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| 10 Aug 2008 - 10:23 | PROMSEX
URL: www.promsex.org/contents.php?id=290
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PROMSEX
Centro de Promocion y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos
comunicado de Prensa
Agosto 2008.- La Justicia de Córdoba ha prohibido a la Provincia que siga distribuyendo la Anticoncepción Hormonal de Emergencia conocida como “píldora del día después” en sus hospitales y centros de salud, por considerar que se trata de un método anticonceptivo abortivo.
Este fallo ataca sin fundamento científico al Programa Nacional de Salud Sexual y Procreación Responsable, que es Ley Nacional y cuyo carácter no abortivo está documentado y avalado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud y por el dictamen de expertos y fallos judiciales anteriores (entre otros de la SOGIBA en el caso de Tierra del Fuego).
Invalidar esa parte del programa sería además, crear una inequidad para las mujeres cordobesas respecto a las otras habitantes del país El sujeto de esa ley (y de todos los derechos que la fundan y los servicios que garantiza) son las mujeres y no los supuestos embriones que podrían llegar a haber luego de una violación o relación sexual no protegida si la mujer está en etapa fértil. Los derechos de las mujeres vivas deben anteponerse a las especulaciones sobre organismos probables, que necesitan de su consentimiento para llegar a ser sujetos. Aquí los sujetos que deciden por nosotras son la Iglesia y los jueces, el Portal de Belén, que quieren imponer sus creencias en lugar de la ley y no respetan ni la libertad de cultos ni el derecho a decidir cuándo y cuántos hijos tener ni en que circunstancias.
Exigimos a las autoridades pertinentes que no solo apelen sino que defiendan políticamente este derecho a la anticoncepción hormonal de emergencia.
Nuestra Campaña está comprometida con: Educación sexual para decidir, anticonceptivos para no abortar y aborto legal para no morir.
Prohibir la AHE es promover que más mujeres recurran al aborto clandestino ante un posible embarazo incluso como resultado de una violación y sabemos que son las mujeres pobres y jóvenes las que más se exponen cuando además de la clandestinidad se suma la inseguridad o precariedad de esta práctica.
La defensa de la vida e integridad de las mujeres no preocupa a estos jueces fundamentalistas que evidentemente no saben o no quieren saber de derechos humanos. El fallo es un acto discriminatorio en contra de la autonomía de las mujeres, y del derecho a decidir sobre su cuerpo y de cuidar de él. En contra del derecho de las mujeres a su salud integral, o al más alto nivel de salud. En contra de las leyes y políticas de nuestro país que garantizan los derechos de las mujeres en Argentina. Nos comprometemos más que nunca a defender nuestros derechos con la fuerza renovada que genera la indignación ante la injusticia.
Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal, Seguro y Gratuito.
Educación Sexual para decidir, anticonceptivos para no abortar y aborto legal para no morir.
Contactos nacionales:
Cristina Ercoli 02954-419536 La Pampa
Elsa Schvartzman (011) 15 6478 5181 Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Lucila Puyol (0342) 15 068365 Santa Fe
Ruth Zurbriggen (0299) 15 42 28 2357 Neuquen
Silvia Borsellino (0385) 15 4029285 Santiago del Estero
Yamila Balbuena (0221) 15 565 85 74 La Plata
Contactos en Ciudad de Buenos Aires:
Alcia Cacopardo 4759-1861
Cecilia lipszyc 15 4175 0007
Dora Coledesky: 4692 4257
Martha Rosenberg 15 58877443
Olga Cristiano 4552-3100
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| 10 Aug 2008 - 09:22 | Brad Perry
bperry@vsdvalliance.org
URL: www.vsdvalliance.org
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Building Healthy Futures II: Strategies for Effective Primary Prevention of SV/IPV
October 15-16, 2008
Richmond, VA
Registration brochure is attached! If you can't open / don't receive the
attachment, please feel free to e-mail me at the address below and I'll send you a PDF of the registration brochure.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance is excited to
sponsor a 2-day conference addressing the primary prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence. This conference will showcase innovative primary
prevention projects from across North America, as well as highlighting Virginia-based prevention initiatives.
