On the 30th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the regional Coalition for “Equality without reservation” launched a call to Heads of State of Arab countries to promote the equality and citizenship of Arab women and in [...]
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November 25, 2009
It is not my right to get the Lebanese nationality; it is that of my mother who is a Lebanese citizen.” – Khaled
More than 130 women and men gathered at the Order of Engineers on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2009, to take part in the [...]
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في ضوء تشكيل الحكومة اللبنانية الجديدة وذلك بعد مخاض طويل، تدعو كل من حملة “جنسيتي حق لي ولأسرتي” والحملة الإقليمية “تحالف المساواة دون تحفظ” اللجنة الوزارية الموكلة صياغة البيان الوزاري إلى إيلاء شؤون وحقوق المواطن/ة وخصوصا قضايا النساء في لبنان الاهتمام الذي تستحقه، وإدراج البيان الوزاري الجديد إشارات واضحة حول قوانين وبرامج محددة تضمن المساواة [...]
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This comprehensive report on the status of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) in the Arab world was presented at the May 2009 2nd bi-annual meeting of the regional coalition “Equality without Reservation” in Amman, Jordan.
Keeping in line with the Coalition’s mission, this report aims to provide an [...]
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Samia Allalou
Common Ground News
April 27, 2009
Those who think that Algerians have been passive victims of their country’s political problems need look no further than the Algerian women’s movement for a change of mind. Twenty-five years ago, a unique relationship developed between Algeria and the non-profit organization, Women Living Under Muslim Laws (W.L.U.M.L.), which is going [...]
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