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June 2007, Ireland: Six of the women nonimated for the Nobel Peace Prize as part of the 1000 Women for the Nobel Prize 2005 Campaign. From left to right: Farida Shaheed, Shirkat Gah, Pakistan; Charlotte Bunch, CWGL, USA; Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold, Peacewomen Across the Globe, Switzerland; Haya Shalom, Women in Black, Israel; Nani Zulminarni, Women Headed Household Empowerment Program (PEKKA), Indonesia; and Terry Greenblatt, Bat Shalom-The Jerusalem Center for Women's Action, Israel. Click on photo for larger view.

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July 4, 2008: Executive Director, Charlotte Bunch, quoted in U.N. Lacks Muscle to Fight Sexual Abuse in Peacekeeping, by Thalif Deen, IPS-Inter Press Service http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/12046
June 26, 2008: Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) Collective Statement on the Murder of Ms. Laxmi Bohara, member of National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders.
June 18, 2008: CWGL is currently accepting applications for the position of Project Coordinator (16 Days Campaign plus VAW). For those interested in applying, please review the job description. To read Sadia Hameed's departure letter from CWGL, please click here.
June 11, 2008: UN High Level Meeting on HIV&AIDS, New York, Women's Groups Demand Action and Accountability at UN HIV Meeting
June 10, 2008: Women, Ink. has compiled a collection of materials entitled HIV/AIDS and Women: Resources to Support Policy and Advocacy.
June 10-11, 2008: The UN High Level Meeting on HIV&AIDS, New York
June 5, 2008: The 8th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva hosted several events on “Rights of Women”, including sessions on violence against women and maternal mortality. Click here for an update on these sessions.
May 16, 2008: Congratulations to Wanda Nowicka, cofounder of the Federation for Women and Family Planning, founder of ASTRA, the Central and Eastern European Women's Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and previous Visiting Global Associate at CWGL who received the prestigious University in Exile Award granted by the New School – a University. Please review the press release and the presentation made by President Bob Kerrey for more information.
May 10, 2008: Congratulations to Charlotte Bunch who received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Connecticut. Commencement and Acceptance Speech for Honorary Degree.
May 7, 2008: Charlotte Bunch received the Rutgers College Class of 1962 Presidential Public Service Award
March 26, 2008: CWGL featured in the Rutgers University FOCUS, Center for Women’s Global Leadership joins in global campaign for universal human rights
March 2008: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Theme Announcement (Microsoft Word; PDF)
March 8, 2008: CWGL International Women's Day Statement (Microsoft Word; PDF)
March 3, 2008: Calls for Papers, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, please visit http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/page/signs/call.html and http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/page/signs/stimpson.html
February 25, 2008: The United Nations Secretary General launched a campaign on Violence Against Women at the 52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2008/wom1664.doc.htm
February 22, 2008: Executive Director, Charlotte Bunch, quoted in RIGHTS: Gender Equality Gets a Drop of the Funding Bucket, by Thalif Deen, IPS-Inter Press Service http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41315
January 9, 2008: Executive Director, Charlotte Bunch, quoted in For Women, Leaning Doesn't Make For Leading, by Miren Gutierrez, IPS-Inter Press Service http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40723
December 16, 2007 (2pm): Executive Director, Charlotte Bunch, will deliver the Undergraduate Commencement address at the University of Connecticut and receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws http://www.uconn.edu
December 10, 2007: CWGL Human Rights Day Statement (English)
November 29, 2007: CWGL Women Human Rights Defenders Day Statement (English, Español)
November 20, 2007: Executive Director, Charlotte Bunch, quoted in An Inexplicable UN Blind Spot: Strengthening Women, by Barbara Crossette, United Nations Association of the United States of America and the Business Council for the United Nations
http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=3590363
September 19, 2007: Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders, published by Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development in collaboration with a group of women rights, human rights and sexual health advocates: http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/pdf2007/book3Neo.pdf
July 19, 2007: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Theme Announcement
June 11, 2007: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Theme Consultation
May 23, 2007: Updated Talking Points for Gender Equality Architecture Advocacy - Take Action Now!
May 15, 2007: CWGL signs on to the Nairobi Declaration on Women's and Girls' Rights to Remedy and Reparation launched by the Coalition for Women's Human Rights in Conflict Situations http://www.womensrightscoalition.org/site/reparation/signature_en.php
April 20, 2007: Resource Net Friday File, Issue 322, published by The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), an interview with Cynthia Rothschild of the Center for Women's Global Leadership on their publication: Strengthening Resistance: Confronting Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS, by Kathambi Kinoti
http://www.awid.org/go.php?list=analysis&prefix=analysis&item=00376
April 2007: In Support of the Rutgers University Women’s Basketball Team -- On April 4, 2007, Don Imus, radio host, made racist and sexist remarks about the Rutgers University Women’s Basketball team. The slurs he made triggered a national uproar over popular vulgar and offensive language that comedians, hiphop artists, shock jocks, etc. use in a broad range of public programs. Click here for more information.
March-April 2007: Statements released at the 4th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/globalcenter/policy/hrc07/index.html
March 26, 2007: For Immediate Release
‘Yogyakarta Principles’ a Milestone for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights: Experts Set Out Global Standards for Sexual Rights and Gender Equality (Arabic, English, Español, Français, Polski, Български)
March 13, 2007: Executive Director, Charlotte Bunch, quoted in Proposed U.N. Women's Agency Gains Key Ally, by Thalif Deen, Inter Press Service News Agency http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36889
March 6, 2007: Launch of Women Won't Wait: End HIV and Violence Against Women. Now. campaign and release of Show Us the Money: Is Violence Against Women on the HIV&AIDS Funding Agenda http://womenwontwait.org
February 26-March 9, 2007: CWGL participates in the 51st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
February 14, 2007: Executive Director, Charlotte Bunch, quoted in NGOs Campaign for New U.N. Women's Agency, by Thalif Deen, Inter Press Service News Agency http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36570
January 18, 2007: Action on Gender Based Violence and HIV/AIDS: Bringing Together Research, Policy, Programming and Advocacy - Meeting Report
In August 2006, the Program on International Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health, and the Center for Women's Global Leadership at Rutgers University organized a consultation to discuss the linkages between Gender Based Violence (GBV) and HIV with a view to understanding common challenges and informing research, advocacy, policy and practice. A small group of organizations and experts working at the intersection of GBV and HIV came together to share lessons learned from working from a variety of entry points, including human rights, gender, feminism, sexuality, and sexual rights, at global, national and local levels, using various methods and within different country contexts. The report summarizes discussions, outcomes, and recommendations from the consultation.

