Rule of Law -Say No Unite To End Violence Against Women

Make it Your Rule of Law Week: September 24 - 29

The rule of law often rules women out. At the 67th UN General Assembly world leaders will focus on strengthening women's access to justice. Stay tuned for news and updates here. Take action by sharing them with your friends and networks.

Can women really ever say Yes.

A posting from the Kinsey confidential blog might be interesting. It is a discussion regarding the age old " women are taught to say no because that is virtuous -and if a woman says yes she is called a slut".

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Great school activity

UNIFEM and Soweto schools and CBOs say NO to trafficking in women.

More than 400 representatives from schools and community based organizations in Soweto (Johannesburg) shared the “SAY NO TO TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN. SAY YES TO WOMEN’s RIGHTS” message during a soccer tournament organized by UNIFEM on 9 April in the context of UNIFEM’s actions to counteract trafficking in women in 2010.
The event, which counted on the participation of official girls soccer teams from Soweto, is part of a number of activities implemented by UNIFEM Southern Africa -in partnership with Johannesburg Child Welfare (JCW)- to support the Red Light Campaign 2010, a regional civil society initiative aimed to prevent trafficking in women and children during the World Cup 2010. Participants to the event came from a large number of schools and community based organizations in Soweto, to actively participate in the soccer tournament and parallel activities organized, and to get information on effective measures to prevent trafficking in women and girls in their communities. UNIFEM Regional Director opened the agenda with a welcome speech that outlined UNIFEM’s actions towards Ending Violence against Women and presented the Africa Wide Campaign to end Violence against Women and Girls, as the frame for UNIFEM’s work around trafficking.

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Be great to see something like this at state tournaments here in Adelaide!!!