May 30, 2015 by Lauren Mellows UNDPA: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini in the spotlight The United Nations Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA) plays a central role in United Nations efforts to prevent and resolve conflict, and contributes directly to the organization’s work to promote...
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30 May 2015
May 22, 2015 by Lauren Mellows Trial of witnesses to killing continues in Egypt This information was originally published by Amnesty International Women’s rights defender Azza Soliman and 16 other people who witnessed the killing of Egyptian activist Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh in a peaceful march...
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22 May 2015
March 19, 2015 by Lauren Mellows What the Women Say: Militarism & Extremism in the MENA/Asia Region “Challenging Extremism and Militarism: Women Standing up for Rights, Peace and Plurality”  — What the Women Say in the MENA/Asia Region — March, 2015 2014 was a difficult year...
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19 March 2015
March 6, 2015 by Lauren Mellows Anderlini comments on women’s rights trends in 2015 by Sanam Anderlini This short article was published in “Expansion or Contraction? Women’s Rights in the MENA Region in 2015” (Wilson Center, 8 March 2015). The full publication is...
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06 March 2015
January 28, 2015 by Lauren Mellows العالم يقف أمام مفترق طرق والنساء يملكن الحل اجتمنا هنا، ستون امرأة ممثلات لثلاثة عشر دولة من الشرق الأوسط وشمال افريقيا وآسيا، ومعنا زميلاتنا من أوروبا وأمريكا الشمالية في تركيا لحضور المنتدى السنوي الثالث حول “حقوق المرأة...
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28 January 2015