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On Sunday, March 20, 2011 Mairead Maguire joined a group of supporters of Bradley Manning outside the US Consulate in… Read More »
To great extent, rise-ups in the Middle East and Africa have been met with new-found equality for women. However, recent… Read More »
Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi shares her thoughts about the wave of protests in the Arab world in an interview with… Read More »
In an Opinion Editorial which appeared in The Guardian, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai voices her optimism that the pro-democracy… Read More »
A new documentary film which features an appearance by Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum is currently touring film festivals… Read More »
In an Opinion Editorial which appeared in The Guardian, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai voices her optimism that the pro-democracy… Read More »
Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams sparred with Stephen Colbert over women’s equality last night on the Comedy Central’s Colbert Report. … Read More »
The UN Human Rights Council agreed on a proposal to send a special rapporteur to Iran to monitor Iran’s compliance with international rights agreements… Read More »
The Nobel Women’s Initiative will be in Washington, DC this week to take part in the annual conference of the… Read More »
The Nobel Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, together with the rest of the world, are deeply saddened and… Read More »
While the rest of the world celebrated International Women’s Day, Sudanese authorities violently repressed women protesting the rape of an… Read More »
The Nobel Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, together with the rest of the world, are deeply saddened and… Read More »
More than 200 people turned out for the Nobel Women’s Initiative’s Ottawa premier of the documentary This is My Witness… Read More »
The Knesset approved a law on Monday which places sanctions on individuals and companies involved in boycotts against the state… Read More »
Download the PDF or read below for actions that you can take today. Urge the Canadian government to follow up… Read More »
Join us in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 9th for an exclusive screening of This is My Witness, a new film… Read More »
In an opinion-editorial, Shirin Ebadi calls on the international community to celebrate International Women’s Day by pushing for a UN… Read More »
Amid the struggle for power over the disputed results of Ivory Coast’s most recent elections, Ivorian women have been targeted… Read More »
Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Around the world groups are holding events, rallies, and celebrations calling… Read More »
-Ottawa (March 8, 2011) “I MIGHT BE A FEMINIST, BUT…” Celebrating 100 Years of International Women’s Day Organizations in Ottawa… Read More »
Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi is urging Iranians to bring the call for equal rights for women to the forefront… Read More »
With much celebration, UN Women, formally known as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women… Read More »