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Cluster Munitions Treaty Takes Effect August 1

On August 1, the Convention on Cluster Munitions will enter into force, banning the use, production, and trade of cluster… Read More »

Sudanese Women Leaders Prepare for Upcoming Referenda

This week, a group of diverse Sudanese women leaders is meeting at a conference in Juba, Sudan organized by My… Read More »

Open Letter of Appeal to the Jewish People

Dear Friends, I write to ask for your help in gaining the freedom of a good man, a man of peace,… Read More »

The MV Rachel Corrie Cargo Boat sails 3,000 miles from Ireland to Gaza coastline

I doubt if anyone can look at the suffering of the children of Gaza and not, in conscience, do something to… Read More »

Cambodian Women Call for Judicial Reform

Cambodian women are joining with politician and rights defender Mu Sochua in a fight for judicial reform. Mu Sochua, a… Read More »

The African Union Must Focus on Women: Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai is calling on the African Union to recognize the vital role of women in the ongoing Sudan peace process… Read More »

Iranian Woman Saved from Stoning but Still Faces Death

International outcry saved a 43-year-old Iranian woman from death by stoning last week, but her life remains in jeopardy. Iranian… Read More »

Support the Struggle Against Impunity in Guatemala

The Nobel Women’s Initiative has issued a statement expressing concern for the situation of human rights in Guatemala, and reaffirming… Read More »

Laureates to Guatemala: Protect Indigenous Women Activists

Six Nobel Peace Laureates are calling upon the President of Guatemala to ‘uphold the right of indigenous communities to grant… Read More »

Letter to the Dalai Lama on his 75th Birthday

Letter from the Nobel Peace Laureates to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 75th Birthday July 06, 2010 We… Read More »

Nobel Women Welcome UN Women/ONU Femmes

The United Nations General Assembly recently approved a resolution establishing the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment… Read More »

Nobel Laureates Send Birthday Greetings to Dalai Lama

The six women Nobel Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative have sent a letter of congratulations and good wishes… Read More »