 | major setback to the progress of the nationality campaign
A major setback to the progress of enabling Bahraini women to win their full citizenship right has been witnessed with the summoning of female activists and some Bahraini women by intelligence authority. The Bahrain Women's Union (BWU) condemned in a statement released this week the action by the se.. >> |
|  | After 30 years, CEDAW is weak of reservations
Reservations imposed by countries to the Convention of Elimination of Discriminations Against Women (CEDAW) are weakening the treaty that will turned 30 in December 2009. According to the Inter Press Services, 22 countries are seeking exemptions from some of the convention’s legal obligations. “A re.. >> |
|  | Implementation of Bahrain’s state-budget isn’t women friendly
The budgets allocated for integration of women needs at the public sector haven’t been used for such purposes by some government organisations, senior public official has revealed. The Ministry of Finance issued a circular in July 2008 instructed all public organisations to allocate budget for >> |
|  | Committee on elimination of discrimination against women reviews UAE report
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women reviewed yesterday at the UN Headquarters in Geneva the United Arab Emirates' first periodic report after becoming a member state of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The UAE delegation was.. >> |
|  | Research Leads to Rights Breakthrough for Arab Women
Women in Arab countries are making human rights history as they break down barriers to being treated as full citizens in their own countries. In the past few years, women in Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco married to foreigners have won the right to convey their citizenship to their children. Algerian w.. >> |
|  | Saudi Brouhaha Over TV Rape Scene
Thirty-five clerics recently called on the Saudi minister of culture and media to ban women from appearing in the media, warning against what they called violations of Islamic law by doing so. They urged the minister to ban the showing of women dancing, singing, presenting news or talking: whether i.. >> |
|  | FMF and Sima Samar Announce New Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls
Doctor Sima Samar and Eleanor Smeal discussed the human rights conditions in Afghanistan and announced a new campaign for Afghan Women and Girls in a press conference today (C-SPAN covered the press conference live and will replay it). Dr. Sima Samar, chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human.. >> |
|  | Empowering Woman needs better human rights principles
After spending years in fighting for better lives for women, President of the Women Forum for Studies and Training in Yemen Suad Al Qudisi moves to larger sector to deal with human rights and citizenship. Her move comes out of her believes of the importance of the one teamwork spirit and society dev.. >> |
|  | Morocco abolishes discrimination against women
Morocco on Wednesday announced the abolition of all form s of discrimination against women. King Mohammed VI made the historic announcement to lift his country's reservations about the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, in a message presented to.. >> |
|  | BHRS report: the impact of reservations
The Coalition of Equality with Reserves at the Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) called upon the government to left its reservations on the Convention of Elimination of All Forms of Discriminations against Women (CEDAW) that was ratified by the Kingdom in 2002. Bahrain joined the agreement with re.. >> |
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