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Investigate torture and forced 'virginity testing' on Egyptian women

Investigate torture and forced 'virginity testing' on Egyptian women
After army officers violently cleared Tahrir square of protesters on March 9, 2011, at least 18 women were rounded up in military detention. The protesters told Amnesty International that they were beaten, given electric shocks, subjected to strip searches while being photographed by male soldiers, then forced to submit to ‘virginity checks’ and threatened with prostitution charges.
We're demanding that Egyptian officials investigate the allegations and stop this shocking and degrading treatment of women protestors. Call on Secretary Clinton to use her influence to demand immediate action.
Egyptian women protesters forced to take 'virginity tests'
23 March 2011
Amnesty International has today called on the Egyptian authorities to investigate serious allegations of torture, including forced â??virginity tests', inflicted by the army on women protesters arrested in Tahrir Square earlier this month.

After army officers violently cleared the square of protesters on 9 March, at least 18 women were held in military detention. Amnesty International has been told by women protesters that they were beaten, given electric shocks, subjected to strip searches while being photographed by male soldiers, then forced to submit to â??virginity checks' and threatened with prostitution charges.

â??Virginity tests' are a form of torture when they are forced or coerced.

"Forcing women to have â??virginity tests' is utterly unacceptable. Its purpose is to degrade women because they are women," said Amnesty International. "All members of the medical profession must refuse to take part in such so-called 'tests'."

20-year-old Salwa Hosseini told Amnesty International that after she was arrested and taken to a military prison in Heikstep, she was made, with the other women, to take off all her clothes to be searched by a female prison guard, in a room with two open doors and a window. During the strip search, Salwa Hosseini said male soldiers were looking into the room and taking pictures of the naked women.

The women were then subjected to â??virginity tests' in a different room by a man in a white coat. They were threatened that â??those not found to be virginsâ?? would be charged with prostitution.

According to information received by Amnesty International, one woman who said she was a virgin but whose test supposedly proved otherwise was beaten and given electric shocks.

â??Women and girls must be able to express their views on the future of Egypt and protest against the government without being detained, tortured, or subjected to profoundly degrading and discriminatory treatment,â?? said Amnesty International.

â??The army officers tried to further humiliate the women by allowing men to watch and photograph what was happening, with the implicit threat that the women could be at further risk of harm if the photographs were made public.â??

Journalist Rasha Azeb was also detained in Tahrir Square and told Amnesty International that she was handcuffed, beaten and insulted.

Following their arrest, the 18 women were initially taken to a Cairo Museum annex where they were reportedly handcuffed, beaten with sticks and hoses, given electric shocks in the chest and legs, and called â??prostitutesâ??.

Rasha Azeb could see and hear the other detained women being tortured by being given electric shocks throughout their detention at the museum. She was released several hours later with four other men who were also journalists, but 17 other women were transferred to the military prison in Heikstep

Testimonies of other women detained at the same time collected by the El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence are consistent with Rasha Azeb and Salwa Hosseini's accounts of beatings, electrocution and â??virginity tests'.

â??The Egyptian authorities must halt the shocking and degrading treatment of women protesters. Women fully participated in bringing change in Egypt and should not be punished for their activism,â?? said Amnesty International.

â??All security and army forces must be clearly instructed that torture and other ill-treatment, including forced â??virginity tests', will no longer be tolerated, and will be fully investigated. Those found responsible for such acts must be brought to justice and the courageous women who denounced such abuses be protected from reprisals.â??

All 17 women detained in the military prison were brought before a military court on 11 March and released on 13 March. Several received one-year suspended prison sentences.

Salwa Hosseini was convicted of disorderly conduct, destroying private and public property, obstructing traffic and carrying weapons.

Amnesty International opposes the trial of civilians before military courts in Egypt, which have a track record of unfair trials and where the right to appeal is severely restricted.

DEMAND OF BANGLADESH VILLAGE POLICE SERVICE UNION(VDP)

DEMAND OF BANGLADESH VILLAGE POLICE SERVICE UNION(VDP)

For implementation of the demands declared by OF BANGLADESH VILLAGE POLICE SERVICE UNION(VDP) workers union to provide facilities by the government as like as class IV staffs of ‘Bangladesh Police ‘ service (i.e. national pay scale implementation, retirement policy etc) placed and urged to the government to implement of their demands within April 18, 2011. If the demands not accepted they would not have their daily presence any staff to every police stations in Bangladesh from April 19, 2011. That conference placed at ‘MUKTANGON’ in the capital of Bangladesh. Otherwise the activists would place ‘black badge’ from April 19-25, and start huger strike from April 26, 2011… the reliable source said. President of the organization Md. Mostafa Kamal chaired the conference. Other spokesmen were advisor of the organization Md. Mokaddem Hossein, Mozibur Rahman, AHM Rafed, general-secretary MA Naser, Executive Chairman Abul Hashem Dayal, etc. They said in 1986 government sanctioned the salary for Dafadar BDT-700/ and for Mahalla/Zonal BDt – 500/. After a long period that salary scale came near BDT – 2100/. But in present situation the increasing price of foods, accommodation, and essential needs of every day, that scale is not sufficient for living the employees. And failing to continuing service. But if government take initiative positively and consider the BANGLADESH VILLAGE POLICE SERVICE UNION(VDP) workers union get ability to continue their duty for the nation.

Speech of Liom Babul from Gazipur, Bangladesh

Creative International Cooperation Can Help Developing Countries Recover Stolen Assets

Creative International Cooperation Can Help Developing Countries Recover Stolen Assets

Vienna, December 16, 2010 — Developing countries lose between $20 billion and $40 billion each year to bribery, embezzlement, and other corrupt practices. Over the past 15 years only $5 billion has been recovered and returned. A new handbook seeks to help close this gap.

The Asset Recovery Handbook, released today by the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative of the World Bank Group and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, provides practitioners with a how-to guide for recovering stolen assets. The process is complex, requiring coordination between many public agencies in multiple jurisdictions. Practitioners must exchange sensitive information with partners in other countries to trace stolen funds and gather evidence. They must be familiar with a wide range of legal tools and procedures for freezing, seizing, and repatriating stolen funds. And they must be able to navigate the legal systems of their own country and of partner countries.