All of our national speakers and most of our Virginia-based speakers will showcase programs and concepts consistent with promising practices in the
primary prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence (SV/IPV). In
practice, the primary prevention of SV/IPV means promoting factors
associated with healthy relationships and healthy sexuality, and counteracting factors associated with initial perpetration. The workshops at this conference will discuss and demonstrate numerous characteristics of
effective primary prevention strategies.
Who should attend? Public health professionals, sexual assault
coaltion/crisis center staff, domestic violence coaltion/program staff,
child abuse prevention and treatment professionals, school resource officers, teachers, juvenile justice professionals, youth
development/youth-serving professionals, unselors/therapists,
psychologists, and anyone else interested in learning strategies to prevent intimate partner violence and sexual violence!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 8
Discounted hotel room rate expires: September 23
FEATURED SPEAKERS / WORKSHOPS:
Loretta Ross - SisterSong Reproductive Justice Collaborative
"Violence Prevention Through A Human Rights Framework" (keynote and workshop)
Juan Carlos Arean - Family Violence Prevention Fund
"Thinking Strategically About Engaging Men & Boys to Prevent IPV: Case Study of Coaching Boys Into Men"
Denise Gaulin - Leeds, Grenville, & Lanark District Health Unit
"Healthy Sexuality & Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: The Development of the Care For Kids Project"
Jim McDonough - Ramsey County Board; Grit Youngquist & Donald Gault - Ramsey County Department of Public Health "Ramsey County, Minnesota: Institutionalizing and Implementing Effective
Primary Prevention Strategies Through Public Policy, Community Organizing, and Public Health Principles"
David Lee - California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
"Engaging Men to Prevent Sexual Violence through Social Marketing:
California's MyStrength Campaign"
Taryn Lindhorst, Ph.D. & Emiko Tajima, Ph.D. - Univ. of Washington School of Social Work
"It's All About Context: Towards A More Comprehensive Definition of Intimate Partner Violence in Research Literature"
Jen Rauhouse - Peer Solutions & Elizabeth Gonzalez - STAND & SERVE "STAND & SERVE: Empowering Young People to Develop Assets and Prevent Sexual
Violence"
Kristi VanAudenhove & Brad Perry - Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance
"Enhancing Our Impact: An Introduction to Virginia's Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence"
Brad Perry, MA
Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator
Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence
Action Alliance (VSDVAA)
Phone: (434) 979-9002
Fax: (434) 979-9003
Web: www.vsdvalliance.org
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| 09 Aug 2008 - 09:12 | Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres Bogata
womeninblack@listas.nodo50.org
URL: listas.nodo50.org/cgi-bin/mail man/list . . .
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PRONOUNCEMENT
Bogota, 28 July 2008
Women in Black
DEMAND NO MORE VIOLENCE
We urge that Truth, Justice and Reparation be a reality and not an
ethereal treaty.
We demand the Humanitarian Accord as an indispensable step in the building of peace in the nation.
With the demand for the cessation of violence against women and forced displacement caused by actions of the armed groups, Women in Black request
Truth, Justice and Reparation.
“We are tired of the various manifestations of violence and do not want
more Colombians to live through the savagery of war. Our silent protest calls out for a cessation of violent acts, no to violence against women and no to displacement,” said Maria Eugenia Sanchez, Coordinator of Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres Bogota.
Women in Black express themselves the last Tuesday of each month at the same time in 9 different cities of the country: Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Medellin, Pereira, Popayan, Quibdo, Puerto Caicedo-Putumayo and
Bogota. We use black as symbolic of mourning for the women, children,
daughters, sons and husbands who are suffering and have suffered violence.
Likewise, our protest is in silence because words cannot explain the
horrors of war. At the same time, silence denounces the absence of voices of women in history.
“We have always supported an ethic of non-violence and have made every effort with the goal that in the negotiation of the armed conflict the
urgency of a Humanitarian Accord be considered, along with a cease-fire, respect for human rights and International Humanitarian Law. As female victims of the armed conflict, survivors of war, and peace builders coming from all sectors and regions of the country, we have taken on protest and mobilization as forms of resistance and social and political action,” affirmed Esperanza Ramirez, member of the Women in Black of Bogota.
Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres Bogota
“We women do not bear sons and daughters for war”
__________________________________ _____________
womeninblack mailing list
womeninblack@listas.nodo50.org
ht tp://listas.nodo50.org/cgi-bin/mailman/l istinfo/womeninblack
this is the international WiB mailing-out list, for the INTERACTIVE WiB e-list, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/interactiv eWiB
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| 08 Aug 2008 - 21:38 | Domingo
enlacefamiliar1@hotmail.com
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Exelente el material que ofrecen en esta pagina. Trabajo como DJ amateur (sin preparacion profesional) en una estacion de radio rural. La lucha contra la violencia en contra de las mujeres debe de seguir energicamente a diario. Mientras buscaba material en internet para hablar sobre el tema encontre esta pagina y estoy interesado en encontrar mas material que pudiera ayudarnos lo mas posible. cualquier suguerencia seria puede ser enviada a enlacefamiliar1@hotmail.com
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| 08 Aug 2008 - 21:27 | Rocio Cordoba
Careers_CLRJ@yahoo.com
URL: www.clrj.org
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JOB * JOB * JOB
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
CLRJ is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic staff team! Please see the position announcement below for Director of Finance & Operations
and feel free to share with interested individuals. Thanks so much, in advance!
Best,
Rocio
Rocio L. Córdoba, J.D.
Executive Director
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ)
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Job Announcement
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) seeks a highly-skilled individual with exceptional management and operational skills to join its dynamic team as Director
of Finance & Operations.
Background
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice is a statewide policy and advocacy organization whose mission is to advance California Latinas' reproductive health and rights within a social justice and human rights framework. CLRJ works to ensure that policy developments are reflective of the priority needs of Latinas, their families and their communities.
CLRJ advances its mission through targeted, culturally-based policy advocacy, alliance-building,
leadership development and movement building strategies that further its core policy goals and are specifically geared toward mobilizing Latinas and their communities.
CLRJ places its policy priorities in a Reproductive Justice framework, recognizing the intersection of reproductive health and rights with other social, economic and
community-based issues that promote the social justice and human rights of Latina women, youth and the Latino/a community as a whole.
Position Overview
The Director of Finance & Operations is integral to ensuring CLRJ's financial health and sustainability; developing and maintaining excellent financial and operational systems; and promoting the long-term viability of this dynamic, growing organization.
The Director of Finance & Operations serves as an essential leader within CLRJ's management team, working closely with the Executive Director (ED) and in collaboration with CLRJ's staff members and Board of Directors. She/He is responsible for managing administrative and/or organizational staff, consultants, interns and/or volunteers, as needed.
· This position is based in Los Angeles.
· The applicable salary is determined commensurate with the candidate's experience.
· Excellent medical and dental benefits package; vacation and medical leave.
Application Process & Deadline
Please submit all of the following by August 13th: (1) Resume; (2) Cover letter (2 pages maximum); and (3) List of three references via e-mail to Careers_CLRJ@yahoo.com
[mailto:Careers_CLRJ@yahoo.com]. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
No telephone calls please. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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| 08 Aug 2008 - 10:43 | mujerescreando
URL: www.mujerescreando.org
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Bolivia
Radio Deseo 103.3 FM. es una casa,
la casa de las palabras
libertad que huele a libertad,
sinceridad que huele a ácido limón,
locura que huele a rebelión
En un universo radial donde hay de todo, desde las radios cristianas, las cumbieras, las católicas, las oenegistas, las radios folklóricas, nace hace un año Radio Deseo 103.3 FM. para no ser, ni repetir el formato de ninguna de las anteriores y sobre todo para no ser una más en el dial. Por eso Radio Deseo 103.3 FM no quiso ser originaria, sino original.
.................
La denuncia en Radio Deseo 103.3 FM no es el llanto sordo de quien sufre, sino el nombre y el apellido del padre irresponsable y del violento cuatro veces al día lanzado con aire tan festivo como agresivo haciéndonos simplemente cómplices de todas y cada una de las víctimas.
