Saturday, August 28, 2021

Afghan Women Journalists – Open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP Subject: Immediate danger to all Afghan women journalists

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  Below  is a letter with 40 signatories sent to Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP.  Please feel free to circulate it. Thanks!   Copies were a...
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Anniversary. 'The Beijing Express Declaration' (UNSCR 1325). Aboard the trans-Siberian train to the 1995 Fourth UN Conference on Women

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  ‘THE BEIJING EXPRESS DECLARATION’   By Lesley Abdela Lesley.abdela@shevolution.com     On this week 25 years ago I was aboard the UNDP ‘Be...
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Sunday, March 08, 2020

International Women's Day, help to transform attitudes so that women and girls who have survived rape in deadly conflict are treated with dignity and respect by society, like other war veterans.

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I ask everyone to think about ways you can help  to transform  attitudes so that women and girls who have survived rape in  deadly conflict...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Boris Johnson's new Brexit Chief David Frost - threat to UK women's rights.

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UK women beware of losing your rights! Alarm bells are clanging.  Whether you voted to remain or leave the European Union or abstained – ...
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Sunday, April 21, 2019

Sevgul Uludag first woman from Cyprus nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her journalistic work bringing Turkish and Greek Cypriots together.

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My friend Sevgul Uludag has been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize.  She is the first woman from Cyprus to be nominated for the Nobel ...
Sunday, November 25, 2018

Hannah Yilma - Ethiopian activist, refugee, United Nations diplomat. 1943 – 2018. A personal tribute by Lesley Abdela

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  Hannah Yilma - Ethiopian activist, refugee, United Nations diplomat.  1943 – 2018 A personal tribute by Lesley Abdela Hann...
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