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UN Women`s chief quits

UN Women`s chief Michelle Bachelet has decided to step down, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed in a statement ...

New US Congress will take fresh crack at old problems

The new 113th U.S. Congress, which convenes on Thursday, is set to take a fresh crack at a number of old, and highly ...

UN chief calls for end to brutality against women

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday emphasized the importance of stopping brutality against women, saying ...

An Open Letter to President Obama and President Thein Sein

- On the eve of a meeting between United States President Barack Obama and Myanmar President U Thein Sein, five women ...

Indonesia increasingly contributing to human rights cause: UN

The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay has stated that Indonesia has been ...

Domestic policy hampers asean human rights declaration

Domestic policies of several member countries of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nation) are hampering the ...

ASEAN human rights declaration ready in November

The Indonesian representative in the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Rafendi Djamin said ...

US embassy recognizes Indonesian NGO`s fight against gender violence

The US Embassy`s Political Section has presented Misiyiah of the women`s advocacy NGO KAPAL Perempuan with a ...

RI to host Aspac reproductive, sexual health conference

Indonesia is expected to host the 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (6th ...

ASEAN to improve lives of women and children

ASEAN emphasized a Work Plan to improve the lives of women and children in its Third Meeting of the ASEAN Commission ...

Over 100 Libyan army members defect from Gaddafi

Eight high-ranking Libyan army officers appeared in Rome on Monday saying they were part of a group of as many as 120 ...

Afghan presiden jokes he is "oppressed" by wife

Afghan President Hamid Karzai joked Tuesday that he was "oppressed" by his wife during a speech to mark International ...

Gender equality still little understood in RI : Minister

While International Women`s Day is always observed in Indonesia, gender equality is still a little understood and ...

House expected to pass gender equality law soon

The House of Representatives (DPR) is expected to pass a law on gender equality soon, Minister of Women`s Empowerment ...

UN ends goodwill envoy deal with Kadhafi daughter

The United Nations has sacked Moamer Kadhafi`s daughter as a goodwill ambassador because of the deadly strife in the ...