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European Parliament adopts report on social integration of ethnic minority women

Posted on 6 September 2010 |

The European Parliament adopted on 07.09.2010 the report drafted by Dr Antonyia Parvanova, on the Social integration of women belonging to ethnic minority groups to which EWL had contributed. Within the overall context of the role of integration policies at EU level, the report pays particular attention to the conditions and background factors affecting the process of social integration of women from ethnic minority groups with a specific focus on to access to education, healthcare, long (...) Read more
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Demonstration against stoning of Sakineh Ashtiani in Iran

EWL and members participate in demonstrations throughout Europe

Posted on 31 August 2010 |

[Brussels, 28 August 2010] Video of Brussels demonstration against the stoning to death of Sakineh Ashtiani for extra-marital relations. Read more
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Czech women resist all-male government

EWL member press coverage

Posted on 30 August 2010 |

By Pavol Stracansky, IPS
PRAGUE, Jul 7, 2010 (IPS) - Women’s rights campaigners say the Czech Republic’s new government has effectively told women they have no relevance to the country’s future after the new cabinet was formed – without a single female minister.
Despite a record number of women elected to parliament in elections in May and pre-election pledges by party leaders that they wanted more women in politics, women’s rights activists said they had been given a "slap in the face" after (...) Read more
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GEAR Campaign develops questions for candidates to head UN Women

Posted on 26 August 2010 |

[New York, 26 August 2010] In an effort to find the most qualified Under-Secretary-General (USG) of UN Women, the GEAR Campaign has invited USG candidates to respond to questions regarding their vision and goals for the new entity. The questions focus on the commitment that the USG candidate has to meeting gender equality goals and securing women’s human rights. The basis for the questions are from criteria that the GEAR Campaign set forth in October 2009 and is also included in the document (...) Read more
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The State of Women’s Rights in Cyprus

Posted on 20 August 2010 |

AWID interview with Susana Pavlou, Director of the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS), the EWL’s member organisation in Cyprus.
AWID FRIDAY FILE: How do women fare in the prosperous Mediterranean nation of Cyprus?
By Kathambi Kinoti
Cyprus is a nation with a rich cultural history that stretches back over many centuries.Its modern history has been dominated by the territorial conflict between Turkey and Greece, and it is a unique nation, prosperous in some ways and challenged (...) Read more
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Solidarity - Recognise the historic contribution of women!

Posted on 15 August 2010 |

In light of the 30th anniversary of the Solidarity movement in Poland on 30th August 2010, EWL member NEWW/NEWW-Polska sent a letter to the Polish President calling for the due recognition of the women who were active in this historic movement. NEWW/NEWW-Polska also called for the European Solidarity Center newly established by the authorities in Gdansk to assign a space for women to educate, conduct research, to honor and to celebrate their role.
Read the (...) Read more
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Sweden - Positive results for the evaluation of the ban on the purchase of sexual services

By Wiveca Holst, Swedish expert to the EWL Observatory on Violence against Women

Posted on 10 August 2010 |

The evaluation of the ban on the purchase of sexual services
Sweden became the first country in the world to introduce legislation criminalizing the purchase of sexual services but not the sale.
During 2009-2010 there has been an evaluation of the ban. The remit was to evaluate the application of the ban and the effects that the prohibition has had. One starting point was that the purchase of sexual services was to remain criminalized. There is a clear link between the existence of (...) Read more
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New law in France on Violence

Article by President of the EWL Coordination in France

Posted on 27 July 2010 |

France has adopted a new law relating specifically to violence against women, violence within relationships and the impact of the latter on children. Here you can read an article (in French) by Michèle Vianès, vice-president of the French coordination of the European Women’s Lobby (CLEF), expert for France in the EWL Observatory on violence against women. Read more
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Possible Future EU Strategy to Combat Violence against Women

EWL Contribution to EC Consultation

Posted on 27 July 2010 |

[Brussels, 27 July 2010] The EWL’s Centre on Violence has completed and published its Contribution to the EC Consultation on a possible future EU Strategy to combat violence against women (VAW) initiated by EC Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security. The Contribution covers the main points of the EWL’s position and demands in the context of male violence against women; it highlight the structural character of VAW, rooted in inequality between women and men, the need to focus on all (...) Read more
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Jury out for EWL Photo Competition 2010

Posted on 27 July 2010 |

The EWL’s High-Profile jury for its Photo Competition 2010 ’My World: Visions of 21st Century Feminism’ is busy evaluating the shortlisted 40 photos or series of photos. The EWL received hundreds of entrants from all over Europe and is delighted by the quality of the work. ’You can tell, says EWL Communications and Media Officer, Leanda Barrington-Leach, that these young women have put a lot of time and effort into their work. There is a lot of talent out there!’.
The jury’s verdict is expected (...) Read more