Latest items for NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
March 21, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In Finland, support services for survivors of violence are predominantly provided by non-governmental organizations. Funding of services has been gravely inadequate. Services provided by NGO’s are mainly funded through the gaming revenue of Veikkaus , a state-owned company operating slot machines and gambling. Funding is distributed through the Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organizations (STEA) where non-profit organizations can apply for grants. Based on applications, STEA prepares a funding proposal to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, which makes the final decisions" (8).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In Finland, support services for survivors of violence are predominantly provided by non-governmental organizations. Funding of services has been gravely inadequate. Services provided by NGO’s are mainly funded through the gaming revenue of Veikkaus , a state-owned company operating slot machines and gambling. Funding is distributed through the Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organizations (STEA) where non-profit organizations can apply for grants. Based on applications, STEA prepares a funding proposal to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, which makes the final decisions" (8).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The federal government has prevented NGOs from operating shelters, while making scant efforts to establish functioning government-run shelters" (6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The federal government has prevented NGOs from operating shelters, while making scant efforts to establish functioning government-run shelters" (6).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The Strategy described and coordinated the activities of the Ministries of People’s Power for Health and for Women and Gender Equality with those of the international cooperation agencies (PAHO, UNFPA and UNICEF) and nongovernmental organizations" (20). "In 2017 and 2018, the First and Second Binational Congresses of Women from Colombia and Venezuela were held to strengthen peacekeeping under female leadership, with the participation of nongovernmental organizations from both countries" (35-36).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The Strategy described and coordinated the activities of the Ministries of People’s Power for Health and for Women and Gender Equality with those of the international cooperation agencies (PAHO, UNFPA and UNICEF) and nongovernmental organizations" (20). "In 2017 and 2018, the First and Second Binational Congresses of Women from Colombia and Venezuela were held to strengthen peacekeeping under female leadership, with the participation of nongovernmental organizations from both countries" (35-36).
March 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The GoB [government of Bahrain] asserts that it consulted women’s civil society organisations but does not provide any information about who they were, or even if they did consult and chose not to have their identity revealed. According to information available to SALAM DHR [Salam for Democracy and Human Rights] and the RRC [Rights Realization Centre], the government and Supreme Council for Women chose not to consult independent human rights organisations such as SALAM DHR but also, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), Americans for the Defence of Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) or the...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The GoB [government of Bahrain] asserts that it consulted women’s civil society organisations but does not provide any information about who they were, or even if they did consult and chose not to have their identity revealed. According to information available to SALAM DHR [Salam for Democracy and Human Rights] and the RRC [Rights Realization Centre], the government and Supreme Council for Women chose not to consult independent human rights organisations such as SALAM DHR but also, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), Americans for the Defence of Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) or the...more
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"While there have been other women’s strikes since the first in 1975, Tuesday’s marks the first full-day event. Operating under the slogan “Kallarðu þetta jafnrétti?” (You call this equality?), it is the outcome of a grassroots movement and is being planned by about 40 different organisations" (par. 9).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"While there have been other women’s strikes since the first in 1975, Tuesday’s marks the first full-day event. Operating under the slogan “Kallarðu þetta jafnrétti?” (You call this equality?), it is the outcome of a grassroots movement and is being planned by about 40 different organisations" (par. 9).
