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Girls receive a visit from a different man every night, a ‘new husband’: In the words of Saran Keïta Diakité

Saran Keïta Diakité is a lawyer in Mali and President of the Malian branch of the NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (Réseau Paix et Sécurité des Femmes de l’Espace CEDEAO). As the Donor Conference on Mali starts in Brussels, in her own words she speaks about the atrocities occurring in her country, which has been plagued by political instability and the proliferation of armed groups that have uprooted more than 415,000 people since a military coup d’état in March 2012. She also talks about the work of her NGO, supported by UN Women, to assist survivors of violence, provide access to justice, and to ensure women have a say in peace negotiations. She was one of four female mediators who took part in peace negotiations from 15-17 April 2012 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Saran also recently spoke in April 2013 at the UN Security Council’s Open Debate on conflict-related sexual violence in New York.

Posted in Africa, Ending Violence against Women, Human Rights, In the words of..., News, Peace and Security, Stories from the Field | Tagged compensation, conflict, forced marriage, gang rape, human rights, justice, Mali, negotiations, peace, rape, sexual violence, transitional justice, UN Women, United Nations, violence, war | Comments Off

Lakshmi Puri underlines urgent need to take more courageous and decisive action against human trafficking

Speech by Lakshimi Puri, UN Women Acting Executive Director, during an interactive panel discussion on “Sharing Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Prevention and Prosecution in the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action” at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the United Nations Appraisal of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons on 13 May 2013 at the General Assembly in New York.

Posted in Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri, Ending Violence against Women, Human Rights, News, Speeches and Statements | Tagged Brazil, Cambodia, CSW, Egypt, exploitation, human rights, human trafficking, India, Jordan, Malaysia, migration, Morocco, Nigeria, prevention, prosecution, protection, services, slavery, survivors, UN, UN Women, Viet Nam | Comments Off

Making laws real and accessible underlines efforts by judges in Tanzania

Tanzanian women High Court judges are training the judiciary to apply international women’s rights standards in their judgments and to protect survivors and witnesses of violence against women and girls. They are also engaging in awareness-raising efforts to improve the understanding of women’s rights and options for legal recourse.

Posted in Africa, Ending Violence against Women, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Human Rights, Stories from the Field | Tagged equality, human rights, judges, justice, Tanzania, UN, UN Women, violence, women's rights | Comments Off

Speech by Lakshmi Puri at the High-level Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel

Speech by Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head of UN Women, at the High-level Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel, 9 April 2013, Brussels, Belgium

Posted in Africa, Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri, Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence against Women, Governance, Leadership and Political Participation, Human Rights, Peace and Security, Speeches and Statements | Tagged African Union, Brussels, crises, crisis, decision-making, human rights, peacebuilding, Prodi, Sahel, UN, UN Women, United Nations | Comments Off

Bolstering efforts to end impunity for femicide and gender-motivated killings

Posted on March 15 2013 | Americas and the Caribbean | Ending Violence against Women | News

During a CSW57 side event on “Gender-motivated killings of women,” UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet detailed UN efforts to end impunity through legal reforms to establish femicide as a specific crime – particularly in Latin America, where rates are highest.

Posted in Americas and the Caribbean, Ending Violence against Women, News | Tagged derechos humanos, femicide, femicidio, feminicide, feminicidio, human rights, Michelle Bachelet | Comments Off

Abolishing Sang Chatti: Pakistan works to prevent compensation marriage and other forms of violence against women

As Pakistan prepares for review by the CEDAW Committee of its fourth periodic on 12 February, we take a look at what has been done to crack down on Jirgas and implement other CEDAW recommendations related to ending violence against women.

Posted in Asia and the Pacific, Ending Violence against Women, Human Rights, News, Stories from the Field | Tagged CEDAW, faislo, human rights, Jirgas, Pakistan, Sang Chatti, UN Women, violence against women | Comments Off

UN Women Executive Director calls for inclusive peace process and immediate stop to human rights abuses against women in ongoing conflict in Mali

During her on-going trip to West Africa, UN Women Executive Director called for an end to the escalating violence in the Northern territories, and strongly urged senior leaders to fully engage women in all processes set up to address the crisis in Mali.

Posted in Africa, Ending Violence against Women, Executive Director Michelle Bachelet, News, Press Releases, Press Statement | Tagged conflict, human rights, Mali, Michelle Bachelet, peace, UN Women, United Nations, violence | Comments Off