“The process can be overwhelming for even the most experienced practitioners. It is exceptionally difficult for those working in the context of failed states, widespread corruption, or limited resources,” said Jean Pierre Brun, World Bank Senior Financial Sector Specialist and lead author of the handbook. “A practical guide can help these states navigate the process, anticipate challenges, and determine and implement effective strategies.”

The handbook, prepared by an international team of experts, draws on the experience of a wide range of countries and legal traditions. Designed as a quick reference, it describes approaches to recovering proceeds of corruption located in foreign jurisdictions, identifies the difficulties that practitioners are likely to encounter, suggests strategic and tactical options to address the challenges, and introduces good practices. It also provides reference tools, case studies, and practical resources such as sample intelligence reports, applications for court orders, and mutual legal assistance requests.

“In these tough economic times, and with corruption such a drain on development, it is vital for countries to have the resources they need to battle this scourge. The handbook could also be helpful to those making policy decisions about legislation and management of resources devoted to fighting corruption,” said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank. “The World Bank Group and UNODC will use it to provide technical assistance and promote capacity building in countries interested in the StAR Initiative,” she added.

For more information and to access the report, please visit www.worldbank.org/star.

About the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative
The StAR Initiative is a partnership between the World Bank Group and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime that supports international efforts to end safe havens for corrupt funds. StAR works with developing countries and financial centers to prevent the laundering of the proceeds of corruption and facilitate more systematic and timely return of stolen assets.

About the World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. It comprises five closely associated institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), which together form the World Bank; the International Finance Corporation (IFC); the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Each institution plays a distinct role in the mission to fight poverty and improve living standards for people in the developing world.

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Calls for Participation
Call for Submissions: Theorizing Homophobia(s) in the Caribbean Project
21 March 2011

The Caribbean Region of the International Resource Network (IRN) seeks to connect academic and community-based researchers, artists, and activists around the Caribbean and in the diaspora in areas related to diverse sexualities and genders.
Call for Participation: Questionnaire on a new Human Rights Portal
16 March 2011

HURIDOCS, in association with other Geneva-based organizations, is creating a Human Rights Portal that will facilitate access to online information from the various Human Rights mechanisms of the United Nations. In order to better understand you information needs and develop new tools, your participation in this brief online survey would be appreciated.
Call for Applications: Research Methods Course in Sexual & Reproductive Health; HIV and Gender Based Violence
16 March 2011

The objectives of the course is to strengthen the research capabilities of participants and through this to increase research capacity in the African Region; provide skills in research methodology allowing participants to initiate research, participate in research and to critically appraise research findings; familiarize participants with the major SRH/HIV issues affecting the African Region; create a network of alumni to facilitate information exchange and research collaboration in the African region. Deadline for applications: March 21, 2011.
Call for Applications: The Center for Popular Economics (CPE): 2011 Summer Institute: Media, Democracy and the Economy
15 March 2011

CPE’s Summer Institute (July 24-30, 2011) is a week-long intensive training in economics for media makers, activists, educators, and anyone who wants a better understanding of economics. CPE focuses on how economic systems impact our lives and work every day. The trainings are highly participatory and build on the knowledge and experience of the participants. No background in economics is required. Deadline for applications: April 15, 2011.
Call for Applications: Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR): 4th CSBR Sexuality Institute 2011
14 March 2011

The Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) is pleased to announce the 4th CSBR Sexuality Institute 2011 to be held between July 16th and 23rd 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Designed as a comprehensive curriculum on sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and rights with an in depth discussion on the linkages between research and practice, the CSBR Sexuality Institute offers a holistic interdisciplinary program combining history, theory, research and politics of sexuality with applications of advocacy and fieldwork. Deadline for applications: April 15, 2011.
Call for Nominations: Guttmacher Institute: The Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research
14 March 2011

The Darroch Award recognizes an emerging leader in the field of sexual and reproductive health, where scientific evidence is essential to guiding the policies and programs of the future. The award honors Jacqueline E. Darroch, Ph.D., whose three decades of directing research at the Guttmacher Institute exemplified rigorous and innovative work in this field and commitment to the practical application of research. The award committee asks you to nominate candidates who are emerging as leading researchers in the field and whose work demonstrates these strengths. Deadline for nominations: May 16, 2011.
Call for Applications: Cartier Women's Initiative Award
09 March 2011

The Cartier Women's Initiative Award is an international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women's Forum, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD business school to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs. Deadline for applications: March 15, 2011.
Call for Participation: Global Survey: Building women’s global meaningful participation in the High Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV and AIDS
09 March 2011

The High Level Meeting on AIDS that takes place in June this year will review achievements made against the commitments of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS Declaration of Commitment of 2001, and the Political Declaration of 2006, and will determine the priority agenda for work on HIV and AIDS over the next five years, in particular as we work towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The ATHENA Network and the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) are running a virtual survey in order to ensure the broadest possible engagement and representation of women (and girls wherever possible) in the processes leading up to the HLM - especially women living with and affected by HIV, and other key populations of women who often lack platforms for priority issues to be raised and heard. Deadline for survey submissions: March 13, 2011.
Call for Submissions: Iranian Progressive Youth (IPY): Essay Contest 2011: "Prospect of Change in Iran"
09 March 2011

“Prospect of Change in Iran”. Share your ideas and prospects concerning the possibilities of change in Iran. The top three essays will be published in accredited journal(s) and will also receive a cash prize. Deadline for submissions: April 10, 2011.
Call for Applications: Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship
09 March 2011

July 17 - 30, 2011 Lagos, Nigeria
Call for Applications: The Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press 2011
09 March 2011

Samir Kassir has paid with his life in his fight for democracy and Lebanon's sovereignty, and he remains an example for his entire profession. By organising this competition, the European Union salutes, through the name of Samir Kassir, the efforts and courage of all the journalists in the region who, sometimes by risking their lives, are committed to human rights, the rule of law and democracy. Deadline for applications: March 30, 2011.
Call for Nominations: Candidates and Proposed Selection Criteria for the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
09 March 2011

