que tuvo lugar el 12 de junio de 2005. Quedaron en libertad al día siguiente.
IRÁN CONTRA LA LIBERTAD
Irán figura en el puesto166 entre los 169 países censados en la clasificación mundial de la libertad de prensa elaborada por RSF.
La BBC de Londres informa que entre las restricciones que las mujeres enfrentan en Irán están, entre otras, severas restricciones de libertad para elegir y no gozar de la misma igualdad que los hombres. Además, las mujeres casadas, para poder trabajar fuera de sus casas, primero tienen que pedir permiso a sus esposos.
Las mujeres deben de vestir de acuerdo con el código Islámico, enseñar lo menos posible su cabello. Sus brazos, sus piernas y sus pies deben de ser totalmente cubiertos.
Ellas no tienen protección en contra de lo que es la “muerte por honor”, es decir que cuando una mujer es violada sexualmente y su esposo o padre la mata porque perdió el honor, éste no es perseguido por la ley ni enviado a la cárcel por haber matado.
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| 11 Sep 2008 - 10:07 | Jelena
genaevgenija@hotmail.com
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I lost the custody of my children becouse my husband put a restraining order against me when I after being abused from him for many years,couldnt take it anymore and one day I tried to throw him out of my house.He lied I tried to kill him,the police came and found no injury,but he had a witness (lied in his favor-his friend),so I got thrown out of the house.He took my children away from me and now he lives with his girlfriend that he cheated on me .I m not from this country,dont know what are my rights,also he has a lawyer and refuses to let me see the children .I dont have a lawyer .This is going on for more than 2 years.I read the case about Spanish woman Lilian and my case is almost the same.During the marriage I was sexually mistreated ,beaten up,emotionally and verbally abused.I wish somebody could help me,becouse I just cannot fight him anymore,I m very depressed and withdrawn....Thank you
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| 11 Sep 2008 - 09:53 | INCITE!
URL: incite-national.org/index.php?s=92
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INCITE! is excited to announce a pre-conference institute connected to the upcoming CR10 conference.
CR10 Pre-Conference Institute on the
Critical Resistance-INCITE! Statement on
Gender Violence and the Prison-Industrial Complex
Thursday, September 25, 2008
10:00 am - 6:30 pm
First Unitarian Church of Oakland
Oakland, CA 94612
(12th Street Oakland City Center Bart Stop)
Childcare and lunch will be provided
Participation in the pre-conference institute is limited to people of color
only
For more info on CR10, please visit:
http://www.criticalresistance.org/ar ticle.php?list=type
<http://www.criticalresistance.org/art icle.php?list=type&type=36 > &type=36
The pre-conference institute on the Critical Resistance-INCITE! Statement on Gender Violence and the Prison Industrial Complex will build on the opportunity for reflection, learning from each other, and collective action presented by CR10 to share strategies, successes and struggles in bringing the CR-INCITE! statement to life. To read the statement, please visit:
http://incite-national.org/index.php ?s=92
We also hope to further develop analysis and action around the statement to more fully integrate and address multiple forms and experiences of state,
interpersonal, and community-based violence, including gender violence against transgender and gender non-conforming folks, law enforcement violence, immigration enforcement violence,
homophobic/transphobic/gender-based/re ligion-based and race-based violence, failure to protect women of color, and particularly Native women, from violence, links between the prison industry and the military industry in the U.S. and overseas, and violence in the context of responses to disasters,
and so much more!
Please see this document containing an intro to the CR -INCITE! statement, the statement itself, and some ideas for discussion questions:
http://incite-national.org/media/doc s/7713_CR-INCITEstatement-2008discussion
..pdf
If you are interested in participating in the pre-conference institute,
and/or know of a person or group who might be interested, please contact Andrea <http://mc382.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose? to=aritchiedc@aol.com >
aritchiedc@aol.com.
Space is limited, so let us know as soon as you can!
