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The NPT Review Conference
June 2010 | Click here to read full report.
by Sayre Sheldon, WAND representative on the NGO Working Group for Women, Peace and Security

By this time you will know that the month-long review conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty ended successfully Friday afternoon when all 189 nations present reaffirmed their commitment to the treaty. Five years ago the conference ended without consensus and this time around there was concern up to the last hours that Iran would not agree to sign.

Taking Action Against Violation of Women's Rights
May 2009 | Click here to read full report.

Defenders of the rights of women are faced with grave crises around the world. Shiite women in Afghanistan have been subjected to a new law, signed by President Karzai, giving husbands unlimited sexual rights and restricting women’s right to leave home without their husband’s permission. In the Pakistan province of Swat, a young woman was brutally flogged because she was charged with refusing to marry a Taliban fighter. The flogging was filmed on a cell phone and shown around the world. Young Afghan women bravely demonstrated against the new law defying large crowds of angry men.