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Volume 20 Number 1 January - April 2007	Contents
APWLD Regional Council's annual meeting Stop militarisation in the Asia Pacific region! APWLD's advocacy at the UN Human Rights Council APWLD at the Commission on the Status of Women: 'Male Honour' vs Girls' Honour Reflections on the World Social Forum No Food Sovereignty without Women Sovereignty Consultations on Women Human Rights Defenders Resource Book Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan Human Rights Defenders under Attack Women in Transit: Annual Women's Exchange Conference Kazakhstan: Women Power On! APWLD members making a difference Olga of Alga Congratulations to VAWW NET Japan on the victory in the legal battle against NHK! Congratulations to Tamil Nadu Women's Forum on successful advocacy at the UN! Comings and Goings at APWLD go top
Volume 19 Number 2 May - August 2006	Contents
Greetings from APWLD's newly appointed Regional Coordinator Taking stock of 20 years of promoting women's human rights in Asia Pacific UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrant Workers Urges Support from NGOs for his initiative on undocumented migrant workers Urgent Review Needed of Human Rights Protection Systems for Undocumented and Women Domestic Migrant Workers in Asian Countries UN Secretary General's Report on International Migration and Development needs gender perspective Japanese women's groups lobbying for changes in the law for legal protection of migrant women - victims of domestic violence Asian women's solidarity visit to the earthquake affected Kashmir Dalit fishing women, struggling women Annual Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Purple calls from the Region in solidarity with Tita Lubi and Liza Masa Sri Lankan New Law on Domestic Violence: Ensuring Implementation Time to start women's political party in India? "Seethings and Seatings" at the Fifth International Malaysian Studies Conference, Aug 8-10, Selangor, Malaysia Kyrgyz women's groups assert women's right to abortion APWLD congratulates Imrana Jalal on her appointment as Commissioner to the International Commission of Jurists Announcements New publications and Resources by APWLD go top
Volume 19 Number 3 September-December 2006	Contents
Taking stock of 20 years of promoting womens human rights in Asia Pacific Culture and Violence against Women, Asia Pacific NGO Consultation with the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Mongolia Mongolian National Consultation with the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Feminist Legal Theory and Practice Training of Trainers, Chiangmai Asia Regional Human Rights Defenders Forum with the UN Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders, Hina Jilani, Bangkok Update on UN reforms and its Impact on APWLD Advocacy The Human Rights Defender is a Political Activist October 15 World Rural Womens Day APWLD at the United Nations High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development,New York December 18 - International Migrants Day Gender and Politics Training in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Stop Domestic Violence against Women in Thailand! Empowering Young Women APWLD congratulates Fatima Burnad with the Ayodhidasan Pandithar Award! Asian Forum on Women in Disasters, Chennai New Publications by APWLD go top
Volume 19 Number 2 May - August 2006	Contents
Greetings from APWLD's newly appointed Regional Coordinator Taking stock of 20 years of promoting women's human rights in Asia Pacific UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrant Workers Urges Support from NGOs for his initiative on undocumented migrant workers Urgent Review Needed of Human Rights Protection Systems for Undocumented and Women Domestic Migrant Workers in Asian Countries UN Secretary General's Report on International Migration and Development needs gender perspective Japanese women's groups lobbying for changes in the law for legal protection of migrant women - victims of domestic violence Asian women's solidarity visit to the earthquake affected Kashmir Dalit fishing women, struggling women Annual Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Purple calls from the Region in solidarity with Tita Lubi and Liza Masa Sri Lankan New Law on Domestic Violence: Ensuring Implementation Time to start women's political party in India? "Seethings and Seatings" at the Fifth International Malaysian Studies Conference, Aug 8-10, Selangor, Malaysia Kyrgyz women's groups assert women's right to abortion APWLD congratulates Imrana Jalal on her appointment as Commissioner to the International Commission of Jurists Announcements New publications and Resources by APWLD go top
Volume 19 Number 1 January - April 2006	Contents
General Assembly of APWLD Taking stock of 20 years of promoting women’s human rights in Asia Pacific March 8- International Women’s Day around the region March 20 – 3 years of US led occupation of Iraq The 700th Demonstration demanding justice for the survivors of the wartime sexual slavery Launching of the Women’s Campaign: Free Our Sisters! Free Ourselves! Women Human Rights DefendersWomen Human Rights Defenders UN Reforms: will it strengthen or weaken advocacy for women’s rights? Pakistan earthquake survivors need your help and solidarity Trafficking of Women in Japan The 2005 Hindu Succession Amendment Act - a Step in the Right Direction for Women in India Korean Centre for Women’s Human Rights New Publications go top
