Peoples Actions on Climate Change (PACC)
29th September to 5th of October 2009, Bangkok


PACC Climate Justice more photos and video


UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Concept note - consultation with the UNSRVAW

APWLD @ the UN HRC 2009
Concept note - parallel event
Flyer - parallel event
Communique - parallel event




Don’t globalise hunger!
Assert Women’s Rights to Food Sovereignty!
more info


“Defending Women Defending Rights”
A campaign for the recognition and protection of human rights defenders, particularly women, who are activists advocating for the realisation of human rights for all

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MAP Foundation
Migrant Domestic Workers Campaigning for Their Rights





FTX
Feminist Technology Exchange



UFDWRs booklet











URGENT ACTION ALERT!

Statements and Press release


The big rally for Climate Justice at Bangkok, 5 October 2009



3 October 2009 - Rural and Indigenous Women’s Statement on Climate Change: A Submission to Parties to the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change


Typhoon Ketsana Highlights Vulnerability of Developing Countries 


1 October 2009, Bangkok - WOMEN'S QUILT STATEMENT


Asian Women's Quilt on Climate Change: Climate Talks for People's Needs, Not Corporate Greed!


22 August 2009, Malaysia - URGENT ACTION! STOP WHIPPING, END CORPORAL PUNISHMENT FOR ALL OFFENCES


14 August 2009, APWLD condemns the sham trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi!


13 August 2009,  APWLD Supports Dame Carol Kidu’s Efforts in Increasing Women’s Voices in PNG Parliament


13 August 2009 - APWLD Demands Cambodian Authorities to Immediately End Intimidation of Hon. Mu Sochua, Cambodian Opposition Member of Parliament


Publication Updates: Guidelines for Gender Sensitive Disaster Management


19 June 2009, Chiang Mai celebrates Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday with protest action




June 2009 - APWLD Condemns Acts of Intimidation Against Cambodian Opposition Member of Parliament: Threat to lift Member of Parliament Mu Sochua's immunity


16 June 2009 - IMA celebrates it's first year!


Rural and Indigenous Women's Environment Day: Defend Our Land and Natural Resources!

For rural and indigenous women, land and the environment are inseparable entities... read more 


05 April 2008 - ADB is judged guilty by NGOs `people's tribunal' - Jakarta Post


22 April 2009 - Join the Peoples' Week of Action Against ADB!


To the G8: Rural and Indigenous Women Claim our Right to Food!


27 March 2009 - Women against War! Stop human rights abuse of women, and uphold gender equality and non-discrimination in Sri Lanka


14/3/ 2009, Malaysia - MALAYSIA’S ‘FOREIGN WORKERS FIRST OUT’ POLICY IS UNJUST, DISCRIMINATORY AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL


08 March 2009 - GABRIELA leads thousands in Women's Day march against VFA and Arroyo


08 March 2009 - APWLD on International Women’s Day 2009

08 March 2009, Chiang Mai, Thailand - APWLD joined local action on International Women’s Day. Chanting “We didn’t create the crisis; but we can clean it up for you” APWLD and friends joined the celebration of International Women’s Day with the local women’s day campaign theme: women are in the driving seat of our economy. The march brought together migrant workers, Burmese women’s groups, local Thai women’s groups, Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Intersex groups, and other Chiang Mai based women’s groups, nongovernment organisations and advocates with varying calls and campaigns joining as one voice on Women’s Day. Chiang Mai Mayor Capt. Duentemduang Na Chiangmai graced the programme at the Three Kings Monument. She participated at APWLD’s Gender and Politics training last year.


08 March 2009 - Women against War! Stop human rights abuse of women, and uphold gender equality and non-discrimination: International Women’s Day


Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition: Statement on March 8, International Women’s Day


07 March, 2009 - Joint NGO Statement on the Requirements of a Regional Solution for the Rohingya


06 March 2009 - Press statement from Innabuyog: women securing food,traditional knowledge and rights


Chennai's IT Corridor Building an Indian Dream - the video is now available! Kindly contact apwld@apwld.org to order copies.

Publications



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Demanding Protection for Foreign Domestic Workers and All Women Migrants - Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Coordination of Action Research on AIDS and Mobility (CARAM Asia) and the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) co-organised the 2008 Joint Regional Consultation with UN Special Rapporteurs UNSRs) on the human rights of migrants Jorge Bustamante, and on contemporary forms of slavery including its causes and consequences Gulnara Shahinian, held on 24-25 October 2008 in Manila, Philippines.








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Mining and Women in Asia: Experiences of Women Protecting their Communities and Human Rights Against Corporate Mining is a product of the Food Over Gold campaign launched in 2005 as part of APWLD’s food sovereignty programme. The book contains the results of mining fact-finding missions, fora where the issue of women and mining is discussed and an Asia study session on women and mining conducted by APWLD's Women and the Environment Task Force (WEN TF).












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We have updated our Guidelines for Gender Sensitive Disaster Management, 2006 based on the comments and suggestions of friends from WABA, and upon the consent of APWLD members who were involved in the "Survey of Women's Human Rights Violations in the Aftermath of the Tsunami in India, Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka and the October 8, 2005 Earthquake in Pakistan" project. - read more









The Hidden Pillars: A Study on the Contribution of Indonesian Domestic Workers to the Quality of Life of Hong Kong and Malaysian Employers.


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This report highlights the valuable contribution of the work performed by Indonesian domestic workers to the quality of life of employers and their families in urban Malaysia and Hong Kong and analyses recent developments of measures and initiatives undertaken by state institutions in rendering better protection to Indonesian migrant domestic workers from exploitative practices in each phase of the migration process.









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The summary report of the Asia-Pacific NGO Consultation with the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (UNSRVAW), Yakin Ertürk and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples (UNSRIP), S. James Anaya, held 15-16 October, 2008 in New Delhi, India, organised by APWLD in collaboration with Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal (MASUM), India.










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Saya Migran is a domestic worker's guide to understanding and asserting our rights. Saya Migran personifies the campaign for the recognition of domestic work as work. This comics is a project to raise awareness and educate every migrant worker on the various rights of our sector. Published by network members of the United for Foreign Domestic Workers Rights.



Forum News

FORUM NEWS January -June 2009 Vol. 22 No.1
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