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
PO Box 226
Redmond, WA 98073
phone: 484-932-3166
<mailto:incite_national@yahoo.com> incite_national@yahoo.com
<http://www.incite-national.org > www.incite-national.org
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing.
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INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing. For more information, see our website at:
www.incite-national.org <www.incite-national.org >
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| 10 Sep 2008 - 09:26 | Ivonne Yupanqui
ivonne.yupanquiv@pucp.edu.pe
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Invitación Informe sobre Feminicidio
El feminicidio en tiempos de paz y en tiempos de guerra
Panel violencia contra la mujer en el Perú:
IV encuentro de derechos humanos
memoria y espacio público
Presentación del informe El Feminicidio en el Perú. Se explicará cómo dicho término resulta una construcción conceptual y política útil para evidenciar un problema estructural, demandar justicia al Estado y compromiso a la
ciudadanía.
Día: Martes 16 de septiembre
Hora: 7 p.m. a 9 p.m.
Lugar: Auditorio de Ciencias Sociales de la PUCP
Organizan: CMP Flora Tristán, DEMUS y CLADEM Perú
Maritza Ivonne Yupanqui Valderrama
Programa de Derechos Humanos
Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán
Parque Hernán Velarde N°42, Santa Beatriz, Lima 1.
maritza@flora.org.pe
433-2000 / 433-2765 Anexo 285
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| 09 Sep 2008 - 22:31 | Jeanne Smoot
jeanne@tahirih.org
URL: www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
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Urgent Action Alert & Strategy Calls
Notice to Advocates:
YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED BY SEPTEMBER 19th!
DRAFT GOVERNMENT PAMPHLET RELEASED
ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND IMMIGRANT SPOUSES
Before Labor Day, Legal Momentum's Immigrant Women Program and the Tahirih Justice Center wrote to tell you that the Department of Homeland Security released its draft of a crucial info pamphlet. The pamphlet will advise foreign fiancé(e)s and spouses immigrating to the U.S. about the legal rights and resources available to immigrant victims of violence in this country, as well as orient them to the marriage-based immigration process.
This pamphlet is required by the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA), which was incorporated into the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2005. The release of the draft pamphlet is long overdue-it should have been completed and distributed by May 2006, so we need your help to keep it on track from here forward!
The government is required by IMBRA to consult in preparing the pamphlet with agencies with specialized expertise serving and advocating on behalf of immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes. The draft pamphlet needs significant improvement to be effective in helping potential victims avoid or escape abusive situations.
PLEASE SPEAK UP TO HELP MAKE SURE THE PAMPHLET WORKS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO! The deadline for submitting your comments and suggestions to the government is September 19, 2008.
To review the draft pamphlet: The draft pamphlet is attached (scroll to the end of the Federal Register notice asking for public comments), and also available by going to the following link and typing "IMBRA" in the "quick search" box of the 2008 Federal Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ <http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/> .
To submit comments: Please see attached "Step by Step Instructions" to learn how easy it is to ensure your voice is heard! You can submit online anytime before 12 am on September 19th.
The Tahirih Justice Center and Legal Momentum collaborated on the drafting of IMBRA and together with the assistance of the law firm of Arnold and Porter, we are reviewing the draft pamphlet and preparing joint comments. To help you with your own comments, we have also prepared a template you can follow if you like - but keep in mind, you do not need to prepare a formal letter - even just a paragraph or two of your insights will help make the pamphlet better!
Still have questions? Want more help? The Tahirih Justice Center and Legal Momentum will be hosting conference calls next Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm EST to answer questions and help walk you through the pain-free, easy online filing process. We can also strategize at that time about collaborating on sign-on letters and sharing templates to make it even easier. Please RSVP to marissa@tahirih.org for call in-details and materials. You can also contact Marissa if you don't receive the attachments to this email.
