Category Archives: Sisters In Other Nations

Annual Report to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights: The “due diligence” standard as a tool for eliminating violence against women.

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dr. Yakin Erturk, has just submitted her Annual Report to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. This year’s report focuses on the “due diligence” standard as a tool for eliminating violence against … Continue reading

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Against Street Harassment

Today is the blog-a-thon against street harassment organized by the Blank Noise Project. To me, opposing street harassment is as basic as being against hunger, or violence, or allowing people to suffer from curable medical conditions because they are poor. … Continue reading

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Iraqi women invited to US as part of an International Women’s Day peace campaign denied visas for apalling reason

“Two Iraqi women whose husbands and children were killed by US troops during the Iraq war have been refused entry into the United States for a speaking tour. The women were invited to the US for peace events surrounding international … Continue reading

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BLANK NOISE PROJECT: bangalore mumbai delhi

From the Blank Noise Project site: “Street harassment is an offence. It has been granted normalcy due to its daily recurrence. Street harassment also known as eve teasing needs to be addressed on the streets. The project in its current … Continue reading

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