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he absence of evaluation reports on the impact of the Programme for Women and the limited participation of civil society organizations, in particular independent women’s rights organizations, in the implementation and review of gender equality legislation and programmes" (Page 5). "The Committee ... remains concerned about excessive restrictions on the registration of non-governmental organizations, such as the requirement for sponsorship." (Page 9). "Strengthen cooperation of the Women’s Commission with independent women’s rights organizations" (Page 18).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he absence of evaluation reports on the impact of the Programme for Women and the limited participation of civil society organizations, in particular independent women’s rights organizations, in the implementation and review of gender equality legislation and programmes" (Page 5). "The Committee ... remains concerned about excessive restrictions on the registration of non-governmental organizations, such as the requirement for sponsorship." (Page 9). "Strengthen cooperation of the Women’s Commission with independent women’s rights organizations" (Page 18).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The national plan of action against trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants for the period 2017–2020, aimed at the prevention and prosecution of such trafficking and the provision of protection and assistance to trafficked migrants, specifies the actions to be taken by the relevant government institutions and encourages the actions carried out by non-governmental organizations in the area of prevention" (17). "In addition to strengthening the protection of children and adolescents in coordination with the National Council on Childhood and Adolescence and non governmental organizations, the Office of the Special Prosecutor also provides legal aid, psychological support, social work services and accommodation to children and adults who have survived...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The national plan of action against trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants for the period 2017–2020, aimed at the prevention and prosecution of such trafficking and the provision of protection and assistance to trafficked migrants, specifies the actions to be taken by the relevant government institutions and encourages the actions carried out by non-governmental organizations in the area of prevention" (17). "In addition to strengthening the protection of children and adolescents in coordination with the National Council on Childhood and Adolescence and non governmental organizations, the Office of the Special Prosecutor also provides legal aid, psychological support, social work services and accommodation to children and adults who have survived...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The 35-year-old works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), overseeing the charity’s sexual violence clinics within the sprawling camps of grubby white tents that are home to 650,000 people who have fled the fighting" (Para 2). In the DRC, rape is widespread.Near the eastern city of Goma, organizations like MSF report an increasing number of refugees facing rape and torture (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "[T]rezor’s(35-year-old works for MSF) job is harrowingly complex: ensuring rape survivors receive the psychological support required to move forward with their lives. Most arrive at the camps with no belongings, having walked for days to traverse the region’s shifting frontline. Many have been attacked at gunpoint by...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The 35-year-old works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), overseeing the charity’s sexual violence clinics within the sprawling camps of grubby white tents that are home to 650,000 people who have fled the fighting" (Para 2). In the DRC, rape is widespread.Near the eastern city of Goma, organizations like MSF report an increasing number of refugees facing rape and torture (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "[T]rezor’s(35-year-old works for MSF) job is harrowingly complex: ensuring rape survivors receive the psychological support required to move forward with their lives. Most arrive at the camps with no belongings, having walked for days to traverse the region’s shifting frontline. Many have been attacked at gunpoint by...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"[C]athy Nori worked in senior management and was also the president of the Solomon Islands Women in Maritime association, where she pushed for greater gender equality in the industry" (Para 7). Although the organization did not specifically focus on women, Ms. Nori worked to create better opportunities for women and expanded her responsibilities in the process. (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"[C]athy Nori worked in senior management and was also the president of the Solomon Islands Women in Maritime association, where she pushed for greater gender equality in the industry" (Para 7). Although the organization did not specifically focus on women, Ms. Nori worked to create better opportunities for women and expanded her responsibilities in the process. (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Jan. 29, 2025, 7:35 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes with concern… (c) The lack of collaboration of the national machinery for the advancement of women with women’s civil society organizations" (4).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes with concern… (c) The lack of collaboration of the national machinery for the advancement of women with women’s civil society organizations" (4).
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"Strengthened dialogue among national institutions, international organizations and civil society facilitated meetings between the entities responsible for implementing the Committee’s country-specific recommendations and the public, in its role of monitoring the State’s obligations. Such meetings led, for example, to joint activities with the United Nations system, the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention and the civil society organization Asociación Ciudadana ACCEDER, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign and Human Rights Day, held in December 2020" (3-4). "In order to support women’s non-governmental organizations and women human rights defenders, as recommended by the Committee (CEDAW/C/CRI/CO/7, para. 25 (f)), the National Institute for Women...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"Strengthened dialogue among national institutions, international organizations and civil society facilitated meetings between the entities responsible for implementing the Committee’s country-specific recommendations and the public, in its role of monitoring the State’s obligations. Such meetings led, for example, to joint activities with the United Nations system, the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention and the civil society organization Asociación Ciudadana ACCEDER, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign and Human Rights Day, held in December 2020" (3-4). "In order to support women’s non-governmental organizations and women human rights defenders, as recommended by the Committee (CEDAW/C/CRI/CO/7, para. 25 (f)), the National Institute for Women...