Many thanks,
Leslye Orloff
Associate Vice President and Director,
Immigrant Women Program,
Legal Momentum
Layli Miller-Muro
Executive Director
Tahirih Justice Center
Soraya Fata
Staff Attorney
Immigrant Women Program,
Legal Momentum
Jeanne Smoot
Director of Public Policy
Tahirih Justice Center
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| 09 Sep 2008 - 10:55 | Congreso Internacional de Feminismo Islámico.
info@feminismeislamic.org
URL: www.feminismeislamic.org/cast/index.htm
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Convocatoria
Junta Islámica Catalana ha convocado para los días 24-27 de Octubre del 2008 el Tercer Congreso Internacional de Feminismo Islámico.
El Congreso estará centrado en la problemática de las mujeres musulmanas en la era de la globalización, enfrentadas a una doble opresión: económica (neoliberalismo) y política (fundamentalismo religioso). Se analizarán las respuestas desde el feminismo islámico a esta situación, y su contribución a la construcción de una nueva sociedad civil planetaria, basada en la cultura de los derechos humanos y en valores centrales al Mensaje del Corán como son la democracia, la justicia social, la libertad de conciencia y la igualdad de género.
Entre los asistentes, se encuentran personalidades como la Ministra Siria para los Refugiados y candidata al Premio Nóbel de la Paz, Bouthaina Shaaban, y la Baronesa Uddin, la primera mujer musulmana en entrar en la Cámara de los Lores en Gran Bretaña.
Está prevista la asistencia de intelectuales musulmanas de primer orden, como Amina Wadud, Penda Mbow, Fatou Sow o Norani Othman. También asistirán Siti Musdah Mulia, presidenta del Muslimat Nahdlatul Ullama de Indonesia, la mayor organización social islámica de Indonesia, con más de 40 millones de miembros; y Subhasini Ali, presidenta de la rama femenina del Partido Comunista de la India, con más de 10 millones de mujeres afiliadas.
Se darán a conocer la campaña contra la lapidación en Irán, la lucha por la participación política de las mujeres en la Península Arábiga, o las estrategias para la mejora de los derechos de las mujeres musulmanas en países como Marruecos, Senegal, Pakistán o Malasia.
En total, una veintena de ponentes provenientes de Marruecos, Siria, Omán, Arabia Saudí, Pakistán, Irán, India, Senegal, Malasia, Indonesia, EEUU e Inglaterra.
Congreso tendrá lugar en el Hotel Alimara (www.alimarahotel.com) de Barcelona. El evento cuenta con el Patrocinio de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Agencia Catalana de Cooperación para el Desarrollo, Instituto Europeo de la Mediterránea, Dirección General de Asuntos Religiosos e Instituto Catalán de las Mujeres), de la Agencia Española de Cooperación al Desarrollo (AECID), así como con el apoyo del British Council.
Participantes
Bouthaina Shaaban (Siria) es la ministra encargada de los refugiados, además de escritora y profesora en la universidad de Damasco desde 1985. En el 2005 fue nominada al Premio Nobel de la Paz y obtuvo el premio a “la mujer más destacada en una posición gubernamental” otorgado por la Liga Árabe.
La Baronesa Uddin de Bethnal Green (Reino Unido). Nacida en Bangladesh, fue ascendida a noble en 1998, convirtiéndose en la primera musulmana que entraba en la Cámara de los Lords.
Amina Wadud (EEUU), prominente teóloga feminista, conocida por su reivindicación del liderazgo espiritual de las mujeres dentro del islam.
Sharifa Khanam (India), directora de ‘STEPS. Women's Development Organisation’ y promotora de la Unión de Mujeres Musulmanas, a través de la cual se enfrenta al sistema patriarcal y promueve la construcción de una mezquita para mujeres.
Subhasini Ali (India) es presidenta de la All India Democratic Women's Association, una de las mayores organizaciones de mujeres del mundo.
Siti Musdah Mulia (Indonesia), presidenta del Muslimat Nahdlatul Ullama (Muslimat NU), organización con más de 40 millones de afiliados.
Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh (Irán) es una conocida activista por los derechos de las mujeres en Irán, promotora de la campaña contra las lapidaciones.
Fatou Sow (Senegal) es profesora de sociología y miembro de numerosos comités científicos internacionales (UNESCO, UNDP, USAID, etc.) y ha publicado extensamente sobre asuntos de género, reproducción y salud sexual así como sobre los derechos de la mujer en el Islam.
Penda Mbow (Senegal) es profesora en la Universidad… Fue la ministra de Cultura de Senegal, nombrada Caballera de la Legión de Honor Francesa en el 2003.
Rafiah Al-Talei (Omán) es una conocida periodista y co-fundadora del ONG Gulf Forum for Citizenship. Fue candidata al consejo asesor de Omán en el 2003, que perdió por 102 votos.
Wajiha al-Huwaydar (Arabia Saudí) es activista y escritora, famosa por su campaña por el permiso a conducir de las mujeres en su país.
Ayesha Mir (Pakistán) es coordinadora de programas en el Centro de Recursos para Mujeres Shirkat Gah en Karachi, una de las ONG más importantes de Pakistán, destacada por su defensa de los derechos de las mujeres.
Norani Othman (Malasia) es una de las fundadoras de Sisters in Islam, así como profesora en varias universidades.
Sabin Malik (Reino Unido) es especialista en cohesión comunitaria y miembro de la Women’s National Commission.
Margot Badran (EEUU) es tal vez la mayor especialista internacional sobre el feminismo islámico, campo en el cual lleva trabajando desde hace varias décadas, y sobre el cual giran sus numerosas publicaciones.
Asma Lamrabet (Marruecos) coordina un grupo de investigación y reflexión sobre la mujer musulmana, se centra en la relectura de los textos sagrados desde una perspectiva femenina.
Anouar Majid (Marruecos) es un intelectual y escritor marroquí afincado en los EEUU, autor de diversos libros y fundador de Tingis, la primera revista marroquina-americana de ideas.
Aicha El-Hajjami (Marruecos) es investigadora y profesora en la Facultad de Derecho de la universidad Qadi Ayyad de Marrakech. Está especializada en la Mudawwana, el código Familiar de Marruecos.
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| 09 Sep 2008 - 10:45 | Abdennur Prado
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Third International Congress on Islamic Feminism
Barcelona 24th-27th October 2008
www.islamicfeminism.org <http://www.islamicfeminism.org/>
The conference will be focused on the problems of Muslim women in the Global era. Many Muslim women today are facing a double oppression: economic
(neo-liberalism) and political (religious fundamentalism). The Congress will consider the responses given by Islamic feminists to this situation, and
their contribution towards the construction of a new civil society
worldwide, based on a culture of human rights and Qur’anic values such as democracy, social justice, freedom of conscience and gender equality.
Distinguished Muslim personalities will be attending, such as Bouthaina
Shaaban, Syria's Minister for Refugees and candidate for Nobel Peace Prize; and Baroness Uddin, the first Muslim woman becoming member of the House of Lords in Britain.
Other Muslim intellectuals such as Amina Wadud, Penda Mbow, Fatou Sow or Norani Othman, are expected to be attending. Alike Siti Musdah Mulia, chairwoman of Muslimat Nahdlatul Ullama, the largest Islamic social
organization in Indonesia, with more than 40 million members; and Subhashini Ali, president of the female branch of the Communist Party of India, with more than 10 million women associated.
There will be presentations about the campaign against stoning in Iran, the struggle for women’s political participation in the Arabian Peninsula, and present strategies to improve women's rights. The Congress will receive almost twenty speakers coming from Morocco, Syria, Oman, Saudi Arabia,
Pakistan, Iran, India, Senegal, Malaysia, Indonesia, USA and England.
