Every Woman To Stand Up For Her Rights
INFORMATION & LINKS
Information you need to know:
Your rights and responsibilities
End Violence Against Women (EVAW) Publications and Resources
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UK Acts:
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Related Links (UK):
Site with a variety of useful information for women who are victims of domestic abuse. Includes a domestic abuse directory covering the whole of the UK and a survivor's handbook as well as a domestic violence section for children and young people.
Please click here for refuge and shelter services in London.
Information for those affected by sexual violence - including victims and their family and friends who need access to appropriate services.
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Related Links (International):
We chose a selection of websites for you to look at, especially if you are interested in the issues relating to Middle Eastern women. Please feel free to contact us if you require any further information at admin@mecwr.org.
Even though we highlighted some websites as (Arabic), you can still read them in English, using Google Translate to help you translate pages from Arabic to English and vice versa. Some websites write in both languages, Arabic & English.
Amman Jordan (Arabic)
This site is a great way to research issues related to Middle Eastern Women. It publishes information about violence, women rights, research topics, latest news. It is an excellent up-do-date resource.
Progressive Centre for Women Equality and Research (Arabic)
The site is part of the Modern Discussion website, and it campaigns for women’s democracy in the Middle East. Many writers and activists contribute to the site.
Women’s eNews (Arabic & English)
This website discuss all issues that interest women around the world, such as health, education, politics, science, religion, business and sports, as well as safety issues and global movements change.
Nawal El Saadawi (Arabic & English)
Dr. Nawal El Saadawi is a novelist, a psychiatrist, and a writer who is well known both in the Arab countries and in many other parts of the world. Her novels and her books on the situation of women have had a deep effect on successive generations of young women over the last 4 decades.
Women Watch (English)
WomenWatch is the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system.
Equality Now (Arabic & English)
Equality Now works for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women around the world.