En un mundo donde sólo la palabra masculina tiene valor hemos construido una radio feminista que contiene una alianza Ética y fraterna entre hombres y mujeres, alianza que se concreta con la co-dirección de la radio entre Sergio Calero y María Galindo, donde como dijera Serrat cada loco aporta con su tema y cada quien es cada cual.
No pretendemos ser interculturales, ni plurales, no pretendemos ser imparciales, ni ilustrados, ni siquiera civilizados. Cernimos las palabras abandonando en el baúl aquellas que a esta altura han perdido ya todo su sentido.
Por eso nos alimentamos insaciable y salvajemente de sentimientos, pasiones y deseos personales y colectivos.
Y sólo pretendemos encender tu libertad con el fuego de la nuestra.
Gracias por estar con nosotros y nosotras en el 103.3fm. ya hemos cumplido un año y tenemos pilas para décadas y más décadas.
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| 08 Aug 2008 - 09:48 | rocio
roxio_sfrgb72@hotmail.com
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mi sobrina es ilegal y la tienen privada de su libertad las personas que la tienen encerrada son hermanos de su papa y la tienen amenazada con hacerle dano a su familia si ella dice a alguien lo que esta pasando ella tiene 20 años y se a podido comunicar con nosotros a escondidad diciendo lo que le hacen si alguien puede deportarla se los agradeceria eternamente
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| 08 Aug 2008 - 09:34 | Aparna Mehrotra
URL: jobs.un.org
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United Nations Sr. Vacancy announcement list
Dear All,
In our efforts to disseminate UN vacancy announcements to reach as
many senior qualified professional women as possible, please find enclosed the latest list of vacancies at the senior levels. I would be grateful if you could distribute this to your network so that we can reach as many women candidates as possible.
For requirements, eligibility and application deadlines, please
visit the United Nations website at UN Human Resources `Galaxy´ e-Staffing
System at http://jobs.un.org.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU FIRST IDENTIFY A VACANT POST AND THEN APPLY AS INDICATED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. The
system provides instructions on application procedures. Please follow them.
Kindly be aware that online applications are strongly encouraged to enable the UN to place your resume into a permanent database. It is most important that you observe the deadlines for applications. The website provides also
information on vacant post in the UN common system.
In addition, to find more information on vacancies in the UN common system, please visit the following websites for instructions on how to apply (if you are not able to open directly, please type the corresponding website):
International Atomic Energy Agency
:http://www.iaea.org/About/Jobs/index.html
Inter-American Development Bank:
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/800x600i.asp?go=jobs
Food and Agriculture Organization:
http://www.fao.org/VA/Employ.htm
High Commissioner for Human Rights:
http://www.ohchr.org/english/ab out/vacancies/index.htm
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Job Opportunities
http://www.unaids.org/EN/about+unaids/human+resources/unaids+professional+va
cancies.asp
United Nations Development Programme Job Shop
www.undp.org/women
United Nations Population Fund:
http://www.unfpa.org/about/employment/index.htm
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Employment homepage
http://www.unicef.org/about/em ploy/index.html
World Food Programme
http://www.wfp.org/contact_wfp/vacancies/index.asp?section=8&sub_section=5
International Civil Service Commission:
http://icsc.un.org/resources/?query=vacancies
United Nations Development
Group:http://www.undg.org/search.cfm?by=keywords&q=vacancies&country=§ion=1
.......With regard to peacekeeping mission assignments, the Department for Peacekeeping Operations is committed to increasing the number of women
working in peacekeeping missions, particularly at the senior and managerial levels. Striving to redress the current imbalance, the Department is looking at expanding its recruitment sources and at developing its gender network.
All vacancies are advertised on the Galaxy system.
It would be much
appreciated if you could disseminate this information within your organization.
Thank you.
Aparna Mehrotra,
Focal Point for Women
United Nations
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| 08 Aug 2008 - 09:04 | Roxana Jurado Tello
comunicacion-politica@calandria.org.pe
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PERIODISMO Y VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO
Estimad@s Amig@s
La Asociación de Comunicadores Sociales Calandria y la Universtat Jaume l de Castelló- España, invitan al foro público PERIODISMO Y VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO,
Tolerancia cero, que se realizará el lunes 18 de agosto a las 6pm en el
Hotel José Antonio, Miraflores.
