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September 21, 2011
Palais des Nations
Paper by Marilee Karl - Co-Founder Isis International, Honorary Chairperson Isis International-Manila Board of Trustees
(presented by her daughter, Alice Foubert-Hagenbach)
Isis International would like to thank the organizers for inviting us to participate in this panel on women and the right to water. We want to share a few experiences of women in the Isis International network. We are eager to learn from the other organizations here. We hope that together we can strengthen the struggle of women worldwide for the right to water.
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By Sonia Randhawa, Director, Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia
Women are claiming a leading role the political reform movement in Malaysia. In July this year, around 50,000 Malaysians braved a massive state-sponsored onslaught against freedom of expression and freedom of assembly to gather in the nation's capital to demand electoral reform. It was the second time that Malaysians gathered in a mass rally to demand these reforms, but the first time that the call was led by a woman, Ambiga Sreenevasan, and where the lead organisation was a women's rights NGO, Empower. This put gender directly in the spotlight of the Bersih movement. Bersih means 'Clean' in Malay, and was the name given to the movement for electoral reform.
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The founder of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Wangari Maathia, passed away on 25 September 2011 in Nairobi. She was a tireless worker not only for the environment but also for the rights and empowerment of women. Her fearless determination to make the world a more peaceful, healthier and better place was heroic. She remains a role model and inspiration for millions of women around the world.
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Source: AWID
25/08/2011
Photo credit: OWFI
FRIDAY FILE: Women have been at the forefront of demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the recent popular uprisings, which have received much media and international attention. In contrast, coverage of attacks on women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Iraq’s Tahrir Square demonstrations has been limited, AWID asks why.
Read more: The Other Tahrir Square: Attacks Continue on Women Human Rights Defenders in Iraq
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The Women’s Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC) is a resource and advocacy network for the protection and support of women human rights defenders worldwide. The Coalition currently has 25 members, including Isis International. For more information see: www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org
WHRD-IC reports that: human rights defender and environmentalist, Ms Shehla Masood was shot dead outside her home in the locality of Koh-e-Fiza, Bhopal city, in Madhya Pradesh state by an unidentified gunman on 16 August 2011. Shehla Masood investigated violations of environmental rights carried out by companies involved in illegal poaching, diamond mining, and the timber industry. She was also involved in the Right to Information (RTI) movement, which was established in response to the entry into force of the 2005 Right to Information Act. RTI defenders use this law to put pressure on the authorities to disseminate information to the public on matters related to corruption and human rights violations perpetrated by the State. Shehla Masood also worked as a freelance journalist and contributed regularly to the website www.rediff.com.Read more: Human rights defender and environmentalist Shehla Masood shot dead
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By Anita Anand
The last weekend of July in Delhi witnessed a 'besharami morcha' or a 'shameless march'. Besharami is a Hindi word loosely translated to without shame.
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