Volume 18 Number 3 September - December 2005	Contents
One year after the tsunami: thousands of survivors still live in tents The Pakistan Earthquake’s Impact on Women Women in Disaster – looking back on the impact of 1995 Kobe earthquake on women ‘Access to Justice: Holding the State Accountable for Violence against Women by Non- State Actors’ Defending Women, Defending Rights: The International Consultation on Women Human Rights Defenders The Thai National Consultation on Justice and Women Confronting Violence Women Say No to WTO during WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong, December 12-18, 2005 Irene Fernandez awarded the alternative Nobel Prize APWLD congratulates Radhika Coomaraswamy, its founding member, on winning the 2005 Robert Litvack Human Rights Award of McGill University! Celebrating the Courageous Work of Thai Women Human Rights Defenders Malaysia: migrant and plantation workers mobilise and speak out on their plight Women and water management in Kyrgyzstan An Insight into Feminist Organisations New Resources by APWLD Invitation to a WSF Regional Workshop to prepare for the Southeast/East Asia World Social Forum in Thailand October 2006 go top
Volume 18 Number 2 May - August 2005	Contents
Consultation of Asian Women on Post Tsunami Challenges Banda Aceh, Indonesia, July 25-27, 2005 The Tsunami exacerbates Dalit women’s sufferings from caste discrimination Acehnese Women under the burden of Patriarchy, Militarism and Religious Fundamentalism Sri Lankan Women’s Small but Significant Gains in the Post Tsunami Reconstruction Process Don’t globalise hunger! Assert Women’s rights to Food Sovereignty! Campaign 2005 ASIA PACIFIC WOMEN’S TRIBUNAL AND WOMEN'S VILLAGE Women’s Regional Forum on Globalisation and Food Sovereignty MOBILISING WOMEN’S RESISTANCE AGAINST NEGATIVE FORCES OF GLOBALISATION Are we going to derail WTO or try to work with it? Defending Women Defending Rights International Consultation on Women Human Rights Defenders Global Demonstrations in Solidarity with Survivors of War Time Sexual Slavery by Japanese Military Kyrgyz Women Demand Greater Role in the “Post Revolutionary” Democratisation Process Asian Young Women in Solidarity Feminist Legal Theory and Practice Training Congratulations to APWLD’s Labour & Migration Task Force! go top
Volume 18 Number 1 January - April 2005	Contents
Tsunami Aftershocks:Gender Perspective Needed in Disaster Management Beijing Bejewelled or Betrayed?Report on BPFA+10 review at the UN CSW One step forward,two steps backward. Report on the Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights March 8 International Women’s Day March 20 Day of Action against the War around the Region Asian Women Human Rights Defenders Reflection on the World Forum on Agrarian Reform Feminist Legal Theory and Practice Training Gender and AIDS in Thailand WTO Ministerial Meeting in December 2005 APWLD members awarded Announcements go top
Volume 17 Number 3 September - December 2004	Contents
Defending Women Defending Rights Statement of the International Campaign on Women Human Rights Defenders International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women People’s Caravan for Food Sovereignty 2004 World Rural Women’s Day Beijing +10: Regional High Level Intergovernmental Meeting Human Rights Alarm in Thailand Women’s success stories from around the world Pacific Women Heard on Right to Land and Housing Announcements go top
Volume 17 Number 2 May - August 2004	Contents
Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing+10 Statement of the Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing+10 APWLD Members Speak at AP NGO Forum Sexuality and Violence against Women Asian Womens Land Rights and Globalisation Conference Peasants Struggle for Land against Big Business Feminist Legal Theory and Practice Training in Sri Lanka Rally to Free Aung San Suu Kyi Rape - Burmese Military Regimes war strategy International AIDS Conference Where are women in the religious realm? Announcements In Memoriam of Kamalini Wijayatilake go top
Volume 17 Number 1 January - April 2004	Contents
APWLD General Assembly: Change & Continuity Reflections on the APWLD General Assembly : Transparency and Consensus, the Way to Sustainability Snapshots of the General Assembly Reflections from an outgoing P&M APWLD + BPFA +10 Mumbai 2004 reflections Struggling for Justice, Fighting the War Reflections on Mumbai WSF Report March 8 Around the region AIWN Conference: Heightening Asian Indigenous Women's Empowerment Baguio Declaration March 20 Around the region Reflections as an Intern People's Caravan 2004 for Food Sovereignty Asian Women's Land Rights and Globalization Adverts go top
Volume 16 Number 3 October - December 2003	Contents
