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June 16, 2016
OAS approves the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, with a special recognition of gender equality

The Organization of American States, OAS, approves a historical American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 17 years after the first meetings to sign t

June 1, 2016
Angelina Jolie-Pitt appointed as Professor of Practice at the LSE

Hollywood star and human rights activist, Angelina Jolie-Pitt, has been recently

May 31, 2016
Reactions in Brazil after the horrendous raping of a 16-year old girl in Rio de Janeiro

After the brutal raping of a 16-year old girl by 30 men in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, different women's groups have carried out actions of rejection, as

May 26, 2016
The reasons behind Temer's white men-only government in Brazil

New article published in The Atlantic explores the reasons behind Michel Temer’s decision to establish a white men only government in Brazil. Th

May 26, 2016
Marcela Huaita, new President of the Inter-American Commission of Women

In the framework of the XXXVII Assembly of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) in Lima there were elected the new authorities that will gove

May 20, 2016
New Protocol Presented in Mexico to Deal with Cases of Political Violence Against Women

The National Elec

May 20, 2016
Pew Research study on how gender relates to political attitudes

In a political context marked by the historical fact tha

May 18, 2016
In Mexico, the President of the Federal Electoral Tribunal, assumes the Presidency and Technical Secretary of the Observatory of Political Participation of Women

During the biannual meeting of the Federal Electoral Tribunal, its president, Constancio Carrasco, has assumed the Presidency and the Technical Secreta

May 16, 2016
Impeachment process in Brazil led to new government made up only by wealthy white men

Dilma Rousseff, 36th President of Brazil, has been suspended since 12 May 2016 in the context of an impeachment process that led to former Vice President