Tag: Women’s Rights
CHR urges firms to be sensitive to women in promos
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged companies exercising their corporate responsibility to be more circumspect, especially when it came to the rights of women in promoting their products and services.
Julie M. Aurelio | @inquirerdotnet | Philippine Daily Inquirer 10:04 AM | Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
MANILA, Philippines–The Commission...
Asia-Pacific conference on gender equality begins in Bangkok
The two-day conference styled ‘Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 review’ comes ahead of next year’s 20-year celebration of the adoption of the global agenda for gender equality –the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Nurul Islam Hasib from Bangkok, bdnews24.com
Published: 2014-11-19 14:10:58.0 BdST Updated:...
Activists upset over RI’s statements
Indonesian women’s rights activists have strongly expressed their disappointment over the country’s statement during the review of the draft document of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Rita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Bangkok | Headlines | Thu, November 20 2014, 10:00...
Suhakam Wants Continuous Commitment, Efforts To End Violence Against Women, Children
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) wants continuous commitment and efforts to end violence against women and girls.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) wants continuous commitment and efforts to end violence against women and girls.
Its chairman, Tan Sri Hasmy Agam said...
Where would I be without feminism?
I am a Malaysian woman who benefited from feminism and I contribute to this nation along with my other female counterparts in our daily roles as mothers, daughters, women with careers and businesses, volunteers and forming roughly 50% of the fabric of this nation.
Lyana Khairuddin
Published: 26 November 2014
I was...
Sexual violence by Burmese army still widespread, says NGO
Burmese government soldiers continue to perpetrate sexual violence against women on a widespread scale with impunity, according to a Women’s League of Burma (WLB) report issued on 25 November, which the UN recently designated as “The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.”
By DVB | 26 November...
PH laws: Not a man’s world
'The battle for advancing women’s rights is still a battle for the woman’s body. Who owns the rights to a woman’s body?'
Fritzie Rodriguez
Published 12:51 PM, Nov 26, 2014
Updated 2:27 PM, Nov 26, 2014
MANILA, Philippines – Women.
The world celebrates “16 days of activism against gender violence” from November 25 to...
Report accuses Myanmar military of 188 alleged sexual offences
A report from the Women’s League of Burma alleges the Myanmar armed forces have committed 118 incidences of gang rape, rape or attempted sexual assault in the States of Myanmar, during the tenure of President U Thein Sein
26 November 2014 | Written by Yu Wai | Published in Myanmar
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Backlash over Thai soap operas: It’s not romance, it’s rape
In a famous scene from Thailand's award-winning soap opera "The Power of Shadows," the handsome protagonist gets drunk and rapes the leading lady. He later begs her forgiveness, and the producers say they will live happily ever after in the sequel.
Posted: Thursday, November 27, 2014 12:00 am | Updated:...
Church in Thailand fights trafficking, violence against women
It urged for collaborative networking and action to end discrimination and violence against women throughout Thailand.
Thailand
Dec 01 2014, 1:15 PM
The Church in Thailand observed the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a seminar on how to fight trafficking and other forms of sex-based violence in...
