IN THIS ISSUE

CONFERENCES & OPPORTUNITIES
Young Advocates for Abortion Rights – Training Workshop - 12-14 April 2007, New Delhi, India
Training on LGBT and Human Rights

NEWS
GENDER
GENDER RIGHTS
BAHRAIN
Families Praise Nationality Plan in Bahrain
IRAN
Iranian Women Activists Arrested
… And they are on Trial for Peaceful Demonstration
Stoning to Death for Adultery-Discriminatory Laws Target Iranian Women
PAKISTAN
Pakistan's National Assembly Has Begun Work on a Bill to Safeguard Women's Rights to Property and Inheritance.
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Kidnap, Rape Victim Faces Lashing for 'Crime' of Being Alone With Man Not Related to Her
MOROCCO
Law Targets Violence against Women in Morocco
TURKEY
European Parliament Passes Report Critical of Women's Rights in Turkey

GLOBAL
Girls Speak Out For Their Rights at UN-Backed Forum
Ukraine Leads in Number of Human Trafficking Victims in Eastern Europe
Veil Leads to Canadian Muslim’s Soccer Ejection

GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
GCAP Gender Equality to End Poverty
NGOs Campaign for New UN Women’s Agency
… Thus Proposed UN Women's Agency gains key ally

GENDER & ECONOMY
Association of Business Women in Macedonia Launched
Economic Growth May Be the Best Means to Liberate Women

GENDER & ICT
New Virtual Network Unites Women in Politics around the Globe
International Non-Governmental Organisations Accountability Charter website launched
Women's business Development Center

REPORTS & BOOKS & ARTICLES
GENDER
GENDER & TRADE/ GENDER & ECONOMY
European Women’s Lobby
Fair and Unfair Competition: the EU-China Trade Race and its Gender Implications
Fact Sheets - Women & Housing, Land, Property, & Inheritance Rights
Guaranteed Employment and Gender Construction: Women's Mobilizations in Maharashtra, August 2006
Gender Review of the Economic Partnership Agreements
Gender Indicators for Monitoring Trade Agreements

GENDER & HEALTH
Eight Women Die Giving Birth Every Day

GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
Palestinian Women Discuss Evolution of Women's Movement
Biodiversity and Gender for Sustainable Developments: Perspectives

GENDER IN THE PUBLIC
Iraq, Women's Empowerment and Public Policy
Middle Eastern Women Educating for Peace in the World
Gender Politics: Citizenship, Activism and Sexual Diversity,

GENDER RIGHTS
Barbie Dolls - Popular but Controversial as Toy Gender Role Model & Symbol of Cultures & Values
Boys Mind', Girls' Heart: Barriers to The Realization of the Potential in Gifted Girls - Responding to Challenges
The Decriminalization of Abortion
Iraq Women's Rights under Attack - Occupation, Constitution and Fundamentalisms
Killings Drive Women to Become Suicide Bombers in Iraq
Honour Killings Still Tolerated in Jordan
… And the Dynamics of Honour Killings in Turkey: Prospects for Action
Kurdish Women Struggle to Advance in Iraq
Femicide on the Rise in Conflict zone
Sexuality and Rights Workshop: Meeting Summary, February 2007
Women’s Day Rally Forcibly Dispersed in Iran
You Can't Judge an Iranian Woman by Her Cover
HEALTH
Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries
DEVELOPMENT
Lebanese Civil Society: A long History of Achievements Facing Decisive Challenges Ahead of an Uncertain Future
ENVIRONMENT
Lebanon: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment

RESOURCES & SOURCE BOOKS
RESOURCES
For Women by Women
Challenging discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people (LGBT)