Haneen Zoabi is an Arab member of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament). In late December 2012, the Israeli Supreme Court overruled a Central Elections Commission decision and ruled that Zoabi can stand for re-election in 2013.
Zoabi is a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause. She was the first ...read more
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Nobel Women support Idle No More movement
The Nobel Women’s Initiative released a statement today in support of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and the Idle No More movement in Canada, and globally.
The Idle No More is an aboriginal rights movement in Canada, and has been building momentum since November 2012. The movement was ...read more
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Protect renowned Congolese doctor: Nobel Women to DRC government
The Nobel Women’s Initiative released a statement today calling on the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect Dr. Denis Muwkege upon his return to his home in Eastern Congo. Dr. Mukwege is a world-renowned surgeon and director of the Panzi Hospital in Eastern Congo’s South ...read more
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Charges filed in India gang rape case
Five men have been charged with rape, kidnap and murder in the gang rape of a woman in Delhi, India on December 16, 2012. The woman died of her injuries in a hospital in Singapore two weeks after the attack. This case has drawn new attention to the issue of rape and gender violence in India. It has ...read more
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WATCH the Women’s Day of Action Panel Discussion
Following the conference, we held a Women's Day of Action to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in Ottawa to engage the public as we move forward in bringing an end to sexual violence in conflict.
The day included a panel to examine the use of sexual violence in armed conflict and strategies for ...read more
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