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- Jelveh Javaheri Released
June 8, 2009
SUPPORT IRANIAN WOMEN
Sign the petition and help them reach ... seized, including books, CDs, and a laptop.
Read more about travel bans and the deprivation of the right to travel .
In other ... Vakfı/Foundation for the Support of Women's Work, Turkey
Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND)
Moremi Initiative ...
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- Support Iranian Women on their National Day of Solidarity
... women's rights activists are calling for international support in observance of the June 12, 2006 demonstrations . Two years ago on ... hadighaemi@iranhumanrights.org . For more information about the campaign efforts, please read below or visit the One Million ...
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- Women Refugees in Zimbabwe and Lebanon Work to Improve Quality of Life in Camps
... opportunities for women to learn and exchange information about women's rights through networks of grassroots NGOs across the Middle East ... Participants plan to organize follow-up meetings to support one another as they introduce these new concepts into their daily ...
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- Press Corner
... many privileges, but was shocked to learn that they do not support non-Jordanian offspring.
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These days, when most people talk about Iran, the focus is on its nuclear program. But for a group of determined ...
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- Equality Without Reservation!
... the two-day gathering, participants shared information about the power and potential of CEDAW and the Optional Protocol ** as ... committee emphasized the importance of exchange and support amongst its members.
WLP for its part will continue to provide ...
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- Gifts of Hope: Partner Projects
... Turkey. 5 more gifts will complete the center.
Read about our partners and their projects in Lebanon , Nigeria , Morocco , ... sponsor women to attend trainings in these countries or support the organizations by gifting training materials they can provide to ...
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- Letter from WLP President Mahnaz Afkhami
... results has stunned the world. However, few people know about the quiet, thoughtful, and politically astute organizing, strategizing, ... between youth, advocacy, and technology.
We support our Iranian colleagues' struggle for their rights and freedom. We know ...
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- PARTNERS
... their families, communities, and societies. Learn more about the Women\'s Learning Partnership\'s activities . " + footerHtml + " ... lawyers, jurists and human rights activists working to support and promote women\'s rights through education, skills training and ...
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- Asma Khader Discusses Her Recent Work on Women's Rights in the Middle East
... speak on the phone with WLP Program Assistant Sian MacAdam about her recent advocacy on behalf of women in the Middle East.
Sian ... of women in Yemen about their legal rights. Their support is extremely important in a case like this and there have been some ...
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- Human Rights Alerts
... women’s human rights defenders and rally timely support for landmark campaigns on women’s rights .
In ... hadighaemi@iranhumanrights.org . For more information about the campaign efforts, please read below or visit the One Million ...
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- Turkey
... Değerlendirme Vakfı (KEDV) or Foundation for the Support of Women's Work (FSWW) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization ... and decided to raise awareness in their communities about the rights of peasant farmers.
Leadership Workshop in ...
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- Equality Without Reservation
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Signatory Organizations:
To lend your support to the campaign, contact us at wlp@learningpartnership.org
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By Kathambi Kinoti
AWID: Please tell us about your organisation, the Collective for Research and Training on ... Right to Nationality campaign as well as the Women's Work Campaign.
AWID: What is the Equality without Reservation campaign ...
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- International Women's Democracy Network
... and train others in democracy work;
Develop and support advocacy campaigns initiated by members at the local, national, and ... to mutually support each other's work; exchanging ideas about the objectives, potential resources, and activities of the network; and ...
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- ADVOCACY & NETWORKING
... and networking activities in order to raise awareness about women's human rights issues, influence policymakers and public opinion, ... implements campaigns to advance women’s rights. We support partner organizations’ advocacy for policy and legislative change at ...
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- Iran
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June 8, 2009
SUPPORT IRANIAN WOMEN
Sign the petition and help them reach ... of four, learned that her sentence of death by stoning was about to be carried out. Until that point, the punishment of stoning, which had ...
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- الشركاء
... their families, communities, and societies. Learn more about the Women\'s Learning Partnership\'s activities . " + footerHtml + " ... lawyers, jurists and human rights activists working to support and promote women\'s rights through education, skills training and ...
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- On this 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
... violations persist. As a part of the network of mutual support among WLP's twenty partner organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin ... look forward to sharing, in the coming months, even more about the future directions of the Partnership's struggle toward achieving ...
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- Board & Advisors
... Action in the U.S. involving over 200 Amnesty groups in support of Nigerian youth. Ms. Abiola's other efforts in the U.S. include ... opportunities for women to learn and exchange information about women's rights through networks of grassroots NGOs across the Middle East ...
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- Confronting Crisis, Creating Change: WLP Partner Challenges and Strategies
... Increased activism by women's groups as well as government support for women's rights agendas has created a backlash by fundamentalists ... message and language to minimize confrontation and bring about maximum inclusiveness while emphasizing universality of rights ...
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- Issue 9 (November)
... by making a contribution to WLP. To find out how you can support our work, click here.
Warmest Regards, Mahnaz Afkhami ... helped me to unlearn what I have been taught to believe about women being the inferior sex and their inability to be leaders. I now ...
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- Interview with Kyrgyz Human Rights Defender Tolekan Ismailova
... work, in other situations, if there is a need for broad support, coalitions and campaigns are formed. Women's rights activists united ... disrespect for fundamental rights and basic freedoms. About 36 people, including 4 women human rights defenders – Aygul Kyzalakova, ...
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- Workshops
... of labor in their families, take on new responsibility at work, run for local office, establish food cooperatives and other economic ... educate the public, and work with parents to inform them about the issue. “I realized that it is necessary to change the laws that ...
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- Leading to Change: Women in Jordan and Turkey Take on New Leadership Roles
... Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J) and the Foundation for the Support of Women's Work (Turkey) provided a dynamic learning environment for ... in order to negotiate with municipal authorities about issues such as gender discrimination, violence towards women, and access ...
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- PARTENAIRES
... their families, communities, and societies. Learn more about the Women\'s Learning Partnership\'s activities . " + footerHtml + " ... lawyers, jurists and human rights activists working to support and promote women\'s rights through education, skills training and ...
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- Latest News
... from Muslim-majority societies
Extensive information about WLP
WLP Convenes Prototype Arabic eCourse with ... of committed participants and providing strong technical support to ensure participant comfort during their first online learning ...
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- Nicaragua
... to use leadership training as a central component of their work to support women's economic empowerment in 2006.
Stories and Reports ... Associate Siobhán Hayes spoke with Malena de Montis about women’s economic position in Nicaragua and Fodem/Cenzontle’s ...
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- Latest News
... and expertise are a valuable addition to WLP.
Support Our Work Today!
Your generous support for WLP and our partners’ efforts ... helped me to unlearn what I have been taught to believe about women being the inferior sex and their inability to be leaders. I now ...
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- Jordan: Women seek equal rights under Citizenship Law
... many privileges, but was shocked to learn that they do not support non-Jordanian offspring.
“My children spend most of their ... women married to foreigners have repeatedly complained about the discriminatory clauses in the Citizenship Law, particularly those ...
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- YWLP Profile: Young Woman Entrepreneur Builds Own Business Selling Eco-Friendly Laundry Soap
... alternative to laundry detergent.
Maggie first learned about the dried soap nuts when she was visiting a friend in Europe. Upon her ... a selection of publications.
How did you enlist the support of others?
Dawson: I got a huge amount of support from ...
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