Migration
/Gender
- Tue Aug 19 2008
Border thinking on migration, culture, economy and sex
Migrants are commonly seen as both unwanted intruders and powerless victims, but Laura Agustín own ideas work to break down this duality and think about power in different ways.
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- Mon Aug 18 2008
More news for Accra: The evaluation of the Paris Declaration
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Health
/Gender
- Mon Aug 18 2008
The costs of marital rape in Southern Africa
For years now, women’s groups in Southern Africa have campaigned tirelessly to ensure that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) adopt the Protocol on Gender and Development. Yesterday, the SADC finally took that historic step.
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Sexual diversity
- Fri Aug 15 2008
Nigeria: gays hesitate at the closet door
Being gay in Nigeria is hard: homosexual sex is illegal, but there is also the sanction contained in a rising tide of religious fundamentalism, and with cultural traditions that generally abhor same-sex coupling.
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Society
- Fri Aug 15 2008
Zimbabwe: Civil society speaks out loudly
Civil society organisations have been and continue to meet in South Africa in the run up to the 4th Annual SADC Summit due to take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa on 15-17 August 2008.
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Human Rights
/Economy and Financial Affairs
- Fri Aug 15 2008
Minimizing human rights risks
A new study finds that international project financiers, including the leading international banks and the International Finance Corporation, do not have a robust framework for minimizing the social risks posed by their projects.
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Globalization
/People
/Society
- Thu Aug 14 2008
List of proposed activities at the European Social Forum
On 17-21 September 2008 the European Social Forum (ESF) is being held in Malmö, in the South of Sweden. More than 20,000 people are expected to participate in the forum, which is a meeting place for social movements in Europe.
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Gender
- Thu Aug 14 2008
MDG3 Fund: we want more!
In June 2007 the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs took the initiative to launch an MDG3 fund in gender equality and women's rights. Nearly a year later, with the funds established,
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Gender
- Thu Aug 14 2008
Women marching together to make gender equality a central development goal
More than 40 women representatives came together in Madrid on 14 and 15 July for a lively and participatory meeting to further prepare women’s contribution in the Aid Effectiveness and the Financing for Development processes.
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World Peace and Security
/Media
- Thu Aug 14 2008
Media criticise Gaza death ruling
Reuters news agency says the Israeli army has made reporting in Gaza "almost impossible" after it cleared a tank crew that killed one of its cameramen.
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