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New Gender, Peace and Security Gateway

gender@gcim.org (INSTRAW) — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:00:00 +0100

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The Women PeaceMakers program

gender@gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:00:00 +0100

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ILO: "Maid in Lebanon": protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers

gender@gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:00:00 +0100

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India's 'bride buying' country

gender@gcim.org (BBC News) — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:00:00 +0100

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Migration Processes in Central and Eastern Europe: Unpacking the Diversity

gender@gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 22:00:00 +0100

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International Association for the Study of Forced Migration: Call for Papers

gender@gcim.org ( ) — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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UN commission urges immediate release of all women, children detained in war

daw@un.org (Commission on the Status of Women) — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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International Women's Day - 8 March 2006

gender@gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Women and children are most at risk of sexual violence and exploitation in Bolivian camps

nallen@gender.gcim.org (CARE International) — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Thousands of new refugees and upsurge of violence against women predicted in drought region

nallen@gender.gcim.org (CARE International) — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Men urged to report brothels using trafficked women

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Guardian, UK) — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Drive to help trafficking victims

nallen@gender.gcim.org (BBC) — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Actress Nicole Kidman becomes Goodwill Ambassador for UN women’s agency

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Hailing Liberia’s new President, UN fund pledges $500,000 to support gender equality

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Why British men are rapists

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Women’s anti-discrimination committee considers Cambodia’s report; 'code of conduct', ...

daw@un.org (Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women) — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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UN report asks governments to improve data collection to better women’s lives

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Sixth Asia Pacific Congress of Women in Politics

gender@gcim.org ( ) — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

February 10-12, 2006, Manila, Philippines

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Another “Unqualified Crony” Appointment Bypasses Congress

gender@gcim.org ( ) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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UK: Home Office probes claims of 'sex for visas' scam

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Spain: New bill will give asylum to victims of homophobia and gender discrimination

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0100

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Daphne II - combating violence against children, young people and women

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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On Migrants Day, Annan calls for human rights protection for itinerant labour

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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International Migrant’s Day 2005 – 18 December 2005

nallen@gender.gcim.org (www.december18.net) — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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US Court rejects asylum for gay African

nallen@gender.gcim.org (www.gay.com) — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Philippine child slavery activist wins UK award

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Anti-Slavery) — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Writing about refugees

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Jesuit Refugee Service) — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Immigration status and the new overseas visitor health rules pose dangers to maternal health

gender@gcim.org (JCWI) — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Sudan: witness protection vital for probe into Darfur rights abuses, UN reports

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Scottish Refugee Council Destitution Research

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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New report calls for integrated approach to HIV/AIDS involving both refugees and their host ...

gender@gcim.org (UNHCR) — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Returned asylum seekers to the DRC - Evidence of abuse

gender@gcim.org (BID, JCWI and NCADC) — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

Thursday 1st December

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Sexualities: Special Edition - The Cultural Study of Commercial Sex

nallen@gender.gcim.org (Nina Allen) — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Auction of pantings and works of art made by victims of trafficking in women

gender@gcim.org (FIZ) — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

8 December 2005

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Longitudinal Refugee Survey

gender@gcim.org (Home Office, UK) — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign

gender@gcim.org (IRIN) — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

25 November - 10 December 2005

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Work, Rights, and Discrimination against Burmese Workers in Thailand

gender@gcim.org ( ) — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

There are between 1.5 and 2 million migrant workers in Thailand, roughly 80 percent are Burmese.

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Awareness Raising Workshop on the Situation of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon

gender@gcim.org (ILO/UNIFEM/Caritas Lebanon) — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

November 28-30 2005

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Gender and migration in Central and Eastern Europe

alice.szczepanikova@gmail.com (Migration online) — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

Online publication

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Gender, Migration & Justice in the Multicultural Britain Conference

gender@gcim.org ( ) — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

12 January 2006

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The persecution of women, social mobilization and the right to asylum

gender@gcim.org (TERRA) — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

Call for papers - Symposium 15-16 September 2006, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France

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Turkey: Headscarf Ruling Denies Women Education and Career

gender@gcim.org (Human Rights Watch) — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Sex-trade children flown to regional UK airports

gender@gcim.org (Yorkshire Post) — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Sex equality fit for the 21st Century: a keynote speech by Jenny Watson, Acting Chair, EOC

gender@gcim.org (IPPR) — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

This event (23 November 2005) will explore the challenges facing those seeking to promote greater gender equality and set out the next steps to enable men and women to work together on the issues facing society as a whole.

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UN expert fighting sex trafficking calls for child protection system in Albania

gender@gcim.org (UN) — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

The new Government of Albania has improved the legal framework necessary to reduce the flow of trafficked children, but it must develop a national child protection system aimed at combating the poverty that drives exploitation, a United Nations human rights expert said after completing his visit to the Balkan country yesterday.

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How the other half dies

gender@gcim.org ( ) — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0100

Stephen Lewis, the United Nations Secretary-General's special envoy to Africa for HIV/AIDS, has been an outspoken critic of the United States administration as well as a number of Western and African governments. He has also condemned the policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for their failure to alleviate the AIDS pandemic in Africa. His views on HIV/AIDS can now be read in his new book, 'Race Against Time,' which has just been launched. In this extract from the new book, Lewis criticises the way women have been left out of the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, and blasts the governments that often applaud themselves for their "gender sensitivity."

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Muslim women launch international 'gender jihad'

gender@gcim.org (The Guardian) — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 23:00:00 +0100

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Victory for women’s rights in Africa

gender@gcim.org ( ) — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:00:00 +0100

Nairobi, Kenya -- Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR), a coalition of groups across Africa campaigning for the popularization, ratification and domestication of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, welcomes the 15th ratification by Togo of the Protocol on 26 October. The Protocol will now come into force within 30 days, marking a milestone in the protection and promotion of women’s rights in Africa and creating new rights for women in terms of international standards.

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An advanced workshop in refugee law

gender@gcim.org ( ) — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:00:00 +0100

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