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Wangari Muta MaathaiThe founder of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Wangari Maathia, passed away on 25 September 2011 in Nairobi. She was a tireless worker not only for the environment but also for the rights and empowerment of women. Her fearless determination to make the world a more peaceful, healthier and better place was heroic. She remains a role model and inspiration for millions of women around the world.

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Source: AWID
25/08/2011

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FRIDAY FILE: Women have been at the forefront of demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the recent popular uprisings, which have received much media and international attention. In contrast, coverage of attacks on women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Iraq’s Tahrir Square demonstrations has been limited, AWID asks why.

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The Women’s Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC) is a resource and advocacy network for the protection and support of women human rights defenders worldwide. The Coalition currently has 25 members, including Isis International. For more information see: www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org

WHRD-IC reports that: human rights defender and environmentalist, Ms Shehla Masood was shot dead outside her home in the locality of Koh-e-Fiza, Bhopal city, in Madhya Pradesh state by an unidentified gunman on 16 August 2011. Shehla Masood investigated violations of environmental rights carried out by companies involved in illegal poaching, diamond mining, and the timber industry. She was also involved in the Right to Information (RTI) movement, which was established in response to the entry into force of the 2005 Right to Information Act. RTI defenders use this law to put pressure on the authorities to disseminate information to the public on matters related to corruption and human rights violations perpetrated by the State. Shehla Masood also worked as a freelance journalist and contributed regularly to the website www.rediff.com.

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By Anita Anand

The last weekend of July in Delhi witnessed a 'besharami morcha' or a 'shameless march'. Besharami is a Hindi word loosely translated to without shame.

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Press Release 28/6/2011

Notes the civil society consultation in plan preparation, but urges countries and donors to complete financing of the new entity in order to carry it out.

Mabel Bianco, president of the Foundation for the Study and Research of Women (FEIM) and the Focal Point of Latin America and the Caribbean for the GEAR (Gender Equality Architecture Reform) Campaign spoke yesterday (27/6), in representation of the campaign at the second session of the UN Women Executive Board meeting, which is taking place until the 30th of June in New York.

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PRESS RELEASE
Kathmandu, February 10, 2011

On February 1,  2011 the Government of Nepal adopted its National Action Plan (NAP) on United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820. Nepal is pleased to announce it is the first country in South Asia, the second in Asia (the Philippines being the first), and the 24th country globally to adopt a NAP for UNSCR 1325.