News

26/2/2002

The overall objective of the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is to find a negotiated solution to the ongoing ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.

25/2/2002

India: Harassment of women engaged in prostitution in Karnataka

Protest against the threats and intimidation unleashed on women activists of SANGRAM and VAMP (Veshya AIDS Mukabla Parishad).

22/2/2002

Israel: Something is moving

Ongoing escalation, and wartime-style media reports are losing their laming grip on the Israeli public.

21/2/2002

Israel: Palestinian-Israeli Jerusalemite gay couple in danger of arrest and deportation

The Jerusalem Open House is appealing for the urgent assistance of international human rights organizations in the case of a gay Jerusalemite couple in danger of being permanently torn from each other in view of the escalating situation in the region.

19/2/2002

UK: Honour crime - life imprisonment for father

A man who murdered his 24 year old daughter after discovering her 'secret' boyfriend has been jailed for life.

19/2/2002

WLUML - new publication - 'Roundtable On Strategies To Address Honour Crimes'

A Roundtable on Strategies to Address 'Honour Crimes' was held in London from 12-13 November 1999.

19/2/2002

Kuwait: Women's protest for voting rights

Women activists in Kuwait have held a demonstration to demand the right of women to vote and run for public office.

19/2/2002

Belgium: Het Roze Huis (The Pink House) receives a visit from Egyptian ambassador

An Egyptian court will consider the appeal of 23 gay men in March. These men were convicted in November 2001 to prison sentences between 3 and 5 years. All those convicted made use of the possibility to apply for appeal.

15/2/2002

USA: Polygamy related abuses in Utah

A Call for Action from the Child Protection Project in Colorado and the International Human Rights Clinic at the New York University School of Law asking us to urge the U.S authorities to take action against polygamous marriages.

15/2/2002

USA: Polygamy related abuses in Utah