URGENT ACTION : Nasrin Sotoudeh lawyer ends hunger strike but still detained

URGENT ACTIONlawyer ends hunger strike but still detainedFollowing an intervention by parliamentarians, Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh ended her 49-day long hunger strike on 4 December 2012 after the travel ban on her 13-year old daughter was lifted by Iran’s judiciary. Her health is frail due to her prolonged hunger strike and she needs specialized medical care. Amnesty International is calling...

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MY VOICE COUNTS!

MY VOICE COUNTS! - 2012 Human Rights Day Dear Friends,Greetings from IWRAW Asia Pacific!It is the 10th of December once again and we would like to wish you all a Happy Human Rights Day! The theme this year - My Voice Counts –reminds us about the guarantees in the UDHR on freedom of speech, thought, belief and the right to participate in public life and impact policy and decision making. It acknowledges...

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Applications Now Available to 7th Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability

We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting our 7th Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) in August, 2013. As you know, WILD will bring together approximately 30 women leaders with disabilities from 30 different countries to strengthen leadership capacity, create new visions and build international networks of support for inclusive international development programming.The...

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