April 2004
by Yasna Uberoi
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Women's Rights
Liberian Women Peacemakers: Fighting for the Right to be Seen, Heard and Counted. African Women and Peace Support Group
This moving publication tells the story of how Liberian women risked their lives and livelihoods for 14 years to bring peace to their country. It shares how they organized to provide humanitarian aid, individually intervened with the warring factions, took to the streets to end the killing and among other activities, sat outside the halls where the peace talks were being held until they were allowed to enter and be heard. Annexes include biographies of peace activists interviewed.
2004. 100 pages. ISBN: 1592212522. WE 653. $19.95
Women's Human Rights Step by Step: Strategy Workbook
Margaret Schuler
This workbook explores the role of law and its effect on women, and presents a conceptual approach to identifying and analyzing the major rights issues facing women in the world today. It presents a step by step process for planning and evaluating a women‚s human rights advocacy strategy that covers issues involved in choosing the problem, analyzing the problem, defining outcomes, designing the strategy, writing the plan and assessing the effort.
2004. 94 pages. ISBN: 1 890832 06 5. WE 492. US$17.50
Women's Human Rights Step by Step: Facilitator's Guide
Margaret SchulerActing as a guide for creating comprehensive workshops on women‚s human rights, this publication also presents objectives, concepts and history, gender and human rights, enforcement, fact-finding and advocacy. Each training module includes clear and specific learning objectives, content and process outlines, suggested activities, notes and tips for the facilitator, as well as supporting materials and useful handouts. Includes CD-ROM.
2004. 120 pages. ISBN: 1 890832 07 3. WE 662. US$24.95
Knowing Our Rights: Women, Family, Laws and Customs in the Muslim World
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML)This publication is designed as a tool for activists engaged in lobbying and advocacy related to women's rights within the family at the policy level and in communities. It covers twenty-six topics relevant to marriage and divorce, including the status of children, child custody and guardianship. The handbook provides a user-friendly, cross-comparative analysis of the diversities and commonalities of laws and customs across the Muslim world and is also the first publication of its type to attempt to rank laws in Muslim communities in terms of whether they are more or less option-giving for women, analyzed from a rights perspective and the realities of women's lives.
2003. 360 pages. ISBN: 0-9544943-0-X. WE 695. US$30.00
Not a Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women
UNIFEMBased on regional reviews conducted by UNIFEM-commissioned experts, this report gives an overview of the progress made by women worldwide over the last decade to end violence against women. It provides examples of good practices as well as of efforts that did not meet the goals set out for them and explores why not. The report also states a critical need for collaboration and partnerships to help honor human rights and human security. Appendices include legislation by country on violence against women, indicators and projects supported by the Unifem Trust Fund.
2003. 112 pages. ISBN: 0912917849. WE 650. US$12.00
Additional Resources, Events and Websites
* Rethink: A Handbook for Sustainable Peace by the Kvinna Till Kvinna Foundation. The handbook provides concrete advice on how to make international contributions in conflict-affected communities more gender-equal. It offers many examples of how much there is to gain ˆ for everybody ˆ if women are given the power and the means to fully partake in the peace and rebuilding processes. Download the report
http://www.iktk.se/english/publications/thematic_reports/thematic_reports.html
* Where are the Girls: Girls in fighting forces in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Mozambique by Susan Mckay and Dyan Mazurana. This study raises awareness of the militarization of the lives of girls in fighting forces and the role they play. It is addressed to all those who work in countries that are in conflict or ravaged by war, whether they are community groups or multilateral, governmental, or non-governmental organizations. The title is free for NGOs in developing countries and can be ordered through http://www.ichrdd.ca/frame2.iphtml?langue=0&menu
=m01&urlpage=/english/commdoc/prelease/girlslaunch.html
* No Women, No Peace: The Importance of Women‚s Participation to Achieve Peace and Security: Paper by the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. Read the pdf version here http://www.un-globalsecurity.org/pdf/dyfan_haver_piccirilli.pdf
* The Women PeaceMakers Program at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for
Peace & Justice (IPJ). September 25 - November 19, 2004 in San Diego, California. The program is for leaders who want to document, share and build upon their unique peacemaking stories. Selected peacemakers will receive roundtrip airfare, housing, and a small
stipend to cover expenses for the eight-week residence. Program details can be found on http://peace.sandiego.edu* University for Peace: Masters of Arts in Gender and Peacebuilding, Costa Rica. This is a ten-month programme that has been designed to support women and men who participate in social, economic and political processes of change and who are interested in key issues of gender and peace building. http://www.upeace.org/academic/masters/gender.htm
* Asking the Right Questions: Nonviolence Training and Gender.
October 3-8, 2004, Thailand. The goals of this international consultation include: breaking the isolation of women nonviolence trainers; bridging the gaps between different cultures and social change movements and in particular between generations of women trainers; supporting women trainers in developing methodologies, materials, modules, to integrate gender into their trainings; and exploring new ways of organizing and activism. For applications and additional information, go to www.ifor.org/WPP and www.wri-irg.org by April 30.
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