At the 17th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in June 2011 the President of the Council is to appoint an independent human rights expert to serve as the next Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Amnesty International, the Jesuit Refugee Service and Migrant Forum in Asia call on governments, NGOs and others, including relevant professional networks, to use the checklist (see here) to identify eligible candidates for nomination. The organizations urge governments to call publicly for candidates, e.g. through media advertisement, and consult civil society nationally before nominating candidates. Deadline for nominations: March 14, 2011.
Call for Submissions: The African Women's Journal
08 March 2011

In kick starting the year 2011, The African Women’s Journal, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) signature publication- will focus on thefirst priority theme of the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020): Health, Maternal Mortality and HIV&AIDS. The Journal will specifically focus on the theme: Addressing Women's Specific Health Needs & Challenges in Africa during the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020). Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2011.
Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary Workshop on Teaching Theology/Religious Studies and Gender
25 February 2011

This workshop, organised by the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies, will explore issues involved in the teaching of theology and/or religious studies (T/RS) and gender within different disciplinary settings in UK higher education.
Call for Papers: The African Women's Journal: Addressing Women's Specific Health Needs & Challenges in Africa during the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020)
23 February 2011

In kick starting the year 2011, The African Women’s Journal, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) signature publication- will focus on thefirst priority theme of the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020): Health, Maternal Mortality and HIV&AIDS. The Journal will specifically focus on the theme: Addressing Women's Specific Health Needs & Challenges in Africa during the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020). Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2011.
Call for Applications: Institute for Inclusive Security: Training of Trainers
23 February 2011

Inclusive Security is currently accepting applications for admission to a Training of Trainers workshop in Amman, Jordan from May 20-28, 2011. The cutting edge ToT program will expose participants to Inclusive Security: A Curriculum for Women Waging Peace, a unique teaching tool that draws on more than a decade of original research, advocacy, and training by staff and accomplished women peace builders from around the world. Deadline for Applications: March 11, 2011.
Call for Applications: ITC-ILO: On-line Course: Gender in the Global Development Agenda: Tools for Gender- Sensitive Planning & Implementation
22 February 2011

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to development and peace. The global development agenda offers opportunities to strengthen action towards gender equality in national development planning and financing. The purpose of this online course is to create greater awareness of these opportunities and provide analytical tools to initiate further action at the national and the international levels. Deadline for applications: March 4, 2011.
Gender Institute: Gender, Cultures, Politics and Fundamentalisms in Africa (Deadline: March 16, 2011)
15 February 2011

Every year since 1994, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) has organized a Gender Institute which brings together between 12 and 15 researchers for 3 weeks of concentrated debate, experience-sharing and knowledge-building.
Conference: Religion, Gender and Human Rights: Challenges for Multicultural and Democratic Societies
14 February 2011

This multi-disciplinary conference will examine the nexus of religion, gender, identity, human rights and politics.
Call for Contributions: Calcutta Research Group: RefugeeWatchOnline
08 February 2011

RefugeeWatchOnline is a public forum. Invited are contributions from refugee rights activists, lawyers, researchers and institutions working on issues on forced displacement to send in their contributions for any of the following sections.
Call for Papers: The Africa Media & Democracy Conference: "Media & Democracy towards sustainable stability"
08 February 2011

The Africa Media & Democracy Conference invites papers for its annual Africa Media and Democracy Conference, to be held from 17th -19th August 2011, Accra - Ghana. The theme for the Conference is: Media & Democracy towards sustainable stability. Deadline for abstract submissions: April 22, 2011.
Call for Applications: EASSI: 2011 Young Women's Leadership Training Programme
08 February 2011

Since the year 2000, EASSI has been running the Young Women’s Leadership Programme, an internship programme that targets young women aged 18-35. The programme provides opportunities for learning, interacting and networking with women’s organizations, with the aim of empowering and preparing the young women to support the women’s movement. Deadline for applications: March 30, 2011.
Call for Papers: Second Emory Conference on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
07 February 2011

CONFERENCE DATES: June 17-19, 2011
Emory Conference Center Hotel, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Proposal Due Date: March 5, 2011
Call for Contributions/Authors: SAGE Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World - New Volume
07 February 2011

SAGE is inviting academic editorial contributors to the Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World, a new online library reference that will look at women today around the world and delve into the contexts of being female in the 21st century. Thus the scope of the encyclopedia will focus on women’s status starting in approximately 2000 and look forward. Deadline for contributions: March 21, 2011.
Call for Applications: 2011 MILEAD Fellows Program for Young African Women Leaders
02 February 2011

Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa is pleased to announce its call for applications for the 2011 Moremi Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD) Fellows Program. The MILEAD Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and succeed in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them tackle issues affecting women in their communities and society as a whole. Applications are welcome from young African women living in Africa and the Diaspora. Deadline for applications: March 30, 2011.
Call for Proposals: WAM! It Yourself: A Women, Action & the Media Conference Wherever you Are
02 February 2011

"Want to do something about gender bias in media? Then WAM! It Yourself wants you. We're looking for people around the country and the globe to hold events promoting gender justice in media, all on the same weekend: March 23-27, 2011. Who's invited? Media producers, PR strategists, journalists, activists, academics, community organizers, feminists, funders and philanthropists, “citizen” media watchdogs, media policy advocates, alternative network-builders, bloggers, writers, teachers, artists, technology trainers, cartoonists, dj's ... We want your involvement..."
Call for Papers: Gender & Development: Citizenship
25 January 2011

The November 2011 issue of the international journal Gender & Development, (published for Oxfam GB by Routledge/Taylor and Francis) will focus on Citizenship. Development and feminist policymakers and practitioners, and academic researchers, are all invited to share insights from research and experience of Citizenship-focused development/humanitarian work in particular country contexts, which has direct relevance to development policy and practice. Deadline for proposed paper idea: February 21, 2011.
Call for Applications: ADH Genève: Advanced Training Course on Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
25 January 2011

This advanced course will provide experienced human rights advocates, staff of NGOs and national human rights institutions, representatives of governments, and staff of UN bodies and other international organizations, as well as members of the academia, with in-depth knowledge on monitoring aspects related to economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights), and comprehensive knowledge on how to enhance their work on monitoring ESC rights. Deadline for applications: 15 February for applicants requiring visas for Switzerland and all scholarship requests. 18 March for self-funded applicants not requiring visa for Switzerland.
Call for Papers: Australian National University: "Honour Killing Across Culture and Time"
25 January 2011

