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FEMNET Statement on Abduction of Girls in Chibok, Nigeria

We the members of the FEMNET Board, Secretariat as well as Members comprising of women’s rights activists and organizations from over 42 countries in Africa as well as from the Diaspora condemn in the strongest possible terms the abduction, proposed sale of young girls and the sluggish response of the Government of Nigeria to take …

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Homage for the victims of wars, tribute to the ideas and actions for peace

Sarajevo, peace event 2014 100 years from the 1st World War Round table – women and war UN Resolution 1325 Speech of Sissy Vovou from Athens-Greece Homage for the victims of wars, tribute to the ideas and actions for peace We are not at war in Greece, fortunately, apart from the social war of the …

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Amira Hass: Israel’s moral defeat will haunt us for years

By Amira Hass | Jul. 28, 2014 If victory is measured in the number of dead, then Israel and its army are big winners. From the time I wrote these words on Saturday, and by the time you read them on Sunday, the number will no longer be 1,000 (70-80 percent civilians) but even more. How many …

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