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Media Scan, Sexual Violence Around the World – October 31, 2011

GLOBAL “Whistleblower” Screening Disturbs Peace at UN 24 October 2011 Women’s eNews UN Peacekeepers’ violations of women they are supposed… Read More »

Sudan: Ongoing Sexual Violence Against Women Activists

Ongoing sexual violence and killings of women activists in North Sudan is a source of deep concern in reports issued… Read More »

Rigoberta Menchú Tum Calls For End to Impunity

Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum is calling for Guatemalan state and society to put an end to increasing incidents of… Read More »

Plant a tree in memory of Wangari Maathai

When Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, her goal was to plant 1 billion trees. October 28th,… Read More »

Female Mexican Police Officer Forced into Hiding

Margarita González Carpio, a female Mexican police officer, has been forced into hiding for resisting sexual advances from her superior…. Read More »

Nobel Laureates Call for Support of Palestinian Women in Bid for Statehood

The Nobel Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative today released a statement calling for the support of the Palestinian people… Read More »

Meet MA PU SEIN

Ma Pu Sein was a participant in the 2010International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women in Burma, an event co-hosted by… Read More »

Film Screening – Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

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The Paley Center for Media is screening a documentary titled Granito: How to Nail a Dictator – Wednesday, October 19,… Read More »

Kachin Women’s Group Exposes Burma Atrocities

The Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) released a Report entitled, Burma’s Covered Up War: Atrocities against the Kachin People, on… Read More »

Sudan Journalists awaiting trial for covering rape

Two Sudanese women journalists – Amal Habani and Fatima Ghazali- have been imprisoned by government officials for reporting on a… Read More »

In Memorium: Tributes to Wangari Maathai

It is with great sadness that we say good-bye to our dear colleague and friend, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai…. Read More »

Tribute Messages for Wangari Maathai

To Nobel Women’s Initiative, I am really sorry to hear that Wangari passed away. May she rest in Peace. Shirin… Read More »

Mairead Maguire Welcomes Three New Women Nobel Peace Laureates

In a month in which we have all mourned the death, and celebrated the life, of our great friend and… Read More »

Razan Zaitouneh Wins 2011 RAW in WAR Anna Politkovskaya Award

The 2011 RAW in WAR (All Women in WAR) Anna Politkovskaya Award was awarded yesterday to Syrian human rights lawyer and journalist… Read More »

Women Nobel Peace Laureates Congratulate Three New Women Laureates

The women Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative—Jody Williams (USA), Shirin Ebadi (Iran), Mairead Maguire (Ireland) and Rigoberta Menchú… Read More »

Nobel Laureates Send Birthday Greetings to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Laureates and staff of the Nobel Women’s Initiative offer their warm congratulations and best wishes to Archbishop Desmond Tutu… Read More »

Wangari Maathai – In Memorium

Wangari Maathai portrait