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Women's Rights:

American-Romanian Partnership for Gender Equality

This organization supports programs developed and implemented by Romanian NGOs designed to eradicate the violence in Romania.

http://www.equality-romania.org/

Animus Association - Bulgaria

A non-governmental non-profit organisation created to help women, children and adolescent victims of violence.

http://www.animusassociation.org/en/index.html

BC Coalition of Women's Centres

Taking action for equality and human rights for women in British Columbia, Canada.

http://www3.telus.net/bcwomen/bcwomen.htm

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Bernice Sandler

A veteran of women's rights struggles offers resources on topics such as sexual harassment, sexual assault, and discrimination against women faculty and students on college campuses.

http://bernicesandler.com

Bora Laskin Law Library: Women's Human Rights Resources

Extensive reference library on women's rights.

http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/Diana/

Brenda's Resource Center

A site dedicated to discussing women's issues worldwide, and issues related to the spiritual journey of gays and lesbians.

http://www.brendasresourcecenter.com/

The Case Against Women Raising Children`

The book says that if fathers do not raise the children, that causes gender discrimination, and vice versa - where there is gender discrimination in a society, the mothers raise the children. It shows this thesis by biological and historical arguments. q

http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=14797.

Cedaw – Iwraw Asia Pacific

The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women

http://iwraw-ap.org/

Center for Reproductive Law and Policy

This website shows documents which establish women's reproductive freedom as a right worldwide.

http://www.crlp.org/

Center for Reproductive Rights

The Center for Reproductive Rights is a nonprofit, legal advocacy organization that promotes and defends the reproductive rights of women worldwide.

http://www.reproductiverights.org

CFLR

The Centre for Feminist Legal Research (CFLR) focusses on right to freedom of speech the right to freedom of religion/secularism the right to equality the right to sexual autonomy/bodily integrity

http://www.cflr.org

CLADEM

The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights

http://www.cladem.org/

Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation

To counter fundamentalist tendencies within the various religious, cultural and social beliefs which result in the oppression or unequal treatment of women and girl-child in different parts of the globe.

http://www.homa.org

Equal Rights Advocates

A public interest, nonprofit women's law center in San Francisco that fights for the economic, social and political equality of women and girls.

http://www.equalrights.org/

Equality Now

An international human rights organization dedicated to action for the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women.

http://www.equalitynow.org

Face to Face International

An international campaign for women's rights, improved health care, and legal abortion and birth control. Issue links, celebrity profiles, current projects and news, and photo exhibition.

http://www.facetoface.org/

Feminist Net

A network created by Roula Scoutari of intercommunication and solidarity among women. Aims and views. [Greek and English].

http://homepages.pathfinder.gr/feminist.net/

Feminists For Free Expression

A group of diverse feminists working to preserve the individual's right and responsibility to read, listen, view and produce materials of her choice

http://www.ffeusa.org/

Florida Democrats for Life of America, Inc.

Florida DFLA seeks to locate and mobilze pro-life Democrats, support pro-life Democrat candidates and elected officials, and promote pro-life legislation and governmental policies in opposition to abortion, euthanasia, embyronic stem cell research, human cloning, and capital punishment.

http://www.floridadfla.org

Guerrilla Girls Broadband

Formed in 1999 to address discrimination in our technologized world. Sponsors interactive activism through online feminist quizzes, streaming video, and other projects which take advantage of digital media.

http://www.ggbb.org/

Help Afghan Women: A Project of the Feminist Majority

We must not forget Afghan women and girls who have been suffering under the brutal Taliban regime. Afghan women and girls were the first victims of the Taliban.

http://www.helpafghanwomen.com

IIAV: Archives For The Women's Movement

The international information centre and archives for the women's movement.

http://www.iiav.nl/

International Justice for Women: The ICC Marks a New Era

International Criminal Court offers a long-awaited improvement in how international crimes against women are treated. It increases the possibility for redress and provides witness protection and other measures to afford women the greatest level of protection.

http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/icc/icc-women.htm

MADRE

An international women's human rights group

http://www.madre.org/

National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)

Women's rights in the profession of law and worldwide.

http://www.nawl.org

National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women

Website for women's civil rights.

http://www.ncrfw.gov.ph

Older Women

Website dealing with the rights of older women.

http://www.zipworld.com.au/~ownnsw/

Q Web Sweden

A women's empowerment base. A communication network for exchange of knowledge, experience and ideas on women's health and gender issues. The overall aim is women's empowerment with focus on women's health and equal rights.

