Empowerment

Dossier 3: Women's movement in Pakistan: State, Class, Gender

Introduction

Women in Pakistan like their counterparts elsewhere in the world have been victims of the double oppression of class and gender.

Kuwait: Women see few gains in Kuwait democracy

When Kuwait's emir decreed women should have the vote, the freewheeling Parliament -- a rare symbol of democratic ideals in the Persian Gulf -- used its constitutional powers to overrule him.

John Humphrey Freedom Award 2002: Ayesha Imam acceptance speech

Ayesha Imam and BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights honoured for their work against the discriminatory application of the new Sharia laws in Nigeria's Northern States.

Prix John Humphrey pour la Liberte 2002: Ayesha Imam

Ayesha Imam et BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights recevront le Prix pour leur opposition à l'application des nouvelles lois pénales de la charia dans les Etats du nord du Nigéria.

South East Asia: Islam, Politics and Women: What Identities? Whose Interests?

A three-day Southeast Asia Regional Meeting on ‘Islam, Politics and Women: What Identities? Whose Interests’ was held from 26 – 28 October 2002 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Mondial: Pour que soit cree une culture qui dise non a la violence contre les femmes

16 jours d'activisme contre la violence faite aux femmes.

AWID Forum: Workshop on fundamentalism, globalisation and women's human rights

WLUML, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Shirkat Gah, and the Women’s International Coalition for Economic Justice are running this workshop during the AWID Forum, taking place from 3-6 Ocober in Mexico.

Maroc: Rendons reels les droits humains

Un programme d'alphabetisation juridique pour les femmes au Maroc.

Jordan: Arab Regional Resource Center on Violence Against Women (AMAN)

Creates and provides channels of communication between women's rights organisations and the public in Arab countries.

Palestine: The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy

Miftah is a Palestinian, Jerusalem-based, independent institution committed to fostering the principles of democracy and effective dialogue based on the free and candid exchange of information and ideas.