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.
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.
Discusses the highlights of the 44th Session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Population and Development which dealt with the issue of Fertility, Reproductive Health and Development in which the 1994 Programme of Action from the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt was reaffirmed.
A speech by General Coordinator Nirvana González of the Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network (LACWHN) at the 44th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development.
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.
Makes reference to the sixth visit of Radio International Feminista (Feminist International Radio Endeavