Here are this week's links. IWD reports are still rolling in--see below. I will be posting more sporadically than normal over the next few weeks due to ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/mar/30/prisonsandprobation.mentalhealth The Observer ~~ London ~~ Sunday March 30 2008, page 22 Sick and suicidal:...
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Apr102008/national2008040961819.asp The Deccan Herald ~~ Thursday April 10 2008 Girls throat slashed for rejecting proposal...
After a very restorative 2 week hiatus, the FPN Blog Update is back. While I may have taken a break, clearly misogyny in all it's hideous forms did not....
From Mommy Gets a Tummy Tuck to Time erroneously pinning the cause of too many C-sections on moms to my essay on reproductive justice which has gotten wide...
http://www.deccanherald.com/DeccanHerald.com/Content/Apr262008/national2008042664765.asp The Deccan Herald ~~ Saturday April 26 2008 Cop sacked for raping...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/barbaric-honour-killings-become-the-weapon-to-subjugate-women-in-iraq-816649.html The Independent ~~ London...
http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/29/stories/2008042954160300.htm The Hindu ~~ Tuesday April 29 2008 Bihar: Woman raped, burnt alive Sitamarhi: In a throwback to...
Arise Then Women Of This Day! http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/05/08/arise-then-women-of-this-day/ Standing Woman Mother's Day Silent Vigil ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/how-picture-phones -have-fuelled-frenzy-of-honour-killing-in-iraq-829934.html The Independent ~~ London ~~...
As we go into the summer months (or winter depending on your hemisphere), I will be posting to the blog and sending out updates on a somewhat erratic schedule...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/opinion/26benedict.html The New York Times ~~ Monday May 26 2008 For Women Warriors, Deep Wounds, Little Care By HELEN...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/05/pakistan.humanrights The Guardian ~~ London ~~ Thursday, 5 June 2008, Page 15 15 child brides used to settle...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/irans-brutal-morality-police-are-growing-in-power-warns-nobel-prizewinner-842090.html The Independent ~~...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/12/ethiopia.humanbehaviour The Guardian ~~ London ~~ Thursday June 12 2008 Ethiopia accused of war crimes to quell...
This is a very long list of posts going back 3 weeks as I haven't had time to do this in a timely fashion due to my travel and work schedule. Although a tad...
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2008/06/19/an_appeal_for_burmas_women/ The Boston Globe ~~ Thursday June 19, 2008 An...
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/06/26/1214073379526.html Sydney Morning Herald ~~ Thursday June 26 2008 Raped by her uncle, but can she have an abortion? ...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/jailed-after-sex-contract-with-dau ghter/2008/07/01/1214678002801.html The Sydney Morning Herald ~~ Tuesday July 1, 2008 ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/18000-women-and-children-trafficked-into-uk-sex-trade-859106.html The Independent ~~ London ~~ Thursday July 3, 2008...
As you'll note below, those posts sure do pile up when you are too busy to send out updates for a few weeks (sorry!) Action Alerts: Off Our Backs In Financial...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/grieving-father-to-face-pell-at-world-youth-day/2008/07/16/1215887640058.html Sydney Morning Herald ~~ Wednesday July 16...
Earlier this week, i wrote a post about funding feminist media. To get an idea of why this is so very important, check out these statistics, courtesy of the...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-afghan-women-jailed-for-being-victims-of-rape-900658.html The Independent ~~ London ~~ Monday August 18, 2008 ...
Dear Atrocities Subscribers, In several days, the Feminist Peace Network Atrocities list will be no more (although the archive will remain on the web). In...