UN Special Rapporteurs - a promising window within the UN Pushing Frontiers: The Consultation on the Interlinkages between Violence Against Women and Womens Right to Adequate Housing The FLTP training in Fiji Reflection: Feminist Legal Theory and Practice Reflection: on the Asia-Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health Recent resolutions on human rights stemming from the work of the UN General Assembly BUSH BANNED IN ASIA Women in Bougainville: Taking steps into the political process VERDICT AGAINST IRENE FERNANDEZ, AN ATTACK AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ANNOUNCEMENTS: ASIAN INDIGENOUS WOMENS SECOND CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT APWLD salutes the life of Salma Sobhan go top
Volume 16 Number 2 August - September 2003	Contents
Marching Onwards from Cancun September Anti-WTO Actions Women in Aceh and Women's NGOs Hundreds of Filipino Soldiers Expose Rottenness of the US-Arrayo Regime Thai-Malay Gas Pipeline Project Migrant Workers Push Key Legal Test in Thailand International Solidarity for Aung San Suu Kyi Reflections on the Asean Peasant Women Caucus on April 2003 The Informal Consultation for the Asia-Pacific NGO... ESCR Conference The Consultation on the Interlinkages ... The New UN Special Rappoteur... go top
Volume 16 Number 1 Double issue - December 2002 - April 2003	Contents
Editorial Asian Social Forums 2003 Asian Social Forums 2003 : Statements Asian Social Forums 2003 : Reports Asian Social Forum 2003 : The Story of Surtini against a Mining Giant The Two-Week Rule The Two-Week Rule : Open doors to rooms without windows : Violence Against Women: Developments in the Asia Pacific Region 1995-2002 Licence to Rape: Military Rapes of Ethnic Women Continue in Burma MARCH 8, 2003 International Women's Day Womens Human Rights The 47th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) go top
Volume 15 Number 2 August 2002	Contents
Editorial Gender & Identity based Politics workshop Notes Gender & Identity based Politics workshop Reflections Bali Prep Com IV Why are we boycotting WSSD? WPP Task Force Action Plan Sharing Experiences of Womens Political Participation NGO Forum for Food Sovereignty Advancing Economic and Social Cultural Rights Shan Womens Lives at Risk Of Sacred Forests, Mushrooms and Slimming Herbs APWLD New Staff Upcoming Events go top
Volume 15 Number 1 April 2002	Contents
Editorial Coming Together on Asian Fisheries Conference Gender and Politics Workshop Labour and Migration Task Force Integration Program International Women's Day Sharing on AWAYS 58th Session of the UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Life story Commission on Status of Women, 46th Session 4-15 March 2002/ New York, USA APWLD Upcoming Activities go top
Volume 14 Number 3 December 2001	Contents
Editorial WCAR Overview WCAR Highlights Labour and Migration World Summit on Sustainable Development UNSRVAW in Colombo South Asia Lobbying Workshop Grassroots Action Regional News Resources Forthcoming Workshops go top
Volume 14 Number 2 August 2001	Contents
Editorial WCAR Update Caste-based Discrimination WCAR Preparatory meetings APWLD Preparation for WCAR FLTP Training in Penang Task Force Meetings Honour Killing in Pakistan Domestic Violence in thai Comic Books Regional News Forthcoming Workshop go top
Volume 14 Number 1 April 2001	Contents
Editorial Lobby Training Workshop WCAR Teheran Meeting The 45th Session of the UN CSW People Power 11 in Philippines Discrimination of Buraku people in Japan Intersectionality of Race and Gender in the Asia-Pacific Regional News Resources Forthcoming Workshop go top
Volume 13 Number 3 December 2000	Contents
Editorial World Conference on Racism FLTP Task Force Meeting Beijing Workshop Lao Workshop Regional Workshop on ICC International War Crimes Tribunal in Tokyo International Day for the Elimination of VAW Asia Regional Campaign Regional News Resources Forthcoming Workshop go top
Volume 13 Number 2 August 2000	Contents
Editorial VAW Youth Workshop UN Special Rapporteur on VAW the 56th Session of UNHRC Women's International War Crimes Tribunal AWORC Training Regional News Forthcoming Workshop/New Publication go top
Volume 13 Number 1 April 2000	Contents
International Women’s Day Closing Down the WTO Mobilazation Against Globalisation Feminist Counselling Workshop Rural and Indigeneous Women Workshop Asia Pacific Women’s Watch BPFA + 5 Women and Environment Task Force Discussion Workshop on FLTP Framework Information from the Network Resources APWLD Forthcoming Workshop go top
Volume 12 Number 3 December 1999	Contents
News from the Secretarial Trafficking and Human Rights Beijing + 5 Update Regional Consultation with UN Special Rapporter on VAW Feminist Legal Theory and Practice Workshop Women and Environment Task Force Workshop on Women and Human Rights Women and Decision Making in South East Asia APWLD National Seminar Resources go top
Volume 12 Number 2 August 1999	Contents
corial The Challenge of Bangalore Message of Solidarity Seminar on Trafficking Conference of Pacific Women Workshop on Women's Human Rights In Kyrgysztan The Asian Women's Resource Exchange Training Feminist Legal Theory and Practice in Mongolia Resources go top
Volume 12 Number 1 April 1999	Contents

Editorial
Some Noteworthy Judical Decisions in South Asia
Human Rights of Tibetan Women
Human Rights Protections for Trafficking Protocol
Task Force on Women and The Environment
Workshop on Feminist Counseling for VAW
Human Rights Training for Labour Attaches
Resources

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Volume 11 Number 3 December 1998

Contents

New Year Message from Steering Committee
Introduction to Task Force Convenors
Law on Domestic Violence Prevention, IMF, and Korean Women's Human Rights
International Women's Day
Paris Declaration : Human Rights Defenders Summit
APWLD Training & Workshop
The Statement of the Third Women's Conference
Resources

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Volume 11 Number 2 August 1998

Contents

Editorial
Introduction to Regional Council Members
Filipino Women Amidst Liberalization, Deregulation and Privatization
Rural and Indigenous Women Speak Out on Globalization
Human Rights in Burma
Campaign Against POTA
Training : "Gender Equality for Legal Practice"
Participation At International Conference : The Statute of ICC
Action Alert : State Terror and Oppression of Women in Indonesia
Resources

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Volume 11 Number 1 April 1998

Contents

Editorial
Introduction to Steering Committee Members
What Democracy Means to Burmese Women?
Whose Economic Rights?
Intervention From Asia-Pacific Perspectives
APWLD Task Forces
Resources
International Criminal Court

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Volume 10 Number 3-4 December 1997

Contents

Editorial
Introduction to APWLD Secretarial staff
Letter from the Steering Committee
Social Movements and Women's Activities in Thailand
Current Status of Laws or Issues Highlighting Discrimination Against Women : The Case of Thailand
Regional News " "Independence should mean better human rights" - Suu Kyi
Regional Focus : A MAP for Mobile Women Crisis on the Border Indigenous Women of South East Asia
APWLD 1997 Highlights
Task Force Convenors
Feminist Legal Theory and Practice
Resources

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