Honour-motivated violence is a trans-historical and cross-cultural phenomenon, yet it has recently become a metonym for Islamic and anti-modern cultures. How can inter-disciplinary conversations unpack this association to produce innovative ways of thinking about and acting against violence justified through claims of honour? This conference (December 8-9, 2011) will explore honour killings across periods, places, political contexts, legal regimes and religions. Deadline for abstracts: August 1, 2011.
Call for Nominations: Women's Link Worldwide: Gender Justice Uncovered Award 2011
25 January 2011

In every country, regardless of its political system, culture or religion, what judges and courts say has a tremendous influence on people's day-to-day lives. With your participation we continue to uncover the most sexist and discriminatory court decisions or statements and highlight those that advance gender equality. The Gender Justice Uncovered 2010 Awards seek to identify the best and worst decisions or statements related to gender made in English, Spanish or Portuguese within a judicial process. Deadline to nominate: April 4, 2011. Deadline to vote: April 25, 2011.
Call for Papers: Breaking the Stained Glass Ceiling, Women as Religious Leaders
24 January 2011

There continues to be a dearth of scholarly published material about African women in leadership. Fortunately, JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies has made a concerted effort to highlight women’s leadership roles in African societies through the publication of two special issues on women as political leaders (Issue 9, 2006 and Issue 10, 2007).
Call for Submissions/Abstracts: Isis Center for Women & Development: International Conference: Women & New Media in the Mediterranean Region
19 January 2011

With the growing dominance of the Internet, blog, chat and mobile telephony, the great "big bang" of the new media has begun. Communication is rapidly changing and becoming mobile, interactive, personalized and multi-channel. This extraordinary revolution is affecting the basic structure of Mediterranean societies, especially those in the south, and is raising various discussions and debates that profoundly impact women: the rapid transformation of the boundaries between the public and the private spaces, the relationship between new technology, orality and women’s literature, changes in the relationship between written and oral languages, the increasing use of mother tongues (mainly oral) in the field of education, and the challenges of new transmissions of women’s knowledges. Deadline for abstracts: March 1, 2011.
Call for Participation: Networking on World Bank's Gender World Development Report (WDR)
19 January 2011

In 2012, the World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR) will be devoted to gender for the first time. Yet, the draft outline of this flagship publication by the World Bank lacks a women’s and human rights framework and almost exclusively focuses on economic empowerment as the sole means to achieve gender equality. As groups with a strong interest in gender, social justice and the World Bank, Washington DC-based Gender Action and London-based Bretton Woods Project are co-hosting a discussion forum to inform global civil society about the gender WDR and coordinate responses.
Call for Applications: CREA's 5th Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute: Exploring Theory and Practice
18 January 2011

CREA’s Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute is an annual, week-long, residential course - begun in 2007 - that focuses on a conceptual study of sexuality. It examines the links between sexuality, rights, gender, and health and their interface with socio-cultural and legal issues. Participants critically analyze policy, research and program interventions using a rights-based approach. The Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute will be held in Istanbul, Turkey during June 18-26, 2011. Deadline for applications: February 15, 2011.
Call for Contributions/Input: "Violence Against Women and Girls: A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators"
12 January 2011

MEASURE Evaluation is inviting feedback on the use of the indicators in the Violence against women and Girls, A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators published by MEASURE Evaluation in 2007.
Call for Applications: Receive a Global Disability Rights Library
12 January 2011

The Global Disability Rights Library project announces a call for organizations to apply to receive a free digital Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL). Applications are open to disabled people’s organizations, universities, and agencies in developing countries. Sixty organizations will receive the digital library to empower them to disseminate valuable disability rights knowledge and toolkits to their communities.
Call for Applications: Advanced International Training Programme 2011: LGBT and Human Rights
12 January 2011

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) offers, as part of its bilateral development assistance, Advanced International Training Programmes of strategic importance to the social and economic development in the participants’ countries. The International Training Programmes are specially designed for persons qualified to participate in reform processes of strategic importance on different levels and holding a position in home organisation with mandate to run processes of change. Deadline for applications: April 8, 2011.
Call for Papers: Demeter Press: "Queering Maternity & Motherhood: Narrative and Theoretical Perspectives on Queer Conception, Birth and Parenting"
21 December 2010

This anthology will explore the continuum of queer mothering, through conception to birth to parenting. Understanding the process and material effects of being ‘othered’, the containment within a patriarchal system of discourse and the lack of cultural representations of lesbian/queer mothers are some of the issues explored and problematized in this polyphonic text. By addressing the socially and discursively articulated norms which govern what form families must take in a culture of compulsory heterosexuality, this anthology will also consider more fundamental and political questions of identity and performance; such as who is viable and counts as intelligible in Western patriarchal society. Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 31, 2011.
Call for Papers: Reproductive Justice & Health Care Reform: The Impact of Reform on the Reproductive Health of Underserved Women and Youth
21 December 2010

The Section of Family Planning & Contraceptive Research and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at The University of Chicago invite paper proposals for a oneday conference on reproductive justice and health care reform to be held at The University of Chicago on Thursday, May 12, 2011. This conference will examine health care reform in the context of reproductive justice and family planning access, with special attention to its impact on underserved women and youth. Deadline for papers: February 18, 2011.
Call for Contributions/Proposals: The Diffusion of Women’s Rights Norms in Post-War Contexts
20 December 2010

This panel is looking for looking for contributors at the next European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference in Reykjavik, 25-27 August 2011. Research on the international diffusion of women's rights norms has frequently stressed the contribution of transnational advocacy networks, and of international and local norm advocates, as well as their clever framing strategies, to norm diffusion. Post-war states, however, have often been excluded from this research because of their peculiarity.
Call for Participation: IACHR: Human Rights Defenders Unit: Questionannaire for the States in Preparation for Follow-Up report on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas
15 December 2010

