FRIDAY FILE: As first-time participants, AWID and FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund share reflections on the recent Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and ask readers to reflect with us on engaging in global agenda-setting spaces like CGI.
AWID's Friday Files
Rio+20 Outcomes: What Was Agreed And What This Means For Women’s Rights Going Forward
19 October 2012
FRIDAY FILE: As the dust settles on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), it is important to look at what was agreed on paper and to ask: what do the conference outcomes mean for the future of the planet and for women’s rights in particular?
International Day of the Girl-Child
12 October 2012
FRIDAY FILE: This October 11, United Nation Member States, international organisations, and civil society celebrated the very first International Day of the Girl Child.
Urgent Actions
Take Action: GHRC: Sign the Petition: Demand Justice for the Massacre in Totonicapán, Guatemala
22 October 2012
On October 4, 2012, Maya K’iche’ communities carried out a peaceful protest organized by the Alcaldía Indígena (Indigenous authority) of the 48 Cantones of Totonicapán, in regions of Alaska, Xecanchavox and Cuatro Caminos in the highlands in Guatemala.
Take Action: Amnesty International: Help Prevent the Execution of a Juvenile in Saudi Arabia
17 October 2012
Rizana Nafeek was arrested in May 2005 by Saudi Arabian officials on charges of murdering an infant in her care. She had no access to lawyers, either during interrogation or at her trial, and was believed to have confessed to the murder during police questioning. She has since retracted her confession.
Mexico - Campaign to discredit the work of human rights defender Ms Lucha Castro
15 October 2012
Various media outlets in Mexico have published statements made by a number of government officials between 9 and 12 October 2012 aimed at discrediting the work of lawyer and human rights defender Ms Luz (Lucha) Estela Castro Rodriguez.
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12th AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights in Development
Transforming Economic Power to Advance Women’s Rights and Justice, the 12th AWID International Forum, gathered over 2000 women’s rights leaders and activists from around the world from April 19 to 22, 2012 at the Halic Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey. To find out more about what happened at the Forum please click here
Women's Rights in the News
Zambia committed to protecting women’s rights
22 October 2012
THE Zambian Government has assured the United Nations (UN) that it is committed to protecting and promoting women’s rights and curbing gender-based violence in the country.
Mah Gul, Young Afghan Woman, Reportedly Beheaded For Refusing To Become A Prostitute
22 October 2012
A young woman who refused to be forced into prostitution was beheaded in Afghanistan last week, a murder that illustrates the continuing cycle of violence against women in the country, according to advocates in the region.
Afghan Clerics Denounce Violence Against Women
19 October 2012
Women's rights activists in Afghanistan take hope after religious leaders speak out against violence against girls and women, promote female education and discourage child marriage.
Member profiles
Each week we profile a different institutional and individual AWID member! This week we are featuring members: Self Help Africa and Memory Bandera. If you are an AWID member and would like to be profiled on our website write to us at: membership@awid.org
Issues & Analysis
Women and Electoral Politics in Palestine: A Revolution in the Making?
22 October 2012
The West Bank, and Palestine as a whole, faces a broken political system, rife with problems of representation and corruption.
Haitians living in fear 'under the tent'
22 October 2012
Haiti's terror didn't end when the ground stopped shaking.
Women sidelined from Burma’s fledgling peace process
19 October 2012
Burma is going through a process of unprecedented change. Central to the long-term viability of this “new Burma,” are efforts to bring about national reconciliation and secure a lasting peace between the Burma military and the many non-state armed groups that have been fighting for self-determination for decades.
What's new at AWID?
AWID condemns attack on young WHRD in Pakistan
AWID strongly condemns the attempted assassination of 14-year-old Pakistani school girl and activist, Malala Yousufzai by Taliban militants.
Special Focus: Parliamentary Coup in Paraguay
On June 22, 2012, the Paraguayan Senate found President Fernando Lugo guilty of impeachment charges in a 39 to 4 vote, resulting in his removal from office.
Unpacking Young Feminist Participation: Experiences and reflections from the 2012 AWID Forum
AWID’s Young Feminist Activism Program (YFA) played a significant role in developing strategies to ensure that the Forum provided young women with opportunities for meaningful engagement and inclusion.
Rio+20 - The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
AWID has created a new page on it's website dedicated to information regarding Rio+20 - The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
UNHRC WHRD Panel
The WHRD International Coalition was represented on the panel by Sunila Abeysekera and the Meso-American Initiative of WHRDs was represented through a video statement by Marusia López Cruz. AWID is proud to be a member of both collaboratives and congratulates the speakers on relaying the experiences and concerns of WHRDs from around the world.
AWID Letter to PM Erdoğan Regarding the Bill to Severely Restrict Abortion in Turkey
AWID sent a letter to the prime minister of Turkey in response to recent statements in which he equated abortion with murder, and the news that his party was about to introduce legislation that would severely restrict abortion rights in Turkey (reducing the time limit from 10 to 4 weeks, which would be an effective ban).