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Political transitions provide opportunities to promote women’s human rights

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Stories

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26 Dec 2011

Political transitions provide a unique opportunity to promote the human rights of women.

Somalia: UN expert urges international support to fight violence against women

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Press releases

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16 Dec 2011

NAIROBI / GENEVA (16 December 2011) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo urged* Friday the UN community, donors and other stakeholders to address more directly the needs of the Somalian...

Violence against women: UN expert concludes visit to Somalia

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16 Dec 2011

NAIROBI/GENEVA (16 December 2011) – In conclusion of her official visit to Somalia from 9-16 December 2011, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on violence against women...

Women’s voices must be heard during times of transitions and reform

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08 Dec 2011

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, and the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice 16 Days of...

16 Days of Activism: fighting against sorcery-related killings

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06 Dec 2011

Monica Paulus, a human rights defender from Papua New Guinea, fights against sorcery-related killing. “Women accused of sorcery are victims of extreme abuse and horrendous killings,” she says.