Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights “Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi extermination centre, was liberated on this day 76 years ago. On this day of remembrance and sorrow, we are reminded of the horror to which hatred and lies can lead. Millions of women, children and men – one-third of the Jewish …
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January 24th, 2021, at 11:00 – 13:00 CET (UTC+1) Organized by Women against NATO Round Table with: • Amela Skiljan (Bosnia & Herzegovina), IPB and International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) Board • Cyrille Rolande Bechon (Cameroon), Nouveaux Droits de l’Homme Cameroun (NDH) • Judith Mirkinson (USA), President “Comfort Women” Justice Coalition, San …
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Violence against Women as a Weapon of war"
September 3rd, 2020 We, as WINPEACE (Women’s Initiative for Peace) members from Turkey, Greece, and Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, are deeply concerned about the recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. Reckless statements and counter-statements and actions by all the stakeholder can thoughtlessly lead our countries to the brink of war. We have been working for mutual understanding and rapprochement amongst the women and …
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Interesting analysis https://www.wilpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WILPF_Environmental-Zine_EN-Web-spreads.pdf
By Ray Acheson, from Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Proposed by Fotini Sianou In the last week as cities around the world have entered into lockdown, and as fear of the many uncertainties associated with our latest global crisis mount, some people have turned to what they have been told by their leaders …
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