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Fay Volatabu, general secretary for the National Council of Women Fiji, raises questions about equality of resources for women in her November 28th op-ed "A Fair Share Please" in The Fiji Times. Read the entire column here.
First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, calls on all female legislators to introduce bills on women's rights. The "Agenda for Female Legislators" is endorsed by the
Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues at the U.S. State Department raised concerns about the potential risks to women's equality in emerging governments during a Senate hearing on "women and the Arab Spring" as reported by CNN. Read the entire article here
Dailia Haj Ali, a Sudanese human rights activist, asks "Sudan: Women Where Are You?" in AllAfrica.com and laments the difficulties in maintaining a women's rights movement in Sudan. Read the intriguing post here.
Fay Volatabu, the general secretary for the National Council of Women Fiji, writes about the important role CEDAW has played in her country's support of rural women in an October 17 article "Village Girl at Heart" in the The Fiji Times Online. Read the full article here.
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan cites CEDAW in support of provincial and district governments reaching out to rural communities, particularly women farmers and workers. Read the full article in the Associated Press of Pakistan.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia, Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist, and Tawakkul Karman a pro-democracy activist in Yemen and founder of Journalists without Chains awarded 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work. Read full article.
President Barack Obama congratulates 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipients, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their remarkable work on behalf of women's rights and states that the award "sends a powerful message that the struggle for universal rights and human dignity can only be fulfilled with the full participation of women around the globe.” Read President Obama’s full statement here.
Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, applauds 2011 Noble Peace Prize awards to women’s rights activists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia, Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist, and Tawakkul Karman a pro-democracy activist in Yemen and founder of Journalists without Chains. Read full statement here.
Rashida Manjoo, a UN expert on violence against women, testified before the United Nations General Assembly that violence against women across the world continues to be pervasive and widespread. Read the full article: “UN Expert urges States to Fulfill Obligations to Prevent Violence Against Women” in the UN News Centre.
UNICEF publishes a new booklet, CEDAW for Adolescents: Policy and Practice 2011, to educate adolescent girls and boys about the importance of CEDAW. Download and Read the entire document.
Nepal's Indigenous Women Federation presents a Shadow Report at 49th CEDAW Committee Session. Read entire article here.
Christina Finch, Amnesty International, asks the question, “What do Tunisia, Palau and the US Have in Common?” Read the latest news about CEDAW in these and other countries in Finch’s October 4, 2011 blog.
Members of the international committee on CEDAW have hailed the progress made in Oman in the field of women’s empowerment and support, cited in the Oman Tribune on October 5, 2011. Read the entire article here.
Prominent Saudi feminist Wajeha al-Hawaidar, asks “Why not tomorrow?” after an announcement by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah that Saudi women will be able to vote for the first time in the 2015 national elections. Saudi Arabia ratified CEDAW in September, 2000. Read the full article here.
Secretary Hilary Clinton advocates for women's rights treaty. Read about it in The Daily Beast.