http://www.qweb.kvinnoforum.se/

Quebec Native Women

Quebec Native Women support Aboriginal women in their efforts to better their living conditions.

http://www.faq-qnw.org

Real Women of BC

Real Women of B.C. Canada

http://www.realwomen.bc.ca

Rebel Women

Information on rebel women who have rebelled from traditional female roles in society

http://www.geocities.com/rebwom/Homepage/index.htm

Saathi

A Nepali NGO working to eliminate injustice and violence against women and children in Nepal and providing support to victims.

http://www.saathi.org.np

Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)

A feminist organization dedicated to gender equality and justice for Shan women in Burma

http://www.shanwomen.org

The Supreme Court's fraudulent Gender Equity Rulings

Judicial activism gave us a stealth Equal Rights Amendment

http://www.geocities.com/djconhoo/ERA.html

Take Action with the Feminist Majority!

The battle for equality never takes a day off. New actions listed regularly.

http://www.feminist.org/action/1_action.html

Tennessee Guerilla Women

Challenging the conservative politics of sexism, homophobia, racism and classism.

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/

Tezpur District Mahila Samiti

TDMS is an organisation working on women's rights and gender justice in northeastern India.

http://www.tdms.org.in

Topfree

Searchable database of worldwide locations where women may go topless.

http://www.topfreedom.com/

Treaty for the Rights of Women

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

http://www.womenstreaty.org

Voices Unheard

Newsletter of the organization, 'Kashmiri Women's Initiative for Peace and Disarmament'.

http://geocities.com/kwipd2002/

Women 2000

Resources and dialogue to promote advocacy, networking, collaboration, collectives and women's power around the globe.

http://www.angelfire.com/bc/women2000/

Women and Rights

The objective of this website is to share facts on women and other social problems which the world is facing.

http://members.tripod.com/~sadashivan_nair/quotwomenquotandrights/index.html

Women, Education & Economic Participation by Hilary Lips

Hilary Lips' Distinguished American Scholar Lecture on feminization poverty, glass ceilings, pay equity, work-family balance and women in a learning society.

http://www.radford.edu/~gstudies/sources/nz/keyecon.htm

WomenAction 2000

A global gateway to alternative reports, campaign material, events listings, multi-media coverage, press releases, and other resources that deal with the UN's Beijing +5 review process on the empowerment of women.

http://www.womenaction.org

Women's Environment & Development Organization

WEDO is an international organization that advocates for women’s equality in global policy.

http://www.wedo.org

The Women's Foundation of Nepal

The Women's Foundation (WF) is a non-profit and non-government organization established in 1988 to promote and develop the rights of women in Nepal.

http://www.womenfoundation.org

Women's Freedom Network

Founded by a group of women who were seeking alternatives to extremist ideological feminism and the anti-feminist traditionalism. It does not set different standards of excellence, morality, or justice for men and women.

http://www.womensfreedom.org/

Women's Global Strike

Stop the world and change it - for a new millennium which values all women's work and all women's lives. Visit the site and add your reasons for going on strike.

http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/

Women's Human Rights Net (WHRNet)

International network of women's human rights organizations. Provide information and analyses, develop online services and interactive features that facilitate dialogue and the development of action strategies. Also in French and Spanish.

http://www.whrnet.org/

Women's Human Rights Resources

The purpose of this website is to provide reliable and diverse information on international women's human rights via the Internet.

http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/diana

Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace

Wlp's goal is to empower women and girls in the Global South through leadership training and capacity building. Wlp is an international non-governmental organization.

http://www.learningpartnership.org/

WomenWatch

Learn about the work of the United Nations entities and inter-governmental and treaty bodies that deal with the advancement and empowerment of women and about international instruments on women's rights.

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

Your stories

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Philippines angry at Enfield show

The Philippine embassy in London complains over a sketch featuring a Filipina maid in Harry Enfield's BBC show.

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Mosley wants action to 'save' F1

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Big-money England match in doubt

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M40 killers 'waited for victim'

The killers of a biker shot dead as he rode home from a festival had lain in wait until a target came by, a court hears.

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Salmond makes interest rate call

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Cage fighters 'behind £53m raid'

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Mosley plans European Court bid

Motorsport boss Max Mosley will take his breach of privacy case to the European Court, he tells the BBC.

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