Clik here to view.
Curbing sexual violence in conflict is ‘mission irresistible’ for new UN envoy
9 February 2010– Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s newly appointed Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict promised today a more coherent and effective battle against the scourge, citing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Urgent appeal to support Aboriginal women
By Nicole Nepton [Cybersolidaires]The Minister of State responsible for Women's Helena Guergis has made several announcements in recent weeks for small grants to various organizations here and there in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Petition: Support Victims of Violence against Women & Women's Rights...
Please, sign the petition below by February 28, 2010, by sending an email message to info@stopdhunes.org that says: I sign the Petition in Support of the Victims of Violence against Women and Women’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iran: Shadi Sadr's Speech for the International Women of Courage Award Ceremony
Sadr dedicates her Award to imprisoned women’s rights activist Shiva Nazar AhariYour Excellency Mrs. Clinton, Respected Members of the Jury, Ladies and Gentlemen, (cont...)I am honored to be selected...
View ArticleGet your gun: it’s open season on BDSMers
I don’t normally blog about every little link that crosses my screen, but a recent email update from the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom drew my attention to this article from Indiana:...
View ArticleOII’s Objections to the APA DSM-V Committee’s Proposals on Intersex
We believe that the term ‘disorder of sex development’ (DSD) is not the best way to refer to intersex, intersex people or any medical issues they experience.When an intersex person rejects an...
View ArticleCalls for IRS to investigate FL Church for engaging in gay hate in political...
Fran over at BlueGal sent this to me. Typical fundie horse-crap, pitching the message of hatred, intolerance & greed. Read the letter yourself. It's from Beth Corbin at Americans United. Some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cruel and Unusual: Film Screening and Discussion
Saturday April 3, 20102pm to 4pm Biblioteca Popular 1921 S. Blue IslandChicago, IL Cruel and Unusual is a 2006 documentary film that tells the individual stories of five transgender women living and...
View ArticleJanice Raymond's Anti-Prostitution Screed Debunked in 2-part Video
I saw one of these excellent videos over at Harlot's Parlor this morning. I think they both deserve to be seen. The anti-prostitution folks and abusive pimps have much in common - they all want to...
View ArticleIn Armenia, Gays Live With Threats of Violence, Abuse
By Marianna Grigoryan [Eurasia.net]Two years after Yerevan signed an international agreement to uphold the civil rights of gays, homosexuals in Armenia still face the constant threat of physical abuse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Inés Alberdi: A Life Free of Violence for Women and Girls
By Inés Alberdi, UNIFEM Executive DirectorDate: 27 March 2010Occasion: Fifth Meeting of Women for a Better World, Valencia, Spain, 27–28 March 2010.Good morning. It is a pleasure to join my...
View ArticleYemeni Women Subjected to Abuse
I was reading about the horrid death of a 12 year old girl who died of rape after being married sold off as a bride bitch for breeding and forced labor. This practice is endorsed by holy men...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NUESTRAS VOCES / OUR VOICES: Wise Latin@s en la lucha - Nov. 1-2, 2010
Arte Sana National Conference November 1-2, 2010Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport Hotel 4545 W. John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TexasArte Sana is pleased to announce "NUESTRAS VOCES / OUR VOICES: Wise...
View ArticleSex Workers Rights in Macedonia: You Must Know About Me - Excerpts [video]
By: Violeta KrasnicIn Macedonia, as throughout the world, sex workers are pushed to the margins of society by a combination of prejudice, discrimination, and violence. Yet, the fact that a person...
View ArticleChilean Custody Decision Violated Lesbian Judge's Rights
By Daniela EstradaSANTIAGO, Apr 9, 2010 (IPS) - The attorneys representing Chilean Judge Karen Atala, a lesbian who brought her case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights claiming...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turkish court refuses to ban Gay rights groups
"Homosexuals are free to found associations like all other people." Judge Mursel Ermis ANKARA (AFP)A Turkish court Friday rejected a demand to ban a group campaigning for gay rights, marking another...
View ArticleFPI sabotages transgender workshop
By Theresia Sufa and Indah Setiawati, The Jakarta Post Dozens of members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) stormed a human rights training program intended for transgender individuals at a hotel in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Third European Transgender Council 2010
I received this announcement for the upcoming TGEU 2010 Council meeting in Malmoe, SwedenEmbracing Diversity. Stretching Boundaries. Demanding Rights Thursday 6pm, 30th September 2010 – Sunday 2pm,...
View ArticleChinese Women Activists on the Forefront of Human Rights Movement
By Gordon Ross [IPS]BEIJING, May 12, 2010 (IPS) - Thirteen years ago a local official in north-east China’s Heilongjiang province tried to extort money from a woman named Liu Jie, who operated a...
View ArticleMore Victim Blaming
This is all sorts of fucked up. In response to an apparent need to address the increase in "frivolous" lawsuits against celebrities for sexual assault that never went to trial, Britain's new government...
View Article
