SPW Newsletter n.6 – June, 2009
In this issue learn what SPW has been doing since January, including the Asian Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics, held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in April 10-12, 2009, and the web-based survey to evaluate the use and application of the Yogyakarta Principles whithin Brazilian LGBT activists, groups and researchers. Read also about global and local events involving sexuality, politics, as well as recent sexuality/sexual rights advocacy. See what projects and events connect art and sexuality and browse listings of upcoming events, scholarships, job opportunities and publications.
Regional Highlights – News6
Afghanistan: Taliban shoot dead Afghan politician who championed women’s rights
New Vatican campaign against abortion: The Italian inside story
By Daniela Colombo* There are many reasons to consider Italian abortion law a success story. It was passed in 1978, only six years after the