CEDAW 40 Years In: What Have We Learned and What Has Improved Published: 10 December 2019 Introduction CEDAW is a key international human rights treaty aimed at the achievement of gender equality worldwide. It helps women around the world to bring about change in their daily life.
“It is my job to tell the victim of violence that she is valuable." Published: 9 December 2019 Portrait The Indian Dr. Prasanna Gettu is co-founder of the International Foundation for Crime Prevention & Victim Care in Chennai. Survivors of fire and acid attacks are cared for and advised here. The journalist Pragati K. B. met Gettu in her centre and talked to her about domestic violence and her long-standing struggle. By Pragati K. B.
Dr. Prasanna Gettu Published: 9 December 2019 Short Biography Dr. Prasanna Gettu receives the Anne-Klein-Frauenpreis 2020 for her commitment.
Statement of the jury: The Anne Klein Women’s Award 2020 Published: 9 December 2019 The Anne Klein Women’s Award 2020 goes to Prasanna Gettu, a human and women‛s rights activist from Chennai, India. Gettu, a criminologist, is a remarkable and courageous defender of human and women‛s rights, championing the right to a life free of violence, a life lived according to one‛s own wishes and in dignity and good health.
Anne Klein Women’s Award 2020 goes to Prasanna Gettu Published: 9 December 2019 Press release The 2020 Anne Klein Women’s Award goes to Prasanna Gettu, a human and women‛s rights activist from Chennai, India.
Women’s Rights and Brexit: Collateral Damage? Published: 8 November 2019 Analysis How is Brexit going to affect women's rights in the UK? Jennifer Cassidy offers an overview of future risks. By Jennifer Cassidy
Anne Klein Women’s Award 2020 Published: 12 June 2019 Announcement We invite you to nominate candidates for the 2020 Anne Klein Women’s Award, who courageously and perseveringly advocate human rights, equality and sexual self-determination. The closing date for submissions is 1st September 2019.
Backlash in feminism - Out of reverse gear Published: 17 June 2019 Background Violence against women, gender pay gap, homo hatred - the gender backlash is in full swing worldwide. That is why we need encouraging feminism. By Jana Prosinger
Announcement: Anne Klein Women’s Award 2019 Published: 28 June 2018 Announcement We invite you to nominate candidates for the 2019 Anne Klein Women’s Award, who courageously and perseveringly advocate human rights, equality and sexual self-determination. The closing date for submissions is 2nd September 2018.
“Restricting women’s space on the internet is a violation of their rights” Published: 14 February 2018 Women in Pakistan face sexual harassment in public spaces and in the digital sphere. We talked with Nighat Dad, founder of the Digital Rights Foundation, about women’s experiences and how virtual abuse can be countered. By Fabian Heppe