Esperamos contar con su presencia.
Agradecemos su difusión.
Ingreso libre <mailto:comunicacion-politica@calandria. org.pe> previa
inscripción
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| 07 Aug 2008 - 10:55 | National College of District Attorneys
URL: www.ndaa.org/ncda/ncda_courses.php
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Upcoming prosecution courses:
National College of District Attorneys
for more info
www.ndaa.org/ncda/ncda_courses.php
September 7-11, 2008 Experts - Course San Diego, CA
September 21-25, 2008 Financial Crimes - Course Tucson, AZ
September 23-25, 2008 Prosecuting Elder Abuse Cases Course Columbia, SC
October 4-7, 2008 National Conference on Domestic Violence - Course San Diego, CA
October 11-15, 2008 The Executive Program - Course Marco Island, FL
October 12-16, 2008 Evidence for Prosecutors - Course Mesa, AZ
October 27-31, 2008 Prosecuting Drug Cases - Course Las Vegas, NV
November 2-6, 2008 Prosecuting Homicide Cases - Course San Francisco, CA
November 17-21, 2008 Prosecuting Sexual Assaults and Related Violent Crimes - Course Orlando, FL
December 7-11, 2008 Forensic Evidence - Course San Francisco, CA
December 7-11, 2008 Government Civil Practice - Course Savannah, GA
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| 07 Aug 2008 - 09:31 | Carolina Ruiz Torres
carolina@flora.org.pe
URL: www.flora.org.pe
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Foro Aborto Terapéutico en el Perú: Un Derecho de las Mujeres
Estimadas y estimados toda/os:
Mediante la presente reciban nuestra cordial invitación al
Foro Aborto Terapéutico en el Perú: Un Derecho de las Mujeres,
evento organizado en conjunto con la Mesa de Mujeres parlamentarias, Cladem Perú, Manuela Ramos, Promsex y Demus.
Es muy importante contar con vuestra presencia y aunar esfuerzos
en las causas comunes.
Las y los esperamos!!!!!
Email: carolina@flora.org.pe
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| 06 Aug 2008 - 14:01 | Anna Warde
acwarde@ucdavis.edu
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Hi, I am a student at UC Davis and am considering attending medical school afterwards. I would like to work at a clinic to help women involved in prostitution or abuse. Do you know of any such clinics in California? I am especially interested in working with immigrants from Mexico.
* Thank you for your help,
* Anna
895 440 8697 (Phone)
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| 05 Aug 2008 - 14:56 | Carolina Ruiz Torres
carolina@flora.org.pe
URL: www.flora.org.pe
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En marcha la primera asociación de mujeres juristas en Somalia
Es un nuevo ejemplo de los proyectos que mujeres africanas llevan a cabo en el continente a favor de la igualdad, el desarrollo y la inclusión social.
Secuestros, violencia doméstica, divorcios y custodia de los hijos. Es el tipo de casos en los que, hasta hace un año, trabajaba la abogada Ifra Aden Omar, la única abogada mujer en la región somalí de Somalilandia.
A partir de ahora, Omar estará acompañada de otras colegas de profesión, también mujeres, que junto a ella y con el apoyo del Programa de la ONU para el Desarrollo, han creado la primera asociación de mujeres juristas
de este país del cuerno de África.
La iniciativa pretende sensibilizar a la sociedad de Somalia de la
importancia de la existencia de mujeres abogadas, fiscales y jueces en su país. Es, también, un buen ejemplo de todos los proyectos que mujeres
africanas llevan a cabo en el continente a favor de la igualdad, el
desarrollo y la inclusión social.
Fuente: www.canalsolidario.org
Carolina Ruiz Torres
Programa de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres
Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán
Parque Hernán Velarde Nº 42, Lima 1
433-2765, 433-1457
Fax 433-9500
www.flora.org.pe
carolina@flo ra.org.pe
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| 05 Aug 2008 - 09:36 | women's enews
URL: www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3692
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Muslims in India Design New Marriage Contract
By Aditi Bhaduri
WeNews correspondent
After criticizing Muslim clerics in India for treating wives unfairly
in disputes with their husbands, one activist is distributing a new
marriage contract. Couples are slowly signing on.
