Writes Oren Ziv, January 2, 2020 Hava Keller, who died at the age of 90 this week, was one of the few Israelis who spoke publicly about her role in the Nakba, and was at the heart of several groundbreaking anti-occupation and feminist movements. Hava Keller, a veteran anti-occupation activist, passed away in Tel Aviv …
Continue reading "Remembering Hava Keller, a pioneer in the anti-occupation struggle"
Proposed by Mimika Kritsanidou An Egyptian woman died in Qanater Prison in Egypt yesterday after her health deteriorated, making her the first female fatality in an Egyptian jail. Some 900 women have being detained in Egypt since the 2013 coup, 70 are still in prison and are being subjected to serious physical and psychological violations, …
Continue reading "First woman dies in Egypt prison"
BBC news 3 nov.2019 Yvette Lundy, a well-known member of the French Resistance and a Nazi concentration camp survivor, has died at the age of 103. Authorities said she died on Sunday in the northern French town of Epernay. Ms Lundy supplied fake papers to Jewish families, men fleeing forced labour, and escaped prisoners of …
Continue reading "Yvette Lundy: French Resistance member who survived Nazi camps dies at 103"
Academic, feminist and peace activist who explored the themes of masculinity and war, and gender and technology Cynthia Cockburn’s argument that gender-as-we-know-it plays an important part in perpetuating war has practical implications for movements for demilitarisation Known for her research and activism in the field of gender, war and peace-making, Cynthia Cockburn, who has died …
Continue reading "Cynthia Cockburn obituary"
https://www.idlo.int/sites/default/files/pdfs/publications/Justice-for-Women_Infographic-English.pdf
