Roj Women joined the 11th International Women’s Health Meeting, held in Brussels, under the overarching theme of “Women, Health and Human Rights. Let’s Build the Future”. The event brought together numerous advocates of women’s health, feminist activists and academics, as well as funding organisations and other networks working on women’s health from different parts of [...]
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Roj Women advocates for Kurdish women’s health rights at European conference
Posted in Kurdish feminism, Kurdish women, Kurdish women's rights, women's rights Turkey, tagged Kurdish women's health rights on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Roj Women publishes Annual Activities Report for 2010/2011
Posted in Kurdish feminism, Kurdish women, Kurdish women's rights, tagged Annual Activities Report, Roj Women 2010, Roj Women 2011 on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Roj Women’s Association has just published its last Annual Activities Report that maps out the organization’s campaigning and community work from April 2010 until March 2011. Field research in Kurdish regions of the world, community research among the Kurdish Diaspora, lobbying meetings at British, European and United Nations forums, grassroots groups capacity-building, seminars for university [...]
Women staged protest against detentions
Posted in Gender violence, Kurdish feminism, Kurdish women, Kurdish women's rights, Political Activism, Political prisoners, Violence against women, Violence against women Turkey, women's rights Turkey, tagged Democratic and Free Women Movement (DOKH) on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
BDP Batman Democratic Platform and Democratic Free Women’s Movement (DÖKH) hung banners in many points of the city to protest against the detention of 28 people including BDP Headquarters administrators and civil society organizations. Including BDP Headquarters administrators, Batman provincial and district chairs and CSO members, 25 people were detained at house-raids carried by hundreds of [...]
Turkish mayor advises women to ‘stay home’ to avoid harassment
Posted in Gender violence, Kurdish feminism, Kurdish women, Violence against women, Violence against women Turkey, tagged Kamer, Mus Mayor on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Do not walk around, sit in your homes” Source: Hurriyet Women complaining about sexual harassment on the streets of the eastern province of Muş should deal with the problem by simply staying at home, the province’s mayor has said.
Key questions for progress of Turkish and Kurdish women’s rights raised in CESCR discussions with Turkey
Posted in Kurdish feminism, women's rights Turkey, tagged Kurdish women at United Nations, UN ESCR Committee on May 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The balance of the first day of discussions between the UN ESCR Committee and the Turkish Government delegation has been quite positive with the main concerns brought up the Kurdish women delegation being taken up by Committee members in their questions. Today, Tuesday 3rd may, an eighteen members strong Committee has engaged in a day [...]
Roj Women nominates Kurdish woman human rights defender for important award
Posted in Kurdish feminism, Political Activism, tagged Diyarbakir Human Rights Association, Front Line Awards, Reyhan Yalcindag on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Front Line, The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, has now shortlisted Roj Women’s Association nominee. The Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, was established to highlight the work of outstanding individuals who on a daily basis put their security and lives at risk defending the human rights of others. Front Line [...]