LUCKNOW, India (WOMENSENEWS)--Shaista Ambar professes to "know the miseries of women in her community first hand."
In her house Ambar sits surrounded by files of cases and paper clippings of women who have come to her for help. She lives outside Lucknow, the capital of India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh, and home to a sizeable Muslim population.
"Muslim women are some of the worst victims of domestic violence and marital abuse," she says, attributing that in part to clerics' male-biased interpretation of Islamic law. "Often women are never allowed to tell their side of the story."
In India, communities are guided by religion--rather than secular law-
-in personal matters such as marriage, divorce and inheritance.
For Muslims, who are 13 percent of the population, influential
guidance comes from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. With 200-odd Sunni and Shia members and an executive committee of 41 scholars, it was set up in 1973 to arbitrate Muslim affairs and protect Islamic law. (The board does have some female members, but they have little say in decisions.)
In 2005 Ambar was so dissatisfied with the Muslim board for ignoring
the problems of women that she founded an alternative, the All India
Muslim Women's Personal Law Board.
The women's board now has over 1,000 members, with an all-female
executive committee, and is growing. Although the women are not Muslim clerics, the board's goal is to render a more women-friendly
interpretation of religious laws and customs.
Call for Reforms
Since then, she and others have been calling for reforms. The "triple
talaq" tradition of divorce--where a man says three times to his
wife, "I divorce thee"--is a particular concern.
"Because of widespread illiteracy, women are simply not aware of the
rights that Islam has provided them with," says Ambar. "Divorce, for
instance, is a long, drawn-out process. Yet the practice of
triple 'talaq,' where men can divorce their wives by pronouncing
talaq at one go, has ruined the lives of many women who have been
left by their husbands, sometimes for the flimsiest of reasons like
putting extra salt in the food."
Ambar has worked with over 20 Muslim clerics and scholars around
India--all male and from both Sunni and Shiite sects--to draft a new
marriage contract, which she released in March.
She's distributing the contract by word of mouth, through the All
India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board's Web site and by leaving contracts at places where ordinary people can access them, such as grocery stores or tailoring shops.
The Muslim marriage contract is meant to stipulate conjugal rights
and obligations as well as the approach to divorce and maintenance.
But often it contains no more than a nuptial sermon and the names and
signatures of the couple. The absence of photographs and detailed contact information sometimes make it difficult for women to identify their husbands in court disputes.
Ambar's "Sharai Nikahnamah" or "Shariat contract," by contrast, is
detailed and available in both Urdu, the language of many North
Indian Muslims, and in Hindi, India's national and most widely spoken language. It is currently being translated into English and other languages spoken in India.
Taking Control of Tradition
"There is nothing new in this contract," Ambar told Women's
eNews. "All we have done is to explain everything in the light of the
Quran rather than leave things to be arbitrarily decided by men."
The contract mandates pictures of the couple, their addresses and
telephone numbers as well as how to contact the presiding cleric and
witnesses and a compulsory marriage registration with the state.
It bans dowry customs and marriages between minors--women under 18 and men under 21--and calls for compulsory payment of "meher," or dower to the wife by the husband.
Triple talaq is banned, as is divorce communicated by text messaging,
e-mail or phone, or when uttered in an inebriated state or under
provocation. Divorces are made more difficult by spreading them over a three-month period. The contract also provides for maintenance payments to the wife.
"Khula," the wife's right to seek divorce from her husband, is
allowed under specific grounds. These include the husband being
involved with other women, missing for more than four years, being
mentally unsound or having HIV/AIDS.
The contract includes advice to both men and women on how to make the marriage successful. For instance, wives are advised to be well turned-out, to keep the house up and to be affectionate to their
husbands; husbands receive similar instruction.
Every clause is accompanied by a quote from the Quran.
Drubbed as 'Useless Stunt'
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board and its Shia counterpart have
dismissed the contract as "useless and a publicity stunt."
