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Remembering Fatema Mernissi
This tribute is to Fatema Mernissi: mentor, insightful teacher, organic intellectual, incisive feminist, powerful voice, charismatic presence, craftswoman, generous host, and friend.
Read moreReports from Exploring the Continuum between Sexuality and Sexual Violence
Partners for Law in Development have compiled the rich, vibrant discussions from the Roundtable on Exploring the Continuum between Sexuality and Sexual Violence on April 28, 2015, into a series of 4 volumes, representing each of the panels. ‘Critical Reflections‘ brings nuanced perspectives that emerged from the roundtable with the larger movement, to initiate and […]
Read moreReflections On The Limitations Of The Call For Full Criminalisation Of Marital Rape: Madhu Mehra
I will critically discuss the campaign for (full) criminalisation of marital rape to call attention to ways by which this campaign reduces a potentially tranformatory agenda on gender, sexuality and marriage, to one of law, crime and punishment.
Read moreFeminist occupations
October and November 2015 will be marked in the Brazilian calendar as a colorful time of feminist occupations. Feminist bodies, voices, lemmas, writings, images have invaded the streets, social networks, the male writers op-ed spaces in the mainstream press. Feminist voices of all ages and social strata arose everywhere to make clear that we have had enough.
Read moreWho’s Afraid of Simone de Beauvoir? How a National Exam Had Millions of Brazilians Talking About Gender
In the end of October, seven million young people had to sit and think about the persistence of violence against women in Brazil. This was the essay theme of the National High School Exam (ENEM) — a Brazilian standardized test that is mandatory to compete for a place in the country’s public universities.
Read morePartners for Law in Development (PLD) launches an online database, Feminist Law Archives
The Partners for Law in Development has launched the Feminist Law Archives (FLA) to celebrate the rich and vibrant history of feminist engagement with law in India. The FLA is an online portal which chronicles the evolution of debates, perspectives and activism within the women’s movements in India by providing access to documents and advocacy materials from […]
Read moreMyanmar: women’s fight against verbal taboo symbolises wider rights battle
Lack of sex education for women perpetuates gender inequality in Myanmar but activists addressing such issues are falling foul of Buddhist extremists A woman showering outside her shack in Yangon. Women in Myanmar are struggling to gain control of their lives. Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images In Myanmar there are no vaginas. Linguistically, at least, that […]
Read moreGATE Interview on Trans* Depathologization with Dainius Püras, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE) met with Dainius Pūras, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health. Mauro Cabral, GATE’s co-founder and co-director, interviewed Mr. Pūras last week about psychiatry, trans people, and depathologization as a human right. Click here to read […]
Read moreUN Human Rigths Council 30th session: Sexual Rights Recap
Sexual Rights Initiative presents an overview from the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council. It includes resolutions, panels and discussions, statements and parallel events related to sexual rights of which the SRI was engaged with during the session. Click here to access it.
Read moreSocial Change Program Application – Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality
The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality is happy to announce its call for applications to its Social Change Program. The Program aims to develop the capacity of sexual and bodily rights and gender equality activists across the MENA region. The application deadline is 21 October 2015. Application form in English
Read moreBMJ’s dossier Women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health
The year 2015 marks a defining moment for the health of women, children, and adolescents. It is the end point of the United Nations’ millennium development goals, and their transition to the sustainable development goals. It is also the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development’s plan of action and the Beijing […]
Read moreTransforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Preamble This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. All countries and all stakeholders, acting […]
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