For several decades, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has been particularly interested in the situation of human rights defenders in the region, whose essential role in the universal implementation of human rights and the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law in the Americas has been emphasized time and again. However, human rights defenders continue to be subjected to attacks and harassment and their work continues to be affected by challenges and obstacles in an effort to silence and inhibit them...This questionnaire has been prepared by the IACHR Human Rights Defenders Unit pursuant to the recommendations made in 2006 in its Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas and as part of the mandate entrusted to the IACHR by the OAS General Assembly OAS General Assembly through its Resolutions AG/RES.2280(XXXVII-O/07), AG/RES. 2412 (XXXVIII-O/08), and AG/RES. 2517 (XXXIX-O/09). Deadline for questionnaire submissions: February 28, 2011.
A New Publication: Dhaatri Resource Centre for Women and Children & Samata: "Contesting Women’s Rights Within the Political Economy of Mining in India"
13 December 2010

"This report was envisioned to bring to focus the gendered impacts of mining in India. Currently within India there exists very little information in a comprehensive manner on the issues and impacts of mining on women, with the sector continuing to be perceived as one dominated by men. But this is far from the truth. The report is thus an attempt at addressing this lacuna by conducting a study to collect empirical evidence on the issues faced by the different groups of women in mining-indigenous/tribal/adivasi women, women mine workers and women from communities affected by mining or living near existing and abandoned mine sites.
Call for Applications: 2011 Religion and International Affairs Dissertation Workshop
11 December 2010

The SSRC program on religion and the public sphere will convene twelve advanced graduate students and five distinguished professors for a five-day dissertation workshop on religion and international affairs.
Call for Participation: International Rescue Committee (IRC): Watch and Share "Wake Up Calls" about Gender Equity and Violence Against Women on the IRC's New Interactive Multimedia Site
08 December 2010

The Wake Up Call is a new interactive multimedia site where people can take action by viewing, sharing and uploading photos, video and comments about what motivates and compels people to work on behalf of women and girls’ rights, protection and empowerment.
Call for Applications: Interfaith Peace-Builders Scholarships
01 December 2010

Interfaith Peace-Builders are offering two $1,000 Scholarships for students and young adults who travel on Interfaith Peace-Builders Summer 2011 Delegations. Deadline for applications: January 28, 2010.
Call for Participation: Get creative! Explore technology! Defend women's rights! Take Back The Tech! 2010
10 November 2010

From 25 Nov to 10 Dec, Take Back The Tech! calls on women and men to take control of technology to protect the right to freedom of expression and information. Since it began in 2006, campaigners in more than 30 countries have used the internet, mobile phones, radio and more to document and fight violence against women.
Call for Papers: Ninth International Conference of the International Development Ethics Association (IDEA): "Gender Justice and Development: Local and Global"
27 October 2010

This IDEA conference (June 9-11, 2011) has as its main purpose to understand and deepen the analysis of the role of gender justice in development theory and policy. The conference will engage scholars and practitioners from around the world and from a wide variety of disciplines and activities (including philosophy and other humanities, social sciences, policy studies, development, social work, NGOs, local and global agencies and organizations, government officials and policy makers). Deadline for abstract submissions: December 17, 2010.
Call for Applications: OSI Special Initiatives Disability Rights grant guidelines.
19 October 2010

Eighty percent of the estimated 600 million people living with disabilities reside in the developing world. The vast majority of these people are marginalized and are disproportionately poor. In many places, people with disabilities have virtually no access to services, and in some countries many spend their lives confined to institutions.
Call for Applications: ABILIS Foundation: Grants for People with Disabilities in Developing Countries
06 October 2010

The ABILIS Foundation, a development fund founded in Finland, supports the empowerment of people with disabilities in developing countries. The Foundation supports activities that contribute toward equal opportunities for people with disabilities in society through human rights, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency. Special priority is given to projects advocating for human rights of people with disabilities and to activities developed and implemented by women with disabilities.
Call for Submissions: World Pulse: Ending Gender-Based Violence: PulseWire Action Blogging Campaign
22 September 2010

World Pulse is looking for real life stories and solutions about violence against women for a feature in our upcoming print edition. Join their Action Blogging Campaign for a chance to be featured!

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Calls for Participation
Call for Submissions: Theorizing Homophobia(s) in the Caribbean Project
21 March 2011

The Caribbean Region of the International Resource Network (IRN) seeks to connect academic and community-based researchers, artists, and activists around the Caribbean and in the diaspora in areas related to diverse sexualities and genders.
Call for Participation: Questionnaire on a new Human Rights Portal
16 March 2011

HURIDOCS, in association with other Geneva-based organizations, is creating a Human Rights Portal that will facilitate access to online information from the various Human Rights mechanisms of the United Nations. In order to better understand you information needs and develop new tools, your participation in this brief online survey would be appreciated.
Call for Applications: Research Methods Course in Sexual & Reproductive Health; HIV and Gender Based Violence
16 March 2011

The objectives of the course is to strengthen the research capabilities of participants and through this to increase research capacity in the African Region; provide skills in research methodology allowing participants to initiate research, participate in research and to critically appraise research findings; familiarize participants with the major SRH/HIV issues affecting the African Region; create a network of alumni to facilitate information exchange and research collaboration in the African region. Deadline for applications: March 21, 2011.
Call for Applications: The Center for Popular Economics (CPE): 2011 Summer Institute: Media, Democracy and the Economy
15 March 2011

CPE’s Summer Institute (July 24-30, 2011) is a week-long intensive training in economics for media makers, activists, educators, and anyone who wants a better understanding of economics. CPE focuses on how economic systems impact our lives and work every day. The trainings are highly participatory and build on the knowledge and experience of the participants. No background in economics is required. Deadline for applications: April 15, 2011.
Call for Applications: Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR): 4th CSBR Sexuality Institute 2011
14 March 2011

The Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) is pleased to announce the 4th CSBR Sexuality Institute 2011 to be held between July 16th and 23rd 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Designed as a comprehensive curriculum on sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and rights with an in depth discussion on the linkages between research and practice, the CSBR Sexuality Institute offers a holistic interdisciplinary program combining history, theory, research and politics of sexuality with applications of advocacy and fieldwork. Deadline for applications: April 15, 2011.
Call for Nominations: Guttmacher Institute: The Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research
14 March 2011

