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Urgent call for international support - Intimidation of Sisters in Islam.

Human rights defender Ms Mahboubeh Karami was arrested on 2 March 2010. Mahboubeh Karami is a member of the One Million Signature Campaign, a movement which aims to end discriminatory laws against women in Iran. Front Line previously issued an appeal in relation to the arrest and detention of Mahboubeh Karami on 2 April 2009.

In the lead-up to her first-year anniversary as Ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues at the United States’ Department of State, Melanne Verveer spoke with AWID about the symbolic and practical implications of her office, how U.S. development assistance is focused on partnership rather than patronage, why rights cannot be constrained by culture and why the Obama Administration prizes small business development as a path to women’s empowerment.

8th March 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the declaration of International Women’s Day. Joining with thousands of women's rights activists at the 54th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)/Beijing + 15 and globally, AWID is marking this important day by profiling the diverse forms of organizing and celebration by women around the world.

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, AWID is launching a special section on our website designed to provide a wide range of information on the context of the crisis, the latest analysis on the aftermath of the earthquake, how the crisis is impacting women and women’s rights, how to ensure women's rights are at the centre of responses to disasters, and how you can act in solidarity with the women, men and children of Haiti.

The news presents a skewed picture of a world in which women are almost absent in positions of authority or responsibility outside the home. Ammu Joseph reports on the findings of the fourth edition of the Global Media Monitoring Project.

The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for greater sexual and reproductive rights in the continent.

As we celebrate 100 years of International Women's Day on March 8, 2010, we highlight how the day has been marked in the past and how it is being marked this year.

WLUML Solidarity alert for Iran. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has warned that the international community’s inaction is 'a green light for hanging protesters'.