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Issues

The Accountability of ‘Major Powers’ for Alleged Serious Violations of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

The Accountability of ‘Major Powers’ for Alleged Serious Violations of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Challenges and Prospects. Conference and Launch of Discussion Paper, Hague Humanity Hub, Fluwelen Burgwal 58, 2511 CJ The Hague, Netherlands, 1 October 2018

Friday 14 September 2018

An Arab spring of love matters – Al Hubb Thaqafa defies sexual taboos

The social media site offers young women in the Middle East the chance to talk about sex openly.

Friday 14 September 2018

Report – Women on the Move, migration, care work and health

World Health Organization WHO has produced a new report on this population group, collating evidence across sectors. In so many homes and places around the world, women of all ages, ethnicities, cultures and backgrounds are providing […]

Friday 14 September 2018

Is gender equality good for men?

XY online An interview with Michael Flood   This talk: is meant to be an accessible, engaging, and practical discussion of men and gender equality. I ask some simple, but vital, questions: What role do […]

Wednesday 5 September 2018

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: AN INTERVIEW WITH SAFECITY FOUNDER ELSAMARIE D’SILVA

TECH FOR GOOD + In the first of  Tech for Good + Gender-Based Violence articles, an interview with ElsaMarie D’Silva, founder and managing director of Safecity, a non-profit organisation providing an online platform and grassroots […]

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Our Right to Safety: Women Human Rights Defenders’ Holistic Approach to Protection

By AWID and Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC)     This publication provides a reflection on the complex situations of women who face threats and violations as a result of their work defending human rights. […]

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Now is the time for women’s rights in the Middle East

OXFAM By Farah Kobaissy AN IRAQI WOMAN LOOKS OUT OF HER DAMAGED HOUSE. CREDIT: TOMMY TRENCHARD/OXFAM The realization of women’s rights and gender justice in the Middle East and North Africa is inseparably entwined with […]

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Technical learning from the meta-analysis of women’s empowerment projects

OXFAM By Kristen McCollum Kristen McCollum, consultant at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), shares with us the learning from Oxfam’s meta-analyses on women’s empowerment. When we first decided to conduct a meta-analysis on […]

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Rights of Migrants in Action: Child Protection Projects

IFRC / Synthesis Report of lessons learned in the project “Rights of Migrants in Action” (RoMiA) a global project that aimed to protect and promote the rights of migrants.

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Women Make Peace Stick

FP: As the mothers’ van headed deep into Tamil Tiger territory, it was suddenly encircled by young boys in sarongs with automatic weapons. But the five women inside it had sent missives ahead through the […]

Monday 3 September 2018