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Human RightsTime to Make History With CEDAW
The bumper sticker on my wife's car reads, "Well-behaved women seldom make history!" I believe proponents of CEDAW, the Women's Treaty, have...
Global CooperationThe Future of Democracy Promotion: No More One-Size-Fits-All
How can the United States and Europe work together to promote democracy around the world? That was the topic of discussion on...
Global JusticeResponsibility to Protect (R2P)
Is there a Responsibility to Protect the people of Kyrgyzstan? The answer is Yes. Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) calls upon the international...
NewsUPDATE: What is happening in Kyrgyzstan?
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have reported that more than half, approximately 57,500, of the individuals who left Kyrgyzstan for Uzbekistan have returned home....
NewsUpdate: The Violence in Southern Kyrgyzstan
The United Nations (UN) announced today that approximately 400,000 have been displaced by the unyielding violence in Southern Kyrgyzstan. The UN has...
Global JusticeCelebrate Mother’s Day and Support Women Around the World
Here Don Kraus, CEO, and Abby Long, Programs Coordinator, talk about why CEDAW is so important: We know that women and girls...
NewsUPDATE: S. 1067: LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 passes House Committee on Foreign Affairs
A step in the right direction! On April 28, 2010, the members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs voted by voice...
Global JusticeInternational Women’s Day!
Ann Lewis, a director of communications for President Clinton, and Susan Molinari, former Republican Congresswoman for New York, wrote that "investment in...
NewsSuccess! Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe Confirmed!
Yesterday afternoon Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe was confirmed as the first ever United States Ambassador to the Council. We want to thank Citizens...
NewsHuman Rights Council Meetings Start Today
(March 1, 2010) Today is the first day of the 13th session of the Human Rights Council. Navi Pillay, United Nations High...
NewsICC will Continue to Pursue Preliminary Investigation in Guinea
As part of an on-going ICC preliminary investivation, Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), arrived in Conakry, the...