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"APG23 has been present in Chile since 1994 in two cities, Santiago and Valdivia. In 1998, the Association began to develop projects with the National Service for Minors (SENAME), the Ministry of Justice and human rights - being recognized as a 'Partner Organization'- and in 2006 with the Ministry of Health (SENDA). In 2011, APG23 was allowed by the Presidency of the Republic to carry out activities in Chile, through Exemption Decree No. 5288 of November 24, 2011. We offer a wide variety of social actions in the field of children’s rights and protection: street children, children exempt from prosecution, abandoned children, abused children and minors in general. We also...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"APG23 has been present in Chile since 1994 in two cities, Santiago and Valdivia. In 1998, the Association began to develop projects with the National Service for Minors (SENAME), the Ministry of Justice and human rights - being recognized as a 'Partner Organization'- and in 2006 with the Ministry of Health (SENDA). In 2011, APG23 was allowed by the Presidency of the Republic to carry out activities in Chile, through Exemption Decree No. 5288 of November 24, 2011. We offer a wide variety of social actions in the field of children’s rights and protection: street children, children exempt from prosecution, abandoned children, abused children and minors in general. We also...more
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In March 2024, Lebanon’s 'reform MPs,' a group of legislators who were elected in 2022 from outside the country’s traditional sectarian system, proposed a new law on violence against women (VAW). They drafted the bill in collaboration with local feminist NGOs and based it on international legal instruments and conventions" (para 1). "Two of the most important such NGOs are ABAAD and Kafa, whose members have conducted much of the legwork that went into formulating new legal frameworks, publicizing women’s issues, and supporting the families of victims during legal proceedings. They also work with regional and international organizations in collecting data and issuing reports and studies about the lives of...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In March 2024, Lebanon’s 'reform MPs,' a group of legislators who were elected in 2022 from outside the country’s traditional sectarian system, proposed a new law on violence against women (VAW). They drafted the bill in collaboration with local feminist NGOs and based it on international legal instruments and conventions" (para 1). "Two of the most important such NGOs are ABAAD and Kafa, whose members have conducted much of the legwork that went into formulating new legal frameworks, publicizing women’s issues, and supporting the families of victims during legal proceedings. They also work with regional and international organizations in collecting data and issuing reports and studies about the lives of...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:58 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: GP-DATA-1, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019, Tognifode became the west African country’s minister of social affairs, and was instrumental in getting MPs to vote to legalise abortion in most circumstances in October 2021. She didn’t do it alone; two other ministers, also gynaecologists, were heavily involved, as were professional bodies and civil society organisations who lobbied for years for expanded abortion rights. They also had support from Benin’s president, Patrice Talon" (para 6).
Variables: GP-DATA-1, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019, Tognifode became the west African country’s minister of social affairs, and was instrumental in getting MPs to vote to legalise abortion in most circumstances in October 2021. She didn’t do it alone; two other ministers, also gynaecologists, were heavily involved, as were professional bodies and civil society organisations who lobbied for years for expanded abortion rights. They also had support from Benin’s president, Patrice Talon" (para 6).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2011, realizing that legal rights for home-based workers would not be enacted if home-based workers remained invisible, activists and trade unionists in Pakistan started establishing contact with home-based workers by going house to house and asking workers to tell them about other home-based workers. Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The workers had a broad range of concerns beyond a minimum wage, social security and their legal recognition as workers. They also discussed everyday concerns, including transport, electricity, housing security and violence against women. The home-based workers started approaching Labour...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2011, realizing that legal rights for home-based workers would not be enacted if home-based workers remained invisible, activists and trade unionists in Pakistan started establishing contact with home-based workers by going house to house and asking workers to tell them about other home-based workers. Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The workers had a broad range of concerns beyond a minimum wage, social security and their legal recognition as workers. They also discussed everyday concerns, including transport, electricity, housing security and violence against women. The home-based workers started approaching Labour...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:32 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The cooperative [Titukulane] was established through a project funded by USAID and implemented in partnership with several organisations, including Find Your Feet, an international nonprofit, working in rural areas. Titukulane’s goal is to empower women to run small businesses and diversify their sources of income. 'One way to combat the practice is to encourage women not to solely rely on fish,' said Mwafulirwa. The cooperative members have divided the responsibilities among themselves, with some selling vegetables and fruits, and others selling maize, rice, soya beans, chickens, and potatoes. They share the proceeds and have even established a village bank managed by Mwafulirwa. The cooperative meets twice a month to discuss...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The cooperative [Titukulane] was established through a project funded by USAID and implemented in partnership with several organisations, including Find Your Feet, an international nonprofit, working in rural areas. Titukulane’s goal is to empower women to run small businesses and diversify their sources of income. 'One way to combat the practice is to encourage women not to solely rely on fish,' said Mwafulirwa. The cooperative members have divided the responsibilities among themselves, with some selling vegetables and fruits, and others selling maize, rice, soya beans, chickens, and potatoes. They share the proceeds and have even established a village bank managed by Mwafulirwa. The cooperative meets twice a month to discuss...