PHA-Exchange> website and forum gender based violence

[Claudio]

From: "María Hamlin Zúniga" <maria at iphcglobal.org>
"Iphcworldwide" <iphcworldwide at yahoogroups.com>

> Herewith we would like to draw your attention to the website of
> Novib/Oxfam Netherlands, called "Rights and Security for Women, Stop
> Gender based Violence Worldwide!", -launched this year- to be found on
> http://gender.novib.nl
>
> For Novib, rights and security for women is one of its core themes.
> The attention within this theme is on gender based violence. Fighting
> against gender based violence has already been part of Novib's work
> for a number of years. As far as Novib is concerned, gender-based
> violence is a human rights and development issue. Since OI adopted a
> rights based approach, the fight for rights and security of women has
> been closely linked to international treaties and conventions that
> guarantee women's freedom from all kinds of violence and
> discrimination. While stressing the issue as a development issue,
> Novib recognises the effects and impact of gender-based violence on
> various development (social, economic, democratic, political) goals
> that have been set. This makes the fight for security and rights for
> women an integral struggle, which should be taken into account in all
areas of work.
>
> On the website, you will find lots of interesting publications on
> different themes within the issue of gender-based violence, as well as
> tools in the form of manuals, and good practices. You will also find a
> forum in which you can participate by reacting on statements that are
> regularly posted or by discussing in online two-month-debates on a
> certain topic.
>