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Gender and Development e -Brief / Issue 112
September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS & ARTICLES
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GENDER ACTIVISM
In Lebanon
Girls’ camp in Lebanon focuses on technology for empowerment
Support Groups with Iraqi Refugee Men & Youth on SGBV
In Iran
‘We are everywhere’: Gay and Lesbian Iranians Come Out on Facebook
In Yemen
Protests continue in Yemen with Women
GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
Questionnaire Challenges Candidates on Human Rights Issues in Tunisia
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
In Irak
Continuing Challenges for Women’s Rights in Iraq
Attacks Continue on Women Human Rights Defenders
In Jordan
Rape Case Turns Focus to Jordan’s Factory’
In Iran
Gay Rights: A World of Inequality
Women’s rights activist, Faranak Farid, beaten severely in detention
… STEPS FORWARD
In Saudi Arabia
Women in Saudi Arabia to vote and run in elections
In Lebanon
A small step towards literacy
In Bahrain
Woman Elected MP Unopposed in By-Election in Bahrain
In Morocco
Gender at the Heart of New Moroccan Constitution
In Tunisia
Tunisia is leading the way on women’s rights in the Middle East
More on Tunisia lifting reservations on CEDAW
BOOKS & REPORTS
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GENDER RIGHTS
Gender Equality boosts development- the World Bank Report
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