http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/tags/womens-rights-defenders-2 Content for womens rights defenders Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:37:07 +0100 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:37:07 +0100 en-uk women authors activists womens rights defenders women's rights stop violence against women <p> <img alt="Gil Won Ok and Ellen van der Ploeg: Comfort women" src="http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/files/175/thumbnail/Comfort Women2.jpg" /> <img alt="Jung Chang, writer" src="http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/files/176/thumbnail/Jung Chang.jpg" /> <img alt="Rebiya Kadeer, women's rights activist" src="http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/files/180/thumbnail/Rebiya Kadeer 092.jpg" /> <img alt="Nawal El Saadawi, author " src="http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/files/181/thumbnail/Nawal El Saadawi.jpg" /> </p> <p>During the last couple of years, audiences at Amnesty UK's Human Rights Action Centre have seen some pretty amazing women discuss their experiences and views. This gallery showcases some pictures of these icons.</p> <p></p> Aggy Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:37:07 +0100 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/galleries/inspirational-women-visit-amnesty-s-human-rights-action-centre http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/galleries/inspirational-women-visit-amnesty-s-human-rights-action-centre violence against women violence women Amnesty International stop violence against women womens rights womens rights defenders video <img alt="Heather Harvey on Stop Violence Against Women" src="http://videos.protectthehuman.com.s3.amazonaws.com/7fcede10-411a-012b-00cc-123138002145.mp4_thumb.jpg" /> <p></p> Aggy Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:34:20 +0100 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/videos/heather-harvey-on-stop-violence-against-women http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/videos/heather-harvey-on-stop-violence-against-women freedom of expression women literature Egypt politics censorship persecution teachers womens rights womens rights defenders activist stop violence against women <img alt="Conversation with Nawal El-Saadawi" src="http://videos.protectthehuman.com.s3.amazonaws.com/a14e4950-4119-012b-00c8-123138002145.mp4_thumb.jpg" /> <p></p> Aggy Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:25:16 +0100 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/videos/conversation-with-nawal-el-saadawi http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/videos/conversation-with-nawal-el-saadawi women violence against women Iran womens rights womens rights defenders <img alt="Women act against repression and intimidation in Iran " src="http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/imagecache/story/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/Regions/MENA/iran-ronak-safarzadeh560x40.jpg" /> <p>The Iranian authorities are continuing to harass activists working to defend women’s rights. Ronak Safarzadeh and Hana Abdi – two Kurdish Iranian activists – currently remain detained without charge or trial. They were arrested in October and November 2007 for peacefully exercising their rights.</p> <p> Source: <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/women-act-against-repression-and-intimidation-iran-20080228" title="Open source URL">Women act against repression and intimidation in Iran </a> </p> Aggy Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:35:55 +0100 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/bookmarks/women-act-against-repression-and-intimidation-in-iran-2 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/bookmarks/women-act-against-repression-and-intimidation-in-iran-2