Human Trafficking is not an official committee of the Human Rights Team, but FAWCO has committed to raising awareness and fundraising for organizations actively combatting human trafficking against women around the world.
“The trade in and exploitation of human beings through trafficking is one of the gravest violations of human dignity that exist. The purposes of trafficking in persons range...
Spearheaded by Arandeep Degun with the support of fellow AIWC Cologne members Mary Dobrian, Janet Davis, Sally Webersinke and Carol-Lyn McKelvey, the project had a great start. The first workshop, the World Wise School, ran for four sessions in April/May. The bright and enthusiastic participants were children of AIWC Cologne members and selected students from the International Friedensschule Koeln (IFK).
FAWCO endorses the campaign by the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition and their petition to Congress, which says:
Equality between women and men is a fundamental human right that should be guaranteed in the Constitution. Pass the Equal Rights Amendment.The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would expressly prohibit discrimination against...
Excerpted from the course materials for International Women's Health and Human Rights: Stanford University Online Course
“Investing in girl’s education is the highest return on investment available in the world.” World Bank
They shot my father right in front of me. . . . It was nine- o’clock at night. They came to our house and told him they had...
What if today’s media messages included more positive female role models and less hyper-sexualization of women?
by Betsy Speer
Actresses Geena Davis (more info HERE) and Dame Helen Mirren (more info HERE) and Keira Knightly (more info HERE) have recently spoken out on the importance of female parity in the film and television industry, specifically, about the need to increase female writers, directors,