Both committees had previously drawn up marriage contracts, which
were dismissed by women's groups as regressive: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board allowed triple talaq and divorce by e-mail, for example, and did not prohibit polygamy. The Shia law board's version prohibits triple talaq but also allows "muttah," or temporary, marriages for men and has no provisions for marital payments to women.
Jameela Nishat, director of Shaheen Women Resource and Welfare Association, an advocacy group for Muslim women in Hyderabad, criticizes the contract from another perspective. The group says the clergy's interpretation of Islamic rules and customs for marriage and
divorce has been so harmful to women that they want women to take over their interpretation, and may also push for some secular laws, such as a ban on polygamy, which is already prohibited to non-Muslim Indians.
"The contract was drawn up in consultation with the clergy and we are against that," she said. "We want to keep the clergy out because of their rigidity."
The contract has found some takers, however.
Two days after Ambar released it, Rukaiya Khatun, 20, and Haseeb
Aimal, 25, a weaver in Lucknow, used it to certify their wedding. The
bride's sister knew Ambar and heard about the new contract through her.
Ambar also says she has heard of a married couple who re-registered
under her contract, thinking it would make their marriage stronger
and allow them to lead a more pious life under Islam.
Aditi Bhaduri is a gender consultant and a journalist based in India.
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| 05 Aug 2008 - 08:54 | Randy McCall, Victim Assistance Online
info@VAONLINE.ORG
URL: www.vaonline.org/new.html
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The following new links and postings have been added to our website or blog. Note that, after receiving multiple requests for information on strategic planning for victim service programs, I've located new planning and evaluation resources, as well a existing strategic plans and evaluation
reports for some major victim service organizations.
You can view these new links at: http://www.vaonline.org/new.html
The following new links to programs or services have been added:
* Coalition of Pennsylvania Crime Victim Organizations (USA)
* Evaluation and Performance Measures Resources - BJA Center for Program Evaluation (USA)
The following links to online articles and documents have been added:
* Connecticut Office of Victim Services 2007-2009 Strategic Plan (USA)
* Greater Victoria Police Victim Services Strategic Plan (British Columbia,
Canada)
* Hawai`i Statewide Strategic Plan for Victim Services (USA)
* MADD Canada Strategic Plan 2007-2009 (Canada)
* Rising Above: Taking Back Your Life (Podcast / Internet Radio, USA)
* Statewide Profile of Abuse of Older Women and the Criminal Justice
Response (USA)
* Strategic Planning and Measuring Performance for Victim Services
(USA)
* Washington State Strategic Plan for Victim Services (USA)
The following new posts have been made on the VAOnline.org Fusion blog:
http://vaonlinefusion.blogspot.com/
* Irish Council of Civil Liberties Recommends Gardai Play a Greater Role in Assisting Victims
* South African Opposition Party Head Calls for National Crime Victim Charter (South Africa)
Randy McCall
(202) 657-5507
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Victim Assistance Online
info@vaonline.org
URL: http://www.vaonline.org/
Blog: http://vaonlinefusion.blogspot.com/
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| 04 Aug 2008 - 21:26 | DAYLE ANN
DAYLEANN@COMCAST.NET
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MY DAUGHTER (5 MONTHS PREGNANT) HAS BEEN ABUSED BY HER BOYFRIEND. WE FILED IT WITH THE POLICE AND THEY ARE TAKING ACTION. THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEED TO WRITE A CERTIFIED LETTER TO THE BOYFRIEND AND HIS FAMILY TELLING THEM TO STAY AWAY--NO CONTACT @ ALL. I NEED HELP DOING THIS. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? I WOULD APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HELP THAT YOU CAN OFFER.
* THANK YOU SO MUCH.
* DANIELLE
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| 04 Aug 2008 - 20:54 | Janet
castillojanetl@yahoo.com
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Hello, my name is Janet, thank you for reading my email. I was in a domestic violence marriage for 18 years, when i left my ex husband i had to leave everything, my house, etc, fearing that he was going to kill me. during the marriage, i worked at the uspostal svc for 13 years, i missed alot of work, because of the domestic violence, the post office knew my situation. the usps fired me, we went to arbitration, but they didnt give me my job back, i have lot so much, i felt the usps should of given me my job back, one more problem, i have property in az, my ex husband forgered my signature taking my name off the deed, and his sister who is a notary, notarized it. please please help me.