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"An advocacy group, Save Somali Women and Children, called me and offered to help. They are now working on a strategy to tackle female drug abuse" (par. 6).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"An advocacy group, Save Somali Women and Children, called me and offered to help. They are now working on a strategy to tackle female drug abuse" (par. 6).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"An interdepartmental working group, specially set up by a Government order in the course of the multilateral and bilateral working meetings, including consultations with interested non-governmental organizations (NGOs), has developed an action plan for the implementation of the Committee’s concluding observations, which was approved by Government Order No. 123-r of 19 April 2017" (1). "The Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in partnership with NGOs and international organizations, have given lectures at vocational high schools and higher education institutions and have broadcast, in conjunction with the Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Kyrgyzstan, the Pyramid television channel and a number of regional channels, special...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"An interdepartmental working group, specially set up by a Government order in the course of the multilateral and bilateral working meetings, including consultations with interested non-governmental organizations (NGOs), has developed an action plan for the implementation of the Committee’s concluding observations, which was approved by Government Order No. 123-r of 19 April 2017" (1). "The Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in partnership with NGOs and international organizations, have given lectures at vocational high schools and higher education institutions and have broadcast, in conjunction with the Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Kyrgyzstan, the Pyramid television channel and a number of regional channels, special...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"'That a government can declare itself ‘feminist’ in this day and age means that the movement has made itself impossible to ignore,' said Alondra Carrillo, a spokeswoman for the Coordinadora 8M, a feminist group with chapters across the country. However, Carrillo warned that some activists are wary of associating too closely with a government whose actions will ultimately be attributed to the feminist cause. Conservative values remain strong in Chile and recently, issues such as public security and immigration have superseded the long-term drive for equality" (para 12-14).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"'That a government can declare itself ‘feminist’ in this day and age means that the movement has made itself impossible to ignore,' said Alondra Carrillo, a spokeswoman for the Coordinadora 8M, a feminist group with chapters across the country. However, Carrillo warned that some activists are wary of associating too closely with a government whose actions will ultimately be attributed to the feminist cause. Conservative values remain strong in Chile and recently, issues such as public security and immigration have superseded the long-term drive for equality" (para 12-14).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2021, the Committee on Women and the Family, together with national gender experts and with the support of the office of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), as part of the joint Spotlight Initiative of the European Union and UN-Women, conducted a public consultation, review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the current plan of action of the State programme for prevention of domestic violence in Tajikistan for 2014 – 2023. The strengths of the State programme were noted:. . .Steps are being taken to harmonize record-keeping on incidents of violence against women and girls by crisis centres and non-governmental organizations to...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2021, the Committee on Women and the Family, together with national gender experts and with the support of the office of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), as part of the joint Spotlight Initiative of the European Union and UN-Women, conducted a public consultation, review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the current plan of action of the State programme for prevention of domestic violence in Tajikistan for 2014 – 2023. The strengths of the State programme were noted:. . .Steps are being taken to harmonize record-keeping on incidents of violence against women and girls by crisis centres and non-governmental organizations to...more
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:34 p.m.
Countries: Panama
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"Until recently, Doctors Without Borders was the primary nonprofit providing health care to migrants at the end of the Darién route, with 67 staff serving roughly 5,000 people a month, the organization said. It was also the main group collecting testimony of sexual assault claims. But in early March, following the organization’s repeated public statements about violence against migrants, Panama ordered Doctors Without Borders to suspend operations. The country’s health minister, Luis Fernando Sucre, said in an interview with The Times that the medical group had not complied with local regulations, including reporting the names of sexual assault victims to the government to help with investigations. The suspension order, he...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"Until recently, Doctors Without Borders was the primary nonprofit providing health care to migrants at the end of the Darién route, with 67 staff serving roughly 5,000 people a month, the organization said. It was also the main group collecting testimony of sexual assault claims. But in early March, following the organization’s repeated public statements about violence against migrants, Panama ordered Doctors Without Borders to suspend operations. The country’s health minister, Luis Fernando Sucre, said in an interview with The Times that the medical group had not complied with local regulations, including reporting the names of sexual assault victims to the government to help with investigations. The suspension order, he...more
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:31 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"[A]uthorities designated the prominent Russian nonprofit Nasiliu.net, which supports domestic violence victims, as a foreign agent, a label regularly applied to critics of Mr. Putin’s politics. (Nasiliu.net’s founder, Anna Rivina, was personally deemed a foreign agent)" (para 10). "Ms. Rivina, the Nasiliu.net founder, countered receiving foreign agent status by starting a new national help line for domestic violence victims" (para 16).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"[A]uthorities designated the prominent Russian nonprofit Nasiliu.net, which supports domestic violence victims, as a foreign agent, a label regularly applied to critics of Mr. Putin’s politics. (Nasiliu.net’s founder, Anna Rivina, was personally deemed a foreign agent)" (para 10). "Ms. Rivina, the Nasiliu.net founder, countered receiving foreign agent status by starting a new national help line for domestic violence victims" (para 16).