The event is organised by the Catalonian Islamic Board (Junta Islàmica Catalana), with the Patronage of the Catalonian Autonomous Government
(Generalitat de Catalunya), the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the European Institute for the Mediterranean (IEMED) and the British Council.
Complete program and reservations: info@feminismeislamic.org
<http://www.islamicfeminism.org/>
Contact: info@feminismeislamic.org
The event will take place in Hotel Alimara: www.alimarahotel.com
<http://www.alimarahotel.com/>
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| 09 Sep 2008 - 09:51 | Esterlee
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I am a victim of domestic violence, who was arrested as the aggressor. My live in fiance called the police and told them that I had a knife which was a total lie, when the police came he told them that I stabbed him in the face. His face had my finger nail marks where I tried to defend myself from him chocking and slapping me. My face was marked, as well as my neck and chest from his finger nail and I had defensive bruising to my arms and a bruise on my stomach where he punched me in it. He told them that I said they would take him because he is the male and the next thing I know is I am being arrested. I was charged with aggravated assault, but a few days before my arraingment the DA added two more charges of battery and aggravated assault witha deadly weapon.
The police never found a weapon and my ex made a totally differnt statement on an adjunction he took out while I was in jail awaiting bond. I have a PD and have pleaded not guilty to all charges. I have never been in any kind of trouble before.
The injunction was dismissed and he told the judge that he did not want to press any charges. I need help to understand whats going on, because I do not. Please Help. I am in Miami Florida.
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| 08 Sep 2008 - 16:49 | The Guardian, UK
URL: www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/07/ind . . .
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Sold for £20: just two of India's million stolen children
Sept 7, 2008, The Guardian, UK
In a country with 11 million abandoned children, the fate of those from loving homes who are kidnapped to order goes unnoticed. Many are sold for adoption, often to Westerners; others are trafficked into slavery or the sex trade - yet the police rarely care. Gethin Chamberlain in Delhi reports
full article at...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/07/india.humantrafficking
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| 08 Sep 2008 - 16:31 | California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
Careers_CLRJ@yahoo.com
URL: www.clrj.org
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JOB ** JOB ** JOB
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ)
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Job Announcement
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) seeks a highly-skilled individual
with exceptional management and operational skills to join its dynamic team as Director
of Finance & Operations.
Background
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice is a statewide policy and advocacy organization
whose mission is to advance California Latinas' reproductive health and rights within
a social justice and human rights framework. CLRJ works to ensure that policy developments
are reflective of the priority needs of Latinas, their families and their communities.
CLRJ advances its mission through targeted, culturally-based policy advocacy, alliance-building,
leadership development and movement building strategies that further its core policy
goals and are specifically geared toward mobilizing Latinas and their communities.
CLRJ places its policy priorities in a Reproductive Justice framework, recognizing
the intersection of reproductive health and rights with other social, economic and
community-based issues that promote the social justice and human rights of Latina
women, youth and the Latino/a community as a whole.
Position Overview
The Director of Finance & Operations is integral to ensuring CLRJ's financial
health and sustainability; developing and maintaining excellent financial and operational
systems; and promoting the long-term viability of this dynamic, growing organization.
The Director of Finance & Operations serves as an essential leader within CLRJ's
management team, working closely with the Executive Director (ED) and in collaboration
with CLRJ's staff members and Board of Directors. She/He is responsible for managing
administrative and/or organizational staff, consultants, interns and/or volunteers,
as needed.
· This position is based in Los Angeles.
· The applicable salary is determined commensurate with the candidate's experience.
· Excellent medical and dental benefits package; vacation and medical leave.
Application Process & Deadline
Please submit all of the following: (1) Resume; (2) Cover letter (2 pages maximum);
and (3) List of three references via e-mail to Careers_CLRJ@yahoo.com [mailto:Careers_CLRJ@yahoo.com].
Incomplete applications will not be considered. No telephone calls please.
Deadline:September 19, 2008, or until the position is filled.
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