Gender

Aug 11, 2017

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Indigenous Women Disproportionately Affected By Violence and Discrimination in Bangladesh

Photo courtesy of Star File    According to Khushi Kabir, coordinator of Nijera Kori and member of the International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission, the “deliberate exclusion of indigenous people, especially women, is increasingly representative of a culture of conformity in Bangladesh today”. The Kapaeeng Foundation, an indigenous human rights organization, in its most recent...

Aug 11, 2017

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Indigenous Women Disproportionately...

Photo courtesy of Star File    According to Khushi Kabir, coordinator of Nijera Kori and member of the International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission, the “deliberate exclusion of indigenous...

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Mar 24, 2017

Urgency of Addressing the Plight of Women Belonging...

  On 22 March 2017, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), in collaboration with the People’s Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (PAFD) and Mrs Liliana Rodrigues, Member...

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Mar 22, 2017

European Parliament Conference: Women’s Inferno...

22 March 2017 – 9:30 – 12:00 European Parliament, Brussels REGISTRATIONS CLOSED The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), in collaboration with the People’s Alliance...

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Mar 10, 2017

Haratin: Women Prime Victims of Slavery and Sexual...

Photo courtesy of The Huffington Post Haratin women endure disproportionate suffering as slaves and victims of sexual violence in Mauritania. Many of these women are born into slavery and experience discrimination...

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Mar 08, 2017

UNPO Celebrates International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day, UNPO reaffirms its commitment to help forge a more inclusive world, one in which women from all walks of life are safe from gender-based and sexual violence, have the...

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Feb 24, 2017

Tibet: First Women Empowerment Conference Held...

  On Tuesday 21 February 2017, the political leader of the Tibetan people Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay opened the first “Women’s Empowerment  Conference” in Dharamshala. The event’s...

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Feb 20, 2017

Somaliland: Widespread cases of Sexual and Gender-based...

  Photo by UNFPA Somalia Environment and migration can be strongly tied as demonstrated by the case of Somaliland. Although often a neglected topic, the consequences for environmental refugees...

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