CWGL Archives

CWGL’s archives are now available through Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries, based in New Brunswick, NJ. Since CWGL’s founding in 1989, the Center has fostered women's leadership in the area of human rights through women's global leadership institutes, strategic planning activities, international mobilization campaigns, United Nations monitoring, global education endeavors, publications and a resource center. For those interested in CWGL’s past activities and significant involvement in UN world conferences, you can access files by contacting Special Collections directly. Please allow 1-2 days notice before your visit. For the list of files, click here.

Women, Ink. Releases Latest Catalogue

Women Ink., a project of the International Women’s Tribune Centre, has just released its latest catalogue of books and training resources on women and development. Featuring over 70 new books from women's organizations and mainstream university and small presses worldwide, this catalogue features several publications from the Global South and is a "must have" for academics, activists and development practitioners who want to keep current on new thinking in the field of women, gender and development. More information about the collection is available online at www.womenink.org.

To receive a free copy of the catalogue, send an e-mail with your mailing address to joey@womenink.org or write to: Women, Ink., 777 UN Plaza, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017. If you would also like to sign up to receive a copy of Booklink, a free, monthly e-newsletter about the newest books in their collection and information about free resources on women and development, please mention that in your email or letter. Women, Ink. is supported by the Swiss Development Corporation.

Women, Ink. is the distributor of CWGL's publications.