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| 04 Aug 2008 - 20:44 | Amnestia Internacional
URL: www.amnesty.org/es/library/asset/AMR41/0 . . .
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Las deficiencias del sistema de justicia acaban con las esperanzas de las mujeres de México
Amnestia Internacional
1 agosto 2008
Según un nuevo informe de Amnistía Internacional, miles de mujeres mexicanas sometidas a violencia en sus hogares corren el riesgo de seguir sufriendo abusos por culpa de un sistema de justicia que pocas veces se toma en serio su seguridad.
La lucha de las mujeres por la seguridad y la justicia. Violencia familiar en México señala que una de cada cuatro mujeres en el país ha sufrido abusos a manos de su pareja.
Susana, de 24 años y madre de dos hijos, residente en el estado de Sonora, soportó 10 años de violencia física y psicológica. Su esposo la tuvo recluida en casa durante largos periodos y sufrió fractura de los huesos de la mano, de la nariz y dislocamiento de clavícula.
Susana presentó numerosas denuncias ante la oficina local del Ministerio Público, pero cada vez que lo hacía le decían que no era un delito y que no podían hacer nada. Cuando por fin se abrió un proceso judicial y se presentaron cargos contra su esposo, éste fue detenido, pero al día siguiente lo pusieron en libertad bajo fianza. Susana y su familia permanecieron ocultos hasta que los enviaron a un refugio para mujeres.
Denunciar los abusos
Al presentar una denuncia por violencia en el entorno familiar, las mujeres se enfrentan a una serie de impedimentos, como son:
la negativa de los funcionarios a dar curso a la denuncia,
la deficiencia de las investigaciones,
la insuficiente aplicación de medidas de protección.
A las mujeres que tienen la valentía de denunciar los abusos se las trata a menudo con indiferencia y se ven obligadas a probar que han sido sometidas a violencia. En muchos casos, los funcionarios incluso les piden que sean ellas mismas quienes entreguen la citación judicial a su agresor.
Ley para poner fin a la violencia contra las mujeres
Hace 18 meses, México promulgó una ley federal para luchar contra la violencia de género, la Ley General de Acceso de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia. Desde entonces, muchos estados han aprobado una legislación similar. Sin embargo, pese a que se trata de avances positivos, las mujeres en situación de riesgo no percibirán cambio alguno en su vida a menos que las medidas previstas en la ley reciban una dotación económica suficiente y se apliquen adecuadamente.
Amnistía Internacional ha pedido a las autoridades estatales y federales de México:
que se comprometan públicamente a aplicar las nuevas leyes que garantizan a las mujeres el derecho a la seguridad y la justicia, y que aseguren una dotación económica suficiente para poner las leyes en práctica con eficacia;
que garanticen a las mujeres que han sufrido violencia en el ámbito familiar un acceso efectivo a la justicia y medidas de protección ejecutadas en el momento oportuno.
www.amnesty.org/es/library/asset/AMR41/021/2008/es/c9b9fea0-524a-11dd-9874-3b9592dcfd19/amr410212008spa.pdf
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| 04 Aug 2008 - 20:22 | Amnesty International
URL: www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AMR41/0 . . .
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Mexico: Women's Struggle for Justice and Safety: Violence in the
Family in Mexico
Amnesty International
1 August 2008
This report tells the story of many women suffering violence and
describes the obstacles they face in accessing safety and justice in
Mexico. It shows how women who try to report violence are often met
with discrimination.
New legislation to guarantee women's right to a life free from violence was introduced in 2007. Amnesty International calls for effective implementation of the new law and on authorities to adopt the organization's 14-point programme to ensure access to justice and effective protection for women suffering family violence.
www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AMR41/021/2008/en/4d96a226-5194-11dd-ad62-d31ddb019522/amr410212008eng.pdf
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