Home › News and views

News, features and analysis from around the world.

  • International: Peacewomen eNews, July 2010
    19/Jul/2010
    The July 2010 edition focuses on the 10th anniversary of the UN SCR 1325 in October and PeaceWomen reaffirm the need for all actors (Member States, UN Agencies, Civil Society, Donors) to focus on action and impact for all that we do and plan: we need to ask the simple words – “so what?”… “So what” will the impact of our actions be? “So what?..."
  • USA: Why Gun Control Laws Are a Feminist Issue
    18/Jul/2010
    The recent Supreme Court decision that expanded Second Amendment rights has left feminist groups silent, even though women are more likely to die of gun violence at the hands of domestic abusers.
  • International: UNINSTRAW virtual discussion - week two - DDR - Summary on Good Practices and Lessons Learned
    14/Jul/2010
    The UN-INSTRAW would like to thank all of those who have participated so far in the Virtual Discussion on Gender and DDR for their insightful comments and active participation. Registration is ongoing and UNINSTRAW welcomes new participants in week three of discussion.
  • Colombia: Demanding a Second Chance for Colombia's Children of War - Girls
    13/Jul/2010
    The shy 14-year-old was not sure how many people she had killed. “When it was my turn to shoot someone, I always hid my face because I was afraid.” Julia (not her real name) is one of thousands of children in Colombia who have been recruited for combat in a decades-long war.
  • Eastern African women denounce attacks in Kampala and call for peace in the region
    13/Jul/2010
    IANSA women in East Africa have issued this press release in response to the attacks in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday 11 July 2010.
  • USA: Domestic violence - Sheehan says her police officer husband blocked all exits
    12/Jul/2010
    Barbara Sheehan will soon be tried on homicide charges for shooting her husband, a retired police officer. Sheehan wanted to leave her husband Raymond many times before the day she ended his life by shooting him with one of the guns she says he often pointed at her. She now faces murder charges in Queens, N.Y., for the slaying of her husband, a retired New York City police officer.
  • Costa Rica: Speaking out for Nancy Chaverri
    12/Jul/2010
    On 1 July 2010, in a school near San José in Costa Rica, a 17 year-old high school student entered the office of the School Principal, Nancy Chaverri, and shot her in the head. The bullet passed through her neck, hit her spinal cord and broke vertebrae. Due to the damage caused to her body by the bullet, the prognosis was uncertain.
  • Colombia: Women and People's Summit of the Americas against Militarisation
    11/Jul/2010
    “Silence the weapon so that women and the people may speak in defence of life and sovereignty.” The Women and People’s Summit of the Americas against Militarisation will take place in Colombia from 16–23 August 2010.
  • Tonga: Women's Crisis Centre calls for tougher law to stop illegal weapons
    08/Jul/2010
    On 5 July 2010, the Director of Tonga’s Women and Children’s Crisis Centre (WCCC) said that more rigid laws are needed to combat the illegal importation of weapons. This follows a recent charge of unlawful possession of a firearm laid against man alleged to have shot a security guard outside a nightclub.
  • Latin America: Call for Papers: Firearms and policy in the region
    07/Jul/2010
    Gun violence in Latin America has risen sharply following internal armed struggles and the emergence of drug trafficking in the late 1970s and 80s. Today, it is one of the most dramatic threats to public safety in the region, thwarting development efforts and seriously undermining democratic reforms and the implementation of basic human rights.
  • International: Monthly Action Points for the Security Council - July 2010
    07/Jul/2010
    As a member of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, we are pleased to share the latest Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the UN Security Council during which time Nigeria has the Security Council Presidency.
  • International: DDR - Specific needs analysis of women and girls in reintegration
    05/Jul/2010
    A summary of the first week of UNINSTRAW's virtual discussion on 'Gender and DDR'.
  • India: Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace: Newsletter, July 2010
    04/Jul/2010
    The North East India Women Initiative for Peace share the July 2010 edition of their newsletter (see attached document) containing positive news from the last two months to renew hopes and strengthen efforts to work towards peace.
  • UN Women Born: Creation of Gender Equality Entity
    30/Jun/2010
    The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign celebrates the United Nations General Assembly resolution, agreed to on 30 June and to be formally adopted by the General Assembly on Friday 2 July 2010 to establish “UN Women” — the new gender equality entity at the UN.
  • India: IANSA woman wins Sean MacBride Peace Prize for 2010
    29/Jun/2010
    IANSA woman Binalakshmi Nepram of the Manipuri Women Gun Survivors Network, and the Control Arms Foundation of India, has been awarded the Sean MacBride Peace Prize for 2010 by the International Peace Bureau.
  • South Africa: The cost of a bullet
    29/Jun/2010
    This article focuses on South Africa and draws on a recent study published in the South African Medical Journal which states that 127,000 individuals are treated at South African state hospitals each year for non-fatal firearms injuries. The majority are young men.
  • USA: National Violent Death Reporting System
    28/Jun/2010
    Thanks to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence for sharing details of the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) which collects information from death certificates, coroner/medical examiner reports, and police reports in 19 states (Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.)
  • Portugal's firearms: lock, stock and barrel
    27/Jun/2010
    An interview with Tatiana Moura and Rita Santos, IANSA women from Portugal, by Lis Horta Moriconi of Comunidade Segura a project of Viva Rio in Brazil. Tatiana and Rita talk about the latest report of the University of Coimbra’s Gender and Armed Violence Watch, the Observatório de Gênero e Violência Armada (OGiVA), part of the Centre for Peace Studies.
  • USA: The Peace Angels Project
    24/Jun/2010
    The mission of the Art of Peace Charitable Trust (AOPCT) is to prevent and eradicate the proliferation of small firearms and weapons of destruction through innovative and durable approaches to arms reduction.
  • Invitation to a virtual discussion: Gender & DDR (UN INSTRAW)
    22/Jun/2010
    UN-INSTRAW is holding a Virtual Discussion on Gender and Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration (DDR) between 28 June and 19 July 2010. IANSA women are invited to participate especially those with direct experience in this field and insight and comments to share. Take some time to register and participate, your input will most definitely enrich the discussion.