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Gender and Development e -Brief / Issue 110
July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS & ARTICLES
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVISM
Rights, citizenship, and Equality’s march took to the streets of Beirut
Sit-in against “fundamentalism and violence” in the center of Tunis
Petition to Algerian Government: Stop renewed attacks on women
Challenging decision to conduct virginity tests on girls inside Military prisons in Egypt
CALLS & STATEMENTS
A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women of Color Feminists in Palestine
GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
Roj Women lobbying on behalf of Kurdish women living in Turkey
Women of the Revolution
Violence against Women
Islamic Jurisprudence- Human Rights Norms
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
In Sudan
Post-Split, Will North Sudan’s Women Be Left Behind?
In Lebanon
Hotchpotch of religious laws in Lebanon restricts basic rights
In Yemen
Women & Children Face Multiple Crises in Yemen
In Iran
Britain says Iran’s government has recently arrested several female
UK condemns arrest of Iranian female activists
In Palestine
Palestinian Women cope with siege in Jordan Valley
… STEPS FORWARD
In Lebanon
Lebanese parliamentarian Committees study draft laws to help women in workplace
In Tunisia
New Electoral Law Prescribes Gender Parity in Upcoming Constituent Assembly Elections in Tunisia
BOOKS & REPORTS
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GENDER RIGHTS
Gender & Land Rights in Asia – Indigenous Women
Social Security for Social Justice
Women, Food Security & Peacebuilding
Will an Arab Spring Bloom in Palestine?
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