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IACHR Sets Recommendations for Haitian Government to Address Sexual Violence in IDP Camps

A group of human rights advocates and attorneys call on the Haitian government to take immediate steps to prevent sexual violence against Haitian women and girls.

published: 01/06/2011

Press Release

NYC: Rally and March to Support the Haitian People- January 12th

MADRE is co-sponsoring this rally with several other organizations.

published: 01/05/2011

Statement

See What MADRE Members Have Accomplished in Colombia

We profile Stella Duque of Taller de Vida

published: 12/16/2010

Statement

A Thank-You Message from Vivian Stromberg

Please take a moment to read a letter from our Executive Director.

published: 12/15/2010

Press Release

Sex Worker Rights Speak-out and Arts Evening: Activists Call for End to Criminalization and Violence on International Human Rights Day

In conjunction with International Human Rights Day on December 10, a coalition of human rights, anti-violence, gender rights and sex worker rights organizations will hold a speak-out and arts event at NYU in the Great Room from...

published: 12/10/2010

Statement

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Responds to Demand for Action to End Sexual Violence in Haiti

In October, MADRE was one of a group of advocates and attorneys for displaced women in Haiti to submit a legal petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The petition, based on multiple on-the-ground...

published: 12/03/2010

Press Release

Statement By UN Women Leader Michelle Bachelet on International Day on Violence Against Women

To end violence against women, we must all unite.

published: 11/30/2010

Statement

See What You've Accomplished in Peru

We profile Tarcila Rivera Zea of our sister organization CHIRAPAQ

published: 11/22/2010

Statement

MADRE Staff and Partners Speak: Feminist Dialogue on Militarism and Military Intervention

Don't miss MADRE staff and partners at this dialogue and vigil hosted by the Center for Women's Global Leadership.

published: 11/22/2010

Press Release

Canada Endorses the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The United States is now the lone holdout on endorsement of the Declaration.

published: 11/15/2010

Statement

See What MADRE Members Have Accomplished in Iraq

We profile Yanar Mohammed of The Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq

published: 11/11/2010

Statement

October: All About Haiti

This month at MADRE, we saw some major developments in our efforts in Haiti.

published: 10/29/2010

Statement

UN Health Official Cautions Cholera Outbreak Not Yet Contained

"I do not think that we have reached the peak of this epidemic."

published: 10/28/2010

Article

Help Us Stop Cholera in Haiti

We're raising funds to help keep our sisters safe from cholera!

published: 10/27/2010

Press Release

Human Rights Groups File Legal Petition on Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Camps for Displaced in Haiti

Today, a group of advocates and attorneys for displaced women in Haiti submitted a petition calling for urgent action to confront an epidemic of sexual violence in the camps for displaced people.

published: 10/20/2010

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Project Update: Helping Hands Shipments to Haiti and Nicaragua

Read more about our record shipment of supplies to Nicaragua!

published: 10/19/2010

Press Release

Campaign to Combat Violence Against Women

Help us raise $75, 000 by December 1!

published: 10/15/2010

Article

Tonight: RACHEL Premieres at Anthology Film Archives

The following is a message from our friends at Women Make Movies:RACHEL is a startlingly rigorous, fascinating and deeply moving investigatory documentary that examines the death of peace activist and International Solidarity Movement (ISM) member Rachel Corrie, who was crushed...

published: 10/08/2010

Statement

Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia

The following is an excerpt from a UN report on the Indigenous Peoples of Colombia

published: 10/06/2010

Your Support in Action

Pakistan Update: Spotlight On Women-Specific Flood Relief

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.

published: 09/29/2010

Statement

"We've Been Forgotten"- IJDH new report on conditions in Haiti camps 8 months after the earthquake

The following comes from our friends at the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH)

Haiti's Earthquake Victims: "We've Been Forgotten"Human rights investigation finds desperate conditions in Haiti's tent citiesSeptember 20, 2010; Boston, MA - Eight months...

published: 09/24/2010

Statement

NYC: Rally to make aid available to the Haitian people

The following is a message from a coalition of organizations who are mobilizing for Haiti. GIVE THE AID TO THE HAITIAN PEOPLE NOW! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010Place: THE HAITIAN CONSULATE OF NEW YORK ...

published: 09/24/2010

Statement

MADRE at the Millennium Development Goals Summit

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit starts today at the United Nations, and MADRE will be there with some of our partners.

published: 09/20/2010

Article

MADRE founding partner Mirna Cunningham awarded honoris causa doctorate from Autonomous National University of Mexico

MADRE congratulates Mirna Cunningham, who was part of MADRE's creation in 1983.

published: 09/19/2010

Statement

MADRE Welcomes Michelle Bachelet

MADRE welcomes Michelle Bachelet as the head of UN Women. We look forward to working with her and our allies in women's human rights as the new entity is developed. We are confident that her leadership will...

published: 09/16/2010

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