Dec. 7, 2024, 6:21 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"In March 2024, Almami Gibba, a member of the party of former president Jammeh, introduced a bill seeking to repeal the act and allow women and girls in The Gambia to undergo FGM. Some lawmakers also began considering the idea of medicalizing the practice by allowing healthcare professionals to perform FGM. In response, civil society organizations sprang into action, launching a campaign that used medical evidence to raise awareness about the harmful effects of FGM. Supported by their development partners, civil society groups organized activities across the country, including in-person events, online campaigns, radio talk shows, and billboards. Gambian civil society coordinated its efforts through the existing Network Against Gender...more
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"In March 2024, Almami Gibba, a member of the party of former president Jammeh, introduced a bill seeking to repeal the act and allow women and girls in The Gambia to undergo FGM. Some lawmakers also began considering the idea of medicalizing the practice by allowing healthcare professionals to perform FGM. In response, civil society organizations sprang into action, launching a campaign that used medical evidence to raise awareness about the harmful effects of FGM. Supported by their development partners, civil society groups organized activities across the country, including in-person events, online campaigns, radio talk shows, and billboards. Gambian civil society coordinated its efforts through the existing Network Against Gender...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"A lawsuit filed against We Will Stop Femicide by the Istanbul prosecutor in 2022 over alleged 'immoral activities' was dropped last September" (para 10).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"A lawsuit filed against We Will Stop Femicide by the Istanbul prosecutor in 2022 over alleged 'immoral activities' was dropped last September" (para 10).
Dec. 6, 2024, 6:13 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"Our Director of Policy and Women’s Programs, Michele Hanash, made three in-person trips to meet with legislators and testify at hearings just this year" (para 5).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"Our Director of Policy and Women’s Programs, Michele Hanash, made three in-person trips to meet with legislators and testify at hearings just this year" (para 5).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:28 a.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"One example is civil society in Kyrgyzstan, composed of about 90% women. They actively promote democratic values, protect human rights, solve social problems, provide humanitarian assistance in emergencies and act as a bridge between the population and the authorities" (para 15).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"One example is civil society in Kyrgyzstan, composed of about 90% women. They actively promote democratic values, protect human rights, solve social problems, provide humanitarian assistance in emergencies and act as a bridge between the population and the authorities" (para 15).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The Committee welcomes the…[i]ncreases in the grant scheme for family and equality measures to strengthen funding for the activities of non-governmental organizations on gender equality by 70 per cent, in 2022" (2). "The Committee...notes with concern...that victim identification, referral to appropriate services and follow-up on trafficking cases are scattered among different government agencies and civil society organizations" (9).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The Committee welcomes the…[i]ncreases in the grant scheme for family and equality measures to strengthen funding for the activities of non-governmental organizations on gender equality by 70 per cent, in 2022" (2). "The Committee...notes with concern...that victim identification, referral to appropriate services and follow-up on trafficking cases are scattered among different government agencies and civil society organizations" (9).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Houida Ibrahim, the head of Mercy Shadows, an NGO working among the refugees in Chad, said women and girls usually paid the highest price when there were outbreaks of violence" (8).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Houida Ibrahim, the head of Mercy Shadows, an NGO working among the refugees in Chad, said women and girls usually paid the highest price when there were outbreaks of violence" (8).
Nov. 13, 2024, 1:05 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The head of The Gambia's Female Lawyers Association, Anna Njie, said that repealing the ban [on FGM] would be a backward step" (15).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"The head of The Gambia's Female Lawyers Association, Anna Njie, said that repealing the ban [on FGM] would be a backward step" (15).
Nov. 12, 2024, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Welcoming the new measures [against domestic violence], Caroline Bernard of gender-based abuse charity Respect said: ‘Implemented effectively and resourced appropriately, this could have a major impact on the policing response to perpetrators of violence against women and girls' " (19).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Welcoming the new measures [against domestic violence], Caroline Bernard of gender-based abuse charity Respect said: ‘Implemented effectively and resourced appropriately, this could have a major impact on the policing response to perpetrators of violence against women and girls' " (19).