Following is a statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on the first-ever World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which is commemorated on 30 July:
“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 from forced and bonded labour...
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by Pam Perraud
On June 24, the Senator Barbara Boxer (D- CA) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) ranking members of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women’s Issues convened a hearing entitled “Combating Violence and Discrimination Against Women: A Global Call to Action.” This was the first hearing on these vital...
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After living in Chile for four months and adjusting to the vastly different cultural and language barriers, I thought it time to continue my contributions to FAWCO. Be warned, this is the first extensive writing I have done in English since my arrival, so please pardon any adjective reversals or paragraphs of...
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To learn what you can do to advocate for the passage of the International Violence Againsit Women Act (I-VAWA), check out this tool kit, prepared by a coalition of advocacy groups.
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AODVC (Americans Domestic Violence Crisis Center) is currently experiencing a gap in funding. The international hotline, 866uswomen, will continue to be answered by advocates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing emotional support, safety planning, lethality assessment and referrals to other resources. It may however take longer than 24 hours to respond to emails. Live chat will not...
AODVC (Americans Domestic Violence Crisis Center) is currently experiencing a gap in funding. The international hotline, 866uswomen, will continue to be answered by advocates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing emotional support, safety planning, lethality assessment and referrals to other resources. It may however take longer than 24 hours to respond to emails. Live chat will not...
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Imagine what Mother's Day was like in Nigeria...
As we celebrated motherhood this month, who could fail to feel the pain of the mothers of the hundreds of Nigerian girls who were recently kidnapped while taking their final exams? Imagine your daughter being abducted and perhaps raped or even killed simply for going to school. We must ask ourselves, "What...
As we celebrated motherhood this month, who could fail to feel the pain of the mothers of the hundreds of Nigerian girls who were recently kidnapped while taking their final exams? Imagine your daughter being abducted and perhaps raped or even killed simply for going to school. We must ask ourselves, "What...