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Feminists from the South continue to strongly express their views on UNIFEM appointment It is almost a month after the appointment of Dr. Ines Alberdi as Director of UNIFEM, yet feminists, particularly from the developing South, continue to strongly voice out their heart-felt disappointment in UNIFEM’s appointment process and choice. Such expressions appear to be primarily stirred by the lack of transparency and accountability displayed by the appointment process, especially since UNIFEM is considered an offshoot of the women’s movements by many feminists. |
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The Cambodian authorities have halted processing foreigners’ applications for marriage licenses to wed Cambodians. The policy was implemented after a report showed that cases of human trafficking have increased and that the women are entering potentially abusive situations. The directive to halt processing of licenses was met by a corresponding move from the Korean embassy to stop approving marriage visas. |
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In 2001, Saudi Arabia signed the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), but much more is yet to be done if women’s civil rights are to make it beyond paper.
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Over what is now being perceived as a food crisis sweeping the globe, panic and anger over food have fueled many street demonstrations and even riots across different countries like Mexico, Haiti, Bangladesh, Philippines, Mozambique, and Morocco.
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Last 10 April 2008, Nepal held elections for its Constituent Assembly. Isis International interviewed Bandana Rana for her perspective on the election. Ms. Rana is former president and founder of Sancharika Samuha, a women's independent media organisation and currently the president of Saathi, an NGO working on violence against women, based in Kathmandu, Nepal. |
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Egypt and Saudi Arabia has become a focus of criticism from some fellow Arab countries, media freedom organisations and independent Arab broadcasters. Criticism focuses on how these two countries are upholding a region-wide satellite broadcasting charter that seems intent to stifle freedom of speech in the region. |
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