The Darroch Award recognizes an emerging leader in the field of sexual and reproductive health, where scientific evidence is essential to guiding the policies and programs of the future. The award honors Jacqueline E. Darroch, Ph.D., whose three decades of directing research at the Guttmacher Institute exemplified rigorous and innovative work in this field and commitment to the practical application of research. The award committee asks you to nominate candidates who are emerging as leading researchers in the field and whose work demonstrates these strengths. Deadline for nominations: May 16, 2011.
Call for Applications: Cartier Women's Initiative Award
09 March 2011

The Cartier Women's Initiative Award is an international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women's Forum, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD business school to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs. Deadline for applications: March 15, 2011.
Call for Participation: Global Survey: Building women’s global meaningful participation in the High Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV and AIDS
09 March 2011

The High Level Meeting on AIDS that takes place in June this year will review achievements made against the commitments of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS Declaration of Commitment of 2001, and the Political Declaration of 2006, and will determine the priority agenda for work on HIV and AIDS over the next five years, in particular as we work towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The ATHENA Network and the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) are running a virtual survey in order to ensure the broadest possible engagement and representation of women (and girls wherever possible) in the processes leading up to the HLM - especially women living with and affected by HIV, and other key populations of women who often lack platforms for priority issues to be raised and heard. Deadline for survey submissions: March 13, 2011.
Call for Submissions: Iranian Progressive Youth (IPY): Essay Contest 2011: "Prospect of Change in Iran"
09 March 2011

“Prospect of Change in Iran”. Share your ideas and prospects concerning the possibilities of change in Iran. The top three essays will be published in accredited journal(s) and will also receive a cash prize. Deadline for submissions: April 10, 2011.
Call for Applications: Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship
09 March 2011

July 17 - 30, 2011 Lagos, Nigeria
Call for Applications: The Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press 2011
09 March 2011

Samir Kassir has paid with his life in his fight for democracy and Lebanon's sovereignty, and he remains an example for his entire profession. By organising this competition, the European Union salutes, through the name of Samir Kassir, the efforts and courage of all the journalists in the region who, sometimes by risking their lives, are committed to human rights, the rule of law and democracy. Deadline for applications: March 30, 2011.
Call for Nominations: Candidates and Proposed Selection Criteria for the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
09 March 2011

At the 17th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in June 2011 the President of the Council is to appoint an independent human rights expert to serve as the next Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Amnesty International, the Jesuit Refugee Service and Migrant Forum in Asia call on governments, NGOs and others, including relevant professional networks, to use the checklist (see here) to identify eligible candidates for nomination. The organizations urge governments to call publicly for candidates, e.g. through media advertisement, and consult civil society nationally before nominating candidates. Deadline for nominations: March 14, 2011.
Call for Submissions: The African Women's Journal
08 March 2011

In kick starting the year 2011, The African Women’s Journal, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) signature publication- will focus on thefirst priority theme of the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020): Health, Maternal Mortality and HIV&AIDS. The Journal will specifically focus on the theme: Addressing Women's Specific Health Needs & Challenges in Africa during the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020). Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2011.
Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary Workshop on Teaching Theology/Religious Studies and Gender
25 February 2011

This workshop, organised by the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies, will explore issues involved in the teaching of theology and/or religious studies (T/RS) and gender within different disciplinary settings in UK higher education.
Call for Papers: The African Women's Journal: Addressing Women's Specific Health Needs & Challenges in Africa during the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020)
23 February 2011

In kick starting the year 2011, The African Women’s Journal, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) signature publication- will focus on thefirst priority theme of the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020): Health, Maternal Mortality and HIV&AIDS. The Journal will specifically focus on the theme: Addressing Women's Specific Health Needs & Challenges in Africa during the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020). Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2011.
Call for Applications: Institute for Inclusive Security: Training of Trainers
23 February 2011

Inclusive Security is currently accepting applications for admission to a Training of Trainers workshop in Amman, Jordan from May 20-28, 2011. The cutting edge ToT program will expose participants to Inclusive Security: A Curriculum for Women Waging Peace, a unique teaching tool that draws on more than a decade of original research, advocacy, and training by staff and accomplished women peace builders from around the world. Deadline for Applications: March 11, 2011.
Call for Applications: ITC-ILO: On-line Course: Gender in the Global Development Agenda: Tools for Gender- Sensitive Planning & Implementation
22 February 2011

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to development and peace. The global development agenda offers opportunities to strengthen action towards gender equality in national development planning and financing. The purpose of this online course is to create greater awareness of these opportunities and provide analytical tools to initiate further action at the national and the international levels. Deadline for applications: March 4, 2011.
Gender Institute: Gender, Cultures, Politics and Fundamentalisms in Africa (Deadline: March 16, 2011)
15 February 2011

Every year since 1994, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) has organized a Gender Institute which brings together between 12 and 15 researchers for 3 weeks of concentrated debate, experience-sharing and knowledge-building.
Conference: Religion, Gender and Human Rights: Challenges for Multicultural and Democratic Societies
14 February 2011

This multi-disciplinary conference will examine the nexus of religion, gender, identity, human rights and politics.
Call for Contributions: Calcutta Research Group: RefugeeWatchOnline
08 February 2011

RefugeeWatchOnline is a public forum. Invited are contributions from refugee rights activists, lawyers, researchers and institutions working on issues on forced displacement to send in their contributions for any of the following sections.
Call for Papers: The Africa Media & Democracy Conference: "Media & Democracy towards sustainable stability"
08 February 2011

The Africa Media & Democracy Conference invites papers for its annual Africa Media and Democracy Conference, to be held from 17th -19th August 2011, Accra - Ghana. The theme for the Conference is: Media & Democracy towards sustainable stability. Deadline for abstract submissions: April 22, 2011.
Call for Applications: EASSI: 2011 Young Women's Leadership Training Programme
08 February 2011

Since the year 2000, EASSI has been running the Young Women’s Leadership Programme, an internship programme that targets young women aged 18-35. The programme provides opportunities for learning, interacting and networking with women’s organizations, with the aim of empowering and preparing the young women to support the women’s movement. Deadline for applications: March 30, 2011.
Call for Papers: Second Emory Conference on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
07 February 2011

CONFERENCE DATES: June 17-19, 2011
Emory Conference Center Hotel, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Proposal Due Date: March 5, 2011
Call for Contributions/Authors: SAGE Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World - New Volume
07 February 2011

SAGE is inviting academic editorial contributors to the Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World, a new online library reference that will look at women today around the world and delve into the contexts of being female in the 21st century. Thus the scope of the encyclopedia will focus on women’s status starting in approximately 2000 and look forward. Deadline for contributions: March 21, 2011.
Call for Applications: 2011 MILEAD Fellows Program for Young African Women Leaders
02 February 2011

Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa is pleased to announce its call for applications for the 2011 Moremi Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD) Fellows Program. The MILEAD Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and succeed in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them tackle issues affecting women in their communities and society as a whole. Applications are welcome from young African women living in Africa and the Diaspora. Deadline for applications: March 30, 2011.
Call for Proposals: WAM! It Yourself: A Women, Action & the Media Conference Wherever you Are
02 February 2011

"Want to do something about gender bias in media? Then WAM! It Yourself wants you. We're looking for people around the country and the globe to hold events promoting gender justice in media, all on the same weekend: March 23-27, 2011. Who's invited? Media producers, PR strategists, journalists, activists, academics, community organizers, feminists, funders and philanthropists, “citizen” media watchdogs, media policy advocates, alternative network-builders, bloggers, writers, teachers, artists, technology trainers, cartoonists, dj's ... We want your involvement..."
Call for Papers: Gender & Development: Citizenship
25 January 2011

The November 2011 issue of the international journal Gender & Development, (published for Oxfam GB by Routledge/Taylor and Francis) will focus on Citizenship. Development and feminist policymakers and practitioners, and academic researchers, are all invited to share insights from research and experience of Citizenship-focused development/humanitarian work in particular country contexts, which has direct relevance to development policy and practice. Deadline for proposed paper idea: February 21, 2011.
Call for Applications: ADH Genève: Advanced Training Course on Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
25 January 2011

This advanced course will provide experienced human rights advocates, staff of NGOs and national human rights institutions, representatives of governments, and staff of UN bodies and other international organizations, as well as members of the academia, with in-depth knowledge on monitoring aspects related to economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights), and comprehensive knowledge on how to enhance their work on monitoring ESC rights. Deadline for applications: 15 February for applicants requiring visas for Switzerland and all scholarship requests. 18 March for self-funded applicants not requiring visa for Switzerland.
Call for Papers: Australian National University: "Honour Killing Across Culture and Time"
25 January 2011

Honour-motivated violence is a trans-historical and cross-cultural phenomenon, yet it has recently become a metonym for Islamic and anti-modern cultures. How can inter-disciplinary conversations unpack this association to produce innovative ways of thinking about and acting against violence justified through claims of honour? This conference (December 8-9, 2011) will explore honour killings across periods, places, political contexts, legal regimes and religions. Deadline for abstracts: August 1, 2011.
Call for Nominations: Women's Link Worldwide: Gender Justice Uncovered Award 2011
25 January 2011

In every country, regardless of its political system, culture or religion, what judges and courts say has a tremendous influence on people's day-to-day lives. With your participation we continue to uncover the most sexist and discriminatory court decisions or statements and highlight those that advance gender equality. The Gender Justice Uncovered 2010 Awards seek to identify the best and worst decisions or statements related to gender made in English, Spanish or Portuguese within a judicial process. Deadline to nominate: April 4, 2011. Deadline to vote: April 25, 2011.
Call for Papers: Breaking the Stained Glass Ceiling, Women as Religious Leaders
24 January 2011

There continues to be a dearth of scholarly published material about African women in leadership. Fortunately, JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies has made a concerted effort to highlight women’s leadership roles in African societies through the publication of two special issues on women as political leaders (Issue 9, 2006 and Issue 10, 2007).
Call for Submissions/Abstracts: Isis Center for Women & Development: International Conference: Women & New Media in the Mediterranean Region
19 January 2011

With the growing dominance of the Internet, blog, chat and mobile telephony, the great "big bang" of the new media has begun. Communication is rapidly changing and becoming mobile, interactive, personalized and multi-channel. This extraordinary revolution is affecting the basic structure of Mediterranean societies, especially those in the south, and is raising various discussions and debates that profoundly impact women: the rapid transformation of the boundaries between the public and the private spaces, the relationship between new technology, orality and women’s literature, changes in the relationship between written and oral languages, the increasing use of mother tongues (mainly oral) in the field of education, and the challenges of new transmissions of women’s knowledges. Deadline for abstracts: March 1, 2011.
Call for Participation: Networking on World Bank's Gender World Development Report (WDR)
19 January 2011

In 2012, the World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR) will be devoted to gender for the first time. Yet, the draft outline of this flagship publication by the World Bank lacks a women’s and human rights framework and almost exclusively focuses on economic empowerment as the sole means to achieve gender equality. As groups with a strong interest in gender, social justice and the World Bank, Washington DC-based Gender Action and London-based Bretton Woods Project are co-hosting a discussion forum to inform global civil society about the gender WDR and coordinate responses.
Call for Applications: CREA's 5th Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute: Exploring Theory and Practice
18 January 2011

CREA’s Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute is an annual, week-long, residential course - begun in 2007 - that focuses on a conceptual study of sexuality. It examines the links between sexuality, rights, gender, and health and their interface with socio-cultural and legal issues. Participants critically analyze policy, research and program interventions using a rights-based approach. The Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute will be held in Istanbul, Turkey during June 18-26, 2011. Deadline for applications: February 15, 2011.
Call for Contributions/Input: "Violence Against Women and Girls: A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators"
12 January 2011

MEASURE Evaluation is inviting feedback on the use of the indicators in the Violence against women and Girls, A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators published by MEASURE Evaluation in 2007.
Call for Applications: Receive a Global Disability Rights Library
12 January 2011

The Global Disability Rights Library project announces a call for organizations to apply to receive a free digital Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL). Applications are open to disabled people’s organizations, universities, and agencies in developing countries. Sixty organizations will receive the digital library to empower them to disseminate valuable disability rights knowledge and toolkits to their communities.
Call for Applications: Advanced International Training Programme 2011: LGBT and Human Rights
12 January 2011

