Discusses the highlights of the second members coordination meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network (LACWHN) in October 2010 which focused on seeking ways to widen participation and representation from the membership throughout the region.
Discusses the campaign Punto Final a la Violencia contra las Mujeres by the Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network (LACWHN) and advocates a shift in attitudes related to gender discrimination, institutional and social response on the prevention of violence against women, and strengthening of women's networks.
Reviews the history of the Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network (LACWHN), a women's organization founded in 1984 in Colombia for the defense and promotion of women's health and rights. Discussed are the diverse experiences, key achievements, major challenges, and future directions for the network.
Discusses the highlights of the public hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) held on March 28, 2011. Topics focused on legal obstacles and violations of the exercise of reproductive rights in Latin America and the Caribbean countries.
Focuses on the November 25 International Day Campaign to stop gender-based violence, an international initiative which has become part of the United Nations' efforts. Underscores the need to pursue heightened action on a broad front to combat and eliminate unjustified violence against women and girls.
Presents the Antigua Declaration of the feminist and women's organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean adopted at the closing of their 2010 meeting in Antigua, Guatemala. Highlights concern by women's groups in the region regarding the slow implementation of the agreements in the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt.
