[empower] women’s activism

Iran: Declaration of support and solidarity with Canadian women activists

An open letter that alerts the Canadian authorities to the grave implications of Shari'a courts in Canada for Muslim women’s human rights in Canada and beyond, in Muslim-majority countries or are minorities in non-Muslim countries.

International: Proceedings of the International Consultation on Women Human Rights Defenders

WLUML was a co-sponsor of this consultation and this report documents the discussions and analyses of violations and abuses committed against women human rights defenders and strategies and recommendations to better protect them.

Europe: 8 March comes to Europe March 28, 2006

German and Dutch people woke to a very different kind of 8 March commemorations this year.

Mondial: Rapport de la Consultation Internationale sur les Femmes Défenseurs des Droits Humains

La consultation Internationale sur les femmes défenseurs des droits humains a eu lieu à Colombo, Sri Lanka, entre le 29 Novembre et le 2 Décembre 2005.

International: Muslim women raise voices worldwide

During the height of the Danish cartoon controversy, Canadian media interviewed male Muslim leaders exclusively, without bothering to seek out leaders among Muslim women. It's a given that Muslim leaders are men, preferably with beards.

Serbia and Montenegro: Lecture on fundamentalisms in Europe and North America

This lecture is organized by Women in Black and the Center for Cultural Decontamination April 4th at 6pm at the Center for Cultural Decontamination (Bircaninova 21).

مؤسسة ابن رشد للفكر الحر تفتح باب الترشيح لجائزة عام 2006

Egypt: In celebration of Egyptian women's day on 16 March

ECWR will organize a celebration of Egyptian Women's Day on March 16 during which the first martyrdom of a female candidate will be recognized and freedoms in Egypt will be promoted. The celebration is entitled, " New year ….. New Hope."

Iran: Condemn the violence used against Iranian women on international women's day

WLUML is deeply concerned about reports of violent attacks and arrests of women's rights activists, women's groups and human rights defenders on 8 March 2006, International Women’s Day. Those gathered were attacked and assaulted by plain-clothes militia, special anti riot forces of the Revolutionary guards, soldiers and police.

بيان تأسيس تجمع "سوريات"