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) offers, as part of its bilateral development assistance, Advanced International Training Programmes of strategic importance to the social and economic development in the participants’ countries. The International Training Programmes are specially designed for persons qualified to participate in reform processes of strategic importance on different levels and holding a position in home organisation with mandate to run processes of change. Deadline for applications: April 8, 2011.
Call for Papers: Demeter Press: "Queering Maternity & Motherhood: Narrative and Theoretical Perspectives on Queer Conception, Birth and Parenting"
21 December 2010

This anthology will explore the continuum of queer mothering, through conception to birth to parenting. Understanding the process and material effects of being ‘othered’, the containment within a patriarchal system of discourse and the lack of cultural representations of lesbian/queer mothers are some of the issues explored and problematized in this polyphonic text. By addressing the socially and discursively articulated norms which govern what form families must take in a culture of compulsory heterosexuality, this anthology will also consider more fundamental and political questions of identity and performance; such as who is viable and counts as intelligible in Western patriarchal society. Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 31, 2011.
Call for Papers: Reproductive Justice & Health Care Reform: The Impact of Reform on the Reproductive Health of Underserved Women and Youth
21 December 2010

The Section of Family Planning & Contraceptive Research and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at The University of Chicago invite paper proposals for a oneday conference on reproductive justice and health care reform to be held at The University of Chicago on Thursday, May 12, 2011. This conference will examine health care reform in the context of reproductive justice and family planning access, with special attention to its impact on underserved women and youth. Deadline for papers: February 18, 2011.
Call for Contributions/Proposals: The Diffusion of Women’s Rights Norms in Post-War Contexts
20 December 2010

This panel is looking for looking for contributors at the next European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference in Reykjavik, 25-27 August 2011. Research on the international diffusion of women's rights norms has frequently stressed the contribution of transnational advocacy networks, and of international and local norm advocates, as well as their clever framing strategies, to norm diffusion. Post-war states, however, have often been excluded from this research because of their peculiarity.
Call for Participation: IACHR: Human Rights Defenders Unit: Questionannaire for the States in Preparation for Follow-Up report on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas
15 December 2010

For several decades, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has been particularly interested in the situation of human rights defenders in the region, whose essential role in the universal implementation of human rights and the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law in the Americas has been emphasized time and again. However, human rights defenders continue to be subjected to attacks and harassment and their work continues to be affected by challenges and obstacles in an effort to silence and inhibit them...This questionnaire has been prepared by the IACHR Human Rights Defenders Unit pursuant to the recommendations made in 2006 in its Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas and as part of the mandate entrusted to the IACHR by the OAS General Assembly OAS General Assembly through its Resolutions AG/RES.2280(XXXVII-O/07), AG/RES. 2412 (XXXVIII-O/08), and AG/RES. 2517 (XXXIX-O/09). Deadline for questionnaire submissions: February 28, 2011.
A New Publication: Dhaatri Resource Centre for Women and Children & Samata: "Contesting Women’s Rights Within the Political Economy of Mining in India"
13 December 2010

"This report was envisioned to bring to focus the gendered impacts of mining in India. Currently within India there exists very little information in a comprehensive manner on the issues and impacts of mining on women, with the sector continuing to be perceived as one dominated by men. But this is far from the truth. The report is thus an attempt at addressing this lacuna by conducting a study to collect empirical evidence on the issues faced by the different groups of women in mining-indigenous/tribal/adivasi women, women mine workers and women from communities affected by mining or living near existing and abandoned mine sites.
Call for Applications: 2011 Religion and International Affairs Dissertation Workshop
11 December 2010

The SSRC program on religion and the public sphere will convene twelve advanced graduate students and five distinguished professors for a five-day dissertation workshop on religion and international affairs.
Call for Participation: International Rescue Committee (IRC): Watch and Share "Wake Up Calls" about Gender Equity and Violence Against Women on the IRC's New Interactive Multimedia Site
08 December 2010

The Wake Up Call is a new interactive multimedia site where people can take action by viewing, sharing and uploading photos, video and comments about what motivates and compels people to work on behalf of women and girls’ rights, protection and empowerment.
Call for Applications: Interfaith Peace-Builders Scholarships
01 December 2010

Interfaith Peace-Builders are offering two $1,000 Scholarships for students and young adults who travel on Interfaith Peace-Builders Summer 2011 Delegations. Deadline for applications: January 28, 2010.
Call for Participation: Get creative! Explore technology! Defend women's rights! Take Back The Tech! 2010
10 November 2010

From 25 Nov to 10 Dec, Take Back The Tech! calls on women and men to take control of technology to protect the right to freedom of expression and information. Since it began in 2006, campaigners in more than 30 countries have used the internet, mobile phones, radio and more to document and fight violence against women.
Call for Papers: Ninth International Conference of the International Development Ethics Association (IDEA): "Gender Justice and Development: Local and Global"
27 October 2010

This IDEA conference (June 9-11, 2011) has as its main purpose to understand and deepen the analysis of the role of gender justice in development theory and policy. The conference will engage scholars and practitioners from around the world and from a wide variety of disciplines and activities (including philosophy and other humanities, social sciences, policy studies, development, social work, NGOs, local and global agencies and organizations, government officials and policy makers). Deadline for abstract submissions: December 17, 2010.
Call for Applications: OSI Special Initiatives Disability Rights grant guidelines.
19 October 2010

Eighty percent of the estimated 600 million people living with disabilities reside in the developing world. The vast majority of these people are marginalized and are disproportionately poor. In many places, people with disabilities have virtually no access to services, and in some countries many spend their lives confined to institutions.
Call for Applications: ABILIS Foundation: Grants for People with Disabilities in Developing Countries
06 October 2010

The ABILIS Foundation, a development fund founded in Finland, supports the empowerment of people with disabilities in developing countries. The Foundation supports activities that contribute toward equal opportunities for people with disabilities in society through human rights, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency. Special priority is given to projects advocating for human rights of people with disabilities and to activities developed and implemented by women with disabilities.
Call for Submissions: World Pulse: Ending Gender-Based Violence: PulseWire Action Blogging Campaign
22 September 2010

World Pulse is looking for real life stories and solutions about violence against women for a feature in our upcoming print edition. Join their Action Blogging Campaign for a chance to be featured!

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