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The Power of No: Costa Rican Women Adding Power to the No

The Nobel Women’s Initiative supports our sisters in Costa Rica who are courageously fighting for gender equality, the foundation of… Read More »

Violence Intensifies in Burma

UPDATE State media has reported that nine individuals have been killed by the ruling junta’s brutal crackdown, though witnesses estimate… Read More »

Message of Support to the People of Burma

Over the past month, thousands of monks and civilians have been protesting in cities across Burma, demanding an end to… Read More »

Support the Iraqi People, Oppose the Iraq Oil Law

While the Bush administration has repeatedly claimed that the war in Iraq is not about oil, U.S. oil corporations are… Read More »

Support Global Disarmament

There are many ways you can Take Action to support global disarmament. This page will tell you about just a… Read More »

Menchu Makes Historical Bid for Guatemalan Presidency

Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum made an historic bid for the Guatemalan presidency on September 9th.  Her campaign was the… Read More »

10th Anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty

Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi at Oslo Landmine Week   10th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty Jody Williams and… Read More »

Women, Power & Peace

From 14 September to 16 September, Omega Institute and V-Day,  in collaboration with the Nobel Women’s Initiative, hosted the  Women,… Read More »

Haleh Esfandiari Reunites With Family

UPDATE: Freed by Iran, scholar reunited with her family Washington Post, 7 September 2007 Haleh Esfandiari free to leave Iran,… Read More »