March 12, 2015
Libyan woman gives opening address at UN 59th session of Commission on the Status of Women
“As we open this 59th session of the Commission on the
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Venice Academy of Human Rights: (Dis)Integration through Human Rights: Citizens, Courts, Communities
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Venice Academy of Human Rights: (Dis)Integration through Human Rights: Citizens, Courts, Communities
The Venice Academy of Human Rights is an international and interdisciplinary programme of excellence for human rights education, research and debate.
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March 10, 2015
Indonesia: a political ground shift for women
Sahanan thought her chance of being elected to the Lampung Provincial Parliament in Indonesia on last year’s parliamentary poll was next to none.
March 10, 2015
Twenty parliamentarians participate in exchange on leadership in the digital economy
In many countries around the world, citizens have embraced social media and new technology more rapidly than legislatures—which are, by their nature
March 9, 2015
The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 March 2015.
Webinar Youth for Democracy and Social Action
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March 6, 2015
Webinar Youth for Democracy and Social Action
Traditional political institutions have undertaken efforts to become more accessible for young people and women yet it seems these efforts were not enough to break the hierarchical structure of these institutions.
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Traditional political institutions have undertaken efforts to become more accessible for young people and women yet it seems these efforts were not enough to break the hierarchical structure of these institutions.
Happy March 8th (S vas’-MIM MAR-ta) to Russia
By Jillian Smith, “S vas’-MIM MAR-ta!” (Happy March 8th!) will be an oft-repeated phrase in Russia this Sunday as the country – and the rest of the world – celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD). Russian men will treat special ladies in their lives with gifts, flowers, wine, and dinner – a day not unlike Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day here in the West (Insiders Guide, 2015). In fact, Monday will be a public holiday in Russia to obser
Summary of the E-discussion on women mayors, heads of villages, towns and cities
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February 25, 2015
Summary of the E-discussion on women mayors, heads of villages, towns and cities
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Joanna Maycock
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February 22, 2015
Joanna Maycock
European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Secretary General
European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Secretary General
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European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Secretary General
February 19, 2015
Meet the Kurdish female politician fighting the Islamic State
Kurdish politician Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman tells Sofia Barbarani how her family were murdered in a terrorist attack and why she's battling Isil.