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  Lobola. Its Implications for Women's Reproductive Rights in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe

  Weaver Press, 2003

  Lobola, an amount paid by a prospective husband to the bride's family, is a tradition that is widely practiced across southern Africa. This study examines the impact of this social institution in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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  Perfect Crimes: Sexual Harassment at the Workplace in Zimbabwe

  Weaver Press, 2005

  For almost a decade, women in Zimbabwe have worked to gain rights in the workplace and to tackle, in particular, the issue of sexual harassment. This report charts the processes involved and the methodologies used in this struggle.
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  When Sharing Female Identity is not Enough: Coalition Building in the Midst of Political Polarisation in Zimbabwe

  Routledge, 2004

  Since independence in 1980, the women's movement in Zimbabwe has grown in quantity and quality. This article examines the diversity in the women's movement, focusing on the Women's Coalition which was set up in 1999.
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  Toolkit on mainstreaming gender equality in EC development cooperation

  EuropeAid Co-operation Office, 2004

  This toolkit is designed for both gender and non-gender specialists working in development cooperation at the European Commission (EC). It is divided into several sections. The first is a handbook on concepts and methods for mainstreaming gender equality. It argues that the rationale for mainstreaming gender equality in development cooperation is to further the goal of elimination global poverty.
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  The Historical Significance of the Women's International War Crimes Tribunal 2000: Overcoming the Culture of Impunity for Wartime Sexual Violence

  Kanagawa University, 2001

  In December 2000, a Women's International War Crimes Tribunal was held in Japan to hear testimonies from survivors of Japan's military sexual slavery system. The tribunal consisted of three days of hearings in front of an international panel of judges and 5,000 participants.
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  Still Waiting After 60 years: Justice for Survivors of Japan's Military Sexual Slavery System

  Amnesty International, 2005

  In war zones all over the world crimes of sexual violence, including rape, are used as a weapon of war. However, despite such human rights violations, these crimes generally go unpunished and survivors are left with no redress.
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  Where is the Money for Women's Rights? Assessing the Role of Donors in the Promotion of Women's Rights and the Support of Women's Rights Organizations

  2006

  Over the past ten years, funding support for women's rights organisations has declined among almost all funding sectors. Bilateral and multilateral agencies channel resources to national governments rather than to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Some foundations are giving fewer, but bigger grants.
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  Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, The Summary Report of The NGOs in Japan, Rev.2

  Japan NGO Network for CEDAW, 2003

  In July 2003, the Japan NGO Network for CEDAW (JNCC), made up of 19 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), submitted a series of reports to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. These documents were written following the submission of the Japanese government's 5th periodic report to the Committee in 2002.
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  Citizenship degraded: Indian women in a modern state and a pre-modern society

  Oxfam, 2003

  One of the greatest barriers to achieving full citizenship rights for women is culture. If development organisations are to help advance women's rights and full citizenship then they must abandon explanations on the basis of ?culture? that ignore gender-based discrimination, and overcome their anxieties about appearing neo-colonial.
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  Women, nationality and citizenship

  United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003

  In the majority of cases, nationality is crucial to the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. This has significant implications for those who do not have nationality such as stateless persons and refugees. However, looking at nationality also reveals numerous gender discriminations.

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