EWL membership extends to organizations in all of the 28 EU member states and the three candidate countries, as well as to 20 European-wide bodies, representing a total of more than 2000 organisations. The EWL 50/50 Campaign иn 2008-2009 gathered the support of more than 300 prominent women and men from all over Europe and all political affiliations: 14 EU commissioners, heads of state, ministers, members of parliaments, leaders of trade unions, writers, a Nobel Prize Winner etc. Beyond this wide support, the 50/50 Campaign was also successful in contributing to important progress towards the 50/50 goal, as women’s representation rose from 30% to 35% after the 2009 European Parliament elections!
Извор: WUNRN – 06.05.2014
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign (16 Days Campaign) is an international global advocacy campaign coordinated since 1991 by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL)1. Running annually for sixteen days between November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day) as a way to highlight the continued marginalization of and violence against women as human rights issues, the 16 Days Campaign was a mobilizing tool in 2013 for activists raising awareness and demanding action at the local, national, regional, and international levels. In its role as global coordinator of the 16 Days Campaign, CWGL coordinated with these activists through information sharing, advocacy resources such as the Take Action Kit, microblogging through Twitter and Facebook, and linking activists’ voices with other participants through a Tumblr blog.
Through the 16 Days listserv, CWGL shared daily updates with participants and other stakeholders dedicated to increasing the spotlight on gender-based violence through community mobilization, information sharing and coalition building, engaging with policy-makers, and using media and art, among other mediums. In 2013 grassroots activists, feminist, women’s social justice and human rights organizations, national ministries, and international organizations and entities of the United Nations came together with others in local communities to raise the cry for an end to gender-based violence.
This summary analyzes the scope of the 2013 16 Days Campaign and provides an overview of participation and activities. Reflected in the summary is information gathered through correspondence with participants, Take Action Kit requests, events posted on the Campaign Calendar, Google alerts, and the 16 Days Post-Campaign Survey. While the summary is based on these sources, it does not reflect the full breadth of global events that were organized and took place in 2013.
16 Days Campaign on Violence Against Women 2013 Analytical Summary
Извор: WUNRN – 06.05.2014
Комисијата за заштита од дискриминација повторно утврди вознемирување по основ на сексуална ориентација
Комисијата за заштита од дискриминација во своето мислење по поднесената претставка против учебниците Медицинска Психологија и Психијатрија том 1 и том 2, утврди дека постои вознемирување по основ на сексуална ориентација. Претставката е пратена од организациите на Мрежата за заштита од дискриминација*, која работи на тестирање на имплементацијата на Законот за спречување и заштита од дискриминација.
Се работи за три учебници кои се користат во високото образование на Универзитетот „Св. Кирил и Методиј” како психолошко-психијатриска стручна литература за студентите по медицина, психологија и други сродни студии. Учебниците содржат хомофобична содржина која хомосексуалноста ја претставува како ментално растројство, инверзија на сексуалниот нагон, се дефинира „нормална сексуална активност“како сексуална активност на лица од различни полови итн. Во Медицинската Психологија дури е напишано:“Во Кривичниот закон на Македонија се уште егзистира и е казнив противправниот блуд меѓу машките лица“,иако учебникот е издаден 2004 година, а хомосексуалноста е декриминализирана со Кривичниот закон од 1996 година.
Во современата научна мисла под сексуална ориентација се признати хомосексуалноста, хетеросексуалноста и бисексуалноста (додека во повеќе научни трудови се зборува и за асексуалноста). Меѓународна статистичка класификација на болести и здравствени проблеми на Светската здравствена организација (МКБ-10 ревизија), како и Дијагностички и статистички прирачник на ментални растројства (ДСМ IV- ТР), како најрелевантни извори ја имаат исфрлено сексуалната ориентација како ментално растројство уште во 1987 година, со што во МКБ-10 ревизија пишува дека “Сексуалната ориентација, сама по себе, не треба да се смета за растројство.”
What is freedom of religion? It is a broad, inclusive right, sweeping in scope, embracing the full range of thought, belief, and behavior. And it is as deep as it is broad, honoring and upholding the claims of conscience. Religious freedom means the right of all human beings to think as they please, believe or not believe as their conscience leads, and live out their beliefs openly, peacefully, and without fear. When it comes to the peaceful exercise of religion or belief, no government, group, or individual has the right to compel others to act against their conscience or restrain them from answering its call.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Извор: WUNRN – 05.05.2014
When a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth, her community loses not just a mother but a person, and all of her gifts, skills, and potential contributions. The loss, too, is hersas well as her family’s and the world’s. She — like every woman, man, child, and newborn — had the right to lifesaving health care. She had the right to her full span of life; she had the right to all of the opportunities and joys that life can offer. She had the right to the love of her children, family, and community. Her needless death robs her, and the world, of all of that, and so much more.
A PRICE TOO HIGH TO BEAR: Summary of Research Findings March 2014
Извор: WUNRN – 04.05.2014
