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U.S Support of Commission of Inquiry on Burma Welcomed

The Nobel Women’s Initiative welcomes the United States’ support for an United Nations commission of inquiry into human rights abuses… Read More »

Support Relief Efforts in Flooded Pakistan

Heavy monsoon rains have caused untold destruction in Pakistan. With their homes and villages washed away, millions now face the… Read More »

Women and Children at High Risk in Pakistan Flooding

Heavy monsoon rains have caused untold destruction in Pakistan. With their homes and villages washed away, millions now face the… Read More »

Letter: To My Dear Colleague Narges Mohammadi

The following letter written by Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi describes the events leading to the arrest of prominent Iranian human… Read More »

Letter to Released Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi

Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi has written a letter to her dear friend and colleague Narges Mohammadi, who was arrested in her… Read More »

Lessons from Hiroshima, Nagasaki: Create Nuclear Free Zone

As the world marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire repeated… Read More »

Canadian Companies Must Uphold Indigenous Rights

The Nobel Women’s Initiative is calling upon Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ensure that Canadian companies uphold the rights of the indigenous communities in which… Read More »

Call for Canadian Mining Companies to Uphold Indigenous Rights

The Nobel Women’s Initiative is calling upon Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ensure that Canadian companies uphold the rights of the indigenous communities in which… Read More »