MADRE News
January 2009
Resources on the Provincial Elections in Iraq
Posted on: Friday, January 30, 2009
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Human Rights Advocacy
On Saturday, January 31, Iraq will hold its first elections since 2005, also marking the first time that provincial councils will guarantee seats for female candidates. MADRE Resources:MEDIA ADVISORY: Quotas in Upcoming Elections in Iraq to Place...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Quotas in Upcoming Elections in Iraq to Place Women in Local Government Positions
Posted on: Thursday, January 29, 2009
Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Peace Building
WHAT: On Saturday, January 31, Iraq will hold its first elections since 2005, also marking the first time that provincial councils will guarantee seats for female candidates. As increasing levels of violence in Iraq have jeopardized women’s lives, particularly in...
"Organizing for America" Means Fighting for Human Rights Worldwide
Posted on: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
by Yifat Susskind, MADRE Communications DirectorSo now we know the fate of Team Obama's thirteen-million strong e-mail list, that unprecedented netroots force that used social networking and new media technologies to put a one-time community organizer in the White House....
MADRE Joins Other Women's Organizations in Thanking President Obama for Rescinding the Global Gag Rule
Posted on: Friday, January 23, 2009
Keywords: Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women
January 23, 2009President Barack Obama1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Obama,The undersigned organizations working to promote women's sexual and reproductive health and rights write to express deep gratitude for your repeal of the Global Gag Rule. We thank you...
President Obama Eliminates Major Obstacle to Women's Health
Posted on: Friday, January 23, 2009
Keywords: Women's Health
Today, with President Obama's signature of an executive order to repeal the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, a major global barrier to access to crucial women's health services is to be removed. MADRE applauds President...
Repeal of the Global Gag Rule a Crucial Move to Promote Women's Health
Posted on: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Keywords: Reproductive RIghts
On the thirty-sixth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, a major step in protecting a woman’s legal right to an abortion, MADRE calls on President to end the controversial and harmful Mexico City Policy, also known...
MADRE Welcomes President Obama's Decision to Close Guantanamo
Posted on: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Today, with an order soon to be issued by President Obama, the process of shutting down the prison at Guantanamo Bay will be put in motion. This prison, opened more than seven years ago and which has held nearly 800...
MADRE's sister organization in Gaza outlines 12 month plan to address massive medical and humanitarian crisis left by invasion
Posted on: Monday, January 19, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
While the bombardment of Gaza is currently halted, the impact of a month of ceaseless violence against women and families is catastrophic. MADRE's sister organization, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, has assessed the most critical needs of the population and...
Interview with Kathy Engel
Posted on: Friday, January 16, 2009
Keywords: Interview, Kathy Engel
Kathy Engel, the founding Executive Director of MADRE, was interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller of Foreign Policy in Focus: Kathy Engel is the founder of MADRE, the international women's human rights organization. She is also a poet, cultural worker, producer, and consultant...
Israeli military operation advancing towards PMRS head office in Gaza
Posted on: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
An update from our sister organization in Gaza, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS): Ramallah, 15/01/09: Today, the Israeli military operation in Gaza has entered its twentieth day. It is the heaviest and most destructive day thus far and seriously...
MADRE Condemns the Assassination of Indigenous Activist in Colombia
Posted on: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Keywords: Colombia, Indigenous Rights, Emergency Relief
On December 16, 2008, Edwin Legarda was killed by Colombian army personnel when they fired 17 shots into the vehicle he was driving. He was the husband of Indigenous human rights defender Aida Quilcue, who had recently returned from testifying...
Israel's use of non-conventional weapons in Gaza
Posted on: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
An update from our sister organization in Gaza, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS): There is growing evidence that the Israeli army is using non-conventional weapons in its assault on Gaza according to a report released on Friday 9 January...
Questions & Answers about War on Gaza
Posted on: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Keywords: Israel, Palestine, Middle East
Questions & Answers about War on GazaAs Israel’s war on Gaza continues into its 13th day, MADRE responds some of the questions that we’re hearing from MADRE members about the crisis. Q. Doesn’t Israel have a right to defend its...
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Posted on: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
An update from our sister organization in Gaza, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS):Saturday morning, the 27th of December, Israel started a massive offensive in the Gaza Strip, leaving behind death, destruction and intense suffering. Israeli military planes carried out...
Humanitarian Supplies Urgently Needed in Gaza, as Israel Begins Ground Offensive
Posted on: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Emergency Relief. Israel, Gaza
The Israeli ground offensive, which began on the night of Saturday, January 3, has signaled yet another escalation of violence in Gaza. An intensification of Israeli military aggression, which began on December 27 in the form of airstrikes, this latest...
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