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Take Action: Bin Laden Is Dead. Will The Patriot Act Live On?

Posted on: Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Keywords: US Foreign Policy, Pakistan, Asia, Peace Building

MADRE urges lawmakers and President Obama to put an end to the Patriot Act.

After the Death of bin Laden

Posted on: Monday, May 2, 2011

Keywords: Pakistan, Asia, US Foreign Policy, Peace Building

MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind responds to news of Osama bin Laden's death.

Project Update: Health Care for Women in Pakistan's Displacement Camps

Posted on: Friday, March 18, 2011

Keywords: Pakistan, Asia, Emergency Relief

For the millions of Pakistani people still living through the aftermath of last summer’s floods, the crisis continues. Families have been separated, and communities are struggling to rebuild. Almost 10 million of those affected are women, many still living in...

Pakistan Update: Spotlight On Women-Specific Flood Relief

Posted on: Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Keywords: Pakistan, Asia, Emergency Relief, Women's Health

MADRE's ally in Pakistan, Shirkat Gah was one of the first agencies on the scene in many of the worst-hit areas. Mobile medical clinics and food distribution centers have been established, and now Shirkat Gah is focusing on women.

Pakistan: Relief from the Floods, Project Update

Posted on: Monday, August 30, 2010

Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Asia, Water Rights

Here is an update on MADRE and Shirkat Gah flood relief efforts in Pakistan.

Pakistan: The Disaster, and the Way Out

Posted on: Monday, August 23, 2010

Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Economic Justice, Asia

This statement was put out by Labour Party Pakistan (Karachi), National Trade Union Federation.Contact: ntufpak@gmail.com The recent floods represent the worst disaster in Pakistan’s history. The country has been devastated from the Northern Areas to its Southern tip. The State, stripped...

Take Action: Don't Let the Taliban Benefit from the Flood Crisis - Send More Aid to Pakistan

Posted on: Monday, August 23, 2010

Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Asia, Water Rights

Lack of aid to Pakistan could have dire effects for women and girls.

Update: Pakistan Flooding

Posted on: Thursday, August 19, 2010

Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Asia, Water Rights

Yesterday, we asked for your help responding to the flooding in Pakistan. We're getting new information from our friends at Shirkat Gah all the time. Here is an update on the situation.

Women in Pakistan need you

Posted on: Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief, Environmental Justice, Asia, Water Rights

Monsoon flooding has devastated over a quarter of the land in Pakistan, including its agricultural heartland and remote mountainous areas.  The Pakistani government estimates that 20 million people will be affected by this disaster, and 3.5 million children are at...

Emergency in Pakistan in the Aftermath of a Deadly Earthquake

Posted on: Thursday, October 30, 2008

Keywords: Pakistan, Emergency Relief

An earthquake in Pakistan on Wednesday October 29 spread devastation across communities, as hundreds of lives were lost and nearly 2,000 homes were destroyed.  Rescue workers are struggling through the rubble to locate survivors and provide aid to people who...

Rule of Law, Not Martial Law: MADRE Urges Defense of Civil Society in Pakistan

Posted on: Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Keywords: Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building, Pakistan

MADRE, an international women's human rights organization, is deeply concerned about the safety and freedom of those in Pakistan who are defending human rights and the independence of the judiciary. Since November 3, more than 1,500 members of Pakistan's human...

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