Feb
26
From: http://allafrica.com
By: Lekopanye Mooketsi
Published on 23 February 2010
Although government has made strides in appointing women to positions of authority in the civil service this has not been applied to the judiciary. Since the retirement of former judge Unity Dow last year, there has been no woman serving on the bench.
President [...]
Feb
25
De : http://babelmed.net
Témoignage recueilli par Nadia Kaci
Publié le 20 février 2010
Le 13 juillet 2001 Rahmouna Salah et Fatiha Maamoura, femmes de ménage,vivaient avec des dizaines d’autres femmes dans le bidonville d’ El Haicha (La Bête) près de la base pétrolière de Hassi Messaoud dans le sud algérien. Cette nuit-là des centaines [...]
Feb
23
STATEMENT FROM THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA ON THE OCCASION OF “PAN AFRICAN WOMEN’S DAY”: 31 JULY 2009
From: http://achpr.org
Published on 31 July 2009
Banjul - This year the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights marks the Pan African Women’s Day by looking at achievements of [...]
Feb
19
From: http://isis.or.ug
Isis-WICCE and Urgent Action Fund-Africa have convened a three days international conference in Nairobi, Kenya beginning 7th December 2009 to share and highlight the potential and capacity of women living positively with HIV/AIDS in conflict and post conflict settings in taking lead in transforming themselves when money and resources [...]
Feb
17
From: http://womenpeacesecurity.org
“At a fundamental level, integrating a gender perspective in security sector reform means asking questions such as: How is security defined by people? Whose security are we talking about? Who should legitimately participate in decision-making within the security sector? Why are women not involved? How are they affected by [...]
