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    Alternative Report of Cladem Peru on the Implementation in Peru of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women

    2002
    This shadow report, led by The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights -Peru (CLADEM-Peru), contributes to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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    CEDAW Fifth Periodic Reports of State Parties: Peru

    United Nations, 2001
    Peru's fifth submission to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) outlines the status of women in Peru. The government has faced difficulties changing attitudes that discriminate against women.
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    Locked doors: the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS in China

    Human Rights Watch, 2003
    China faces what could be the largest HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world. At least 1.5 million men, women and children are affected, and probably many more. During the 1990s local authorities in at least 7 provinces were complicit in transmission of HIV to hundreds of thousands or even millions of villagers through an unsafe but highly profitable blood collection industry.
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    Gender and the Peacekeeping Military: A View from Bosnian Women's Organisations

    Lawrence and Wishart, 2002
    What are the consequences for the work of women's NGOs in regions that host armed international peacekeepers? This chapter draws out observations and potential policy lessons from a study conducted with eight women's organisations located in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Republic of Sprska.
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    BRIDGE Gender and Development in Brief. Issue 13: Gender and Armed Conflict

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    Conventional understandings of war and its aftermath overlook the impact on gender relations. Gender inequality pre-dates and is often exacerbated by conflict. But this does not mean that women are always victims and men only perpetrators. Men also suffer from torture and violence.
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    Gender and Armed Conflict: Supporting Resources Collection

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    This collection of resources on gender and armed conflict sheds light on how gender inequality intersects with armed conflict and its aftermath, resulting in gender-specific disadvantage that is often overlooked.
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    Gender and Armed Conflict: Overview Report

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    In this report, which forms part of the Cutting Edge Pack on gender and armed conflict, the impact of armed conflict on gender relations, and the distinct ways that both women and men are affected, is explored. It highlights the gender-specific disadvantages experienced by women and men that are denied by conventional interpretations of armed conflict and post-conflict reconstruction processes.
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    Gender and Armed Conflict Cutting Edge Pack (CEP)

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    Mainstream approaches to conflict and reconstruction fail to recognise how armed conflict exacerbates gender inequality. This pack explores the impact of armed conflict on gender relations, analysing the distinct ways that both women and men are affected.
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    Sexuality - a Super Force: Young People, Sexuality and Rights in the era of HIV/AIDS

    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2002
    "Sex is Good - Sex is Joy - Sex is Fun - Sex is Love - Sex is Power - Protected Sex is Life!" This is the message of this booklet, which argues that sexuality is natural and needed for procreation, and sexual drive is important for intimacy and pleasure. Many young people have sex during their teens, whether their parents know this or not.
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    Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives

    University of California Press, 2003
    Images and themes of conflict are not hard to find in modern society. Signs of the times include films that equate action with war; condoms designed with a camouflage pattern; fashions that celebrate brass buttons and epaulettes; and tomato soup that contains pasta in the shape of Star Wars weapons. These images contribute to militaristic values that shape our culture in times of war and peace.

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