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20/12/2001
Afghanistan: Turning back the Afghan clock
Sima Samar's vision for Afghanistan.
20/12/2001
Egypt: One step forward towards justice, two steps back
More convictions for homosexual conduct in Egypt as jailed teenager is freed.
20/12/2001
India: Sodomy, obscenity charges formally filed in trial of 'Lucknow Four'
Call for letters of protest renewed.
14/12/2001
Afghanistan: Agreement on provisional arrangements in Afghanistan pending the re-establishment of permanent government institutions
Proceedings from the Bonn conference.
11/12/2001
Afghanistan: Afghan women's summit for democracy
In solidarity with the Afghan women gathered in Brussels December 4-5th, women’s rights activists met in parallel session in Brussels to formulate support strategies for the implementation of the Brussels Proclamation issued by the Afghan Women’s Summit.
10/12/2001
Worldwide: Women's Human Rights Net (WHRNet)
WHRNet relaunch their news section for International Human Rights Day.
6/12/2001
Afghanistan: Dr Sima Samar named Deputy Premier in the newly named interim government
Delegates from four Afghan factions have signed an agreement on a transitional government to run the country after 20 years of war.
3/12/2001
Afghanistan: 'A Living Draft' - Afghan women and the construction of Afghanistan
WLUML invites all human rights and women’s organizations, social action groups, anti-war activists, and civil society in general, to extend or add to the main thrust of the document.
3/12/2001
Worldwide: Make a change for Afghan refugees
Funds have already been sent to the Pakistan Citizen's Support Initiative for Afghan Refugees to undertake humanitarian relief to Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
30/11/2001
Bangladesh: Government asked to report on minority attacks by High Court
A Division Bench of the High court has issued a rule nisi on the Bangladeshi government to investigate recent attacks on religious minorities as reported by the NGO Ain-O-Salish Kendra (ASK) and to submit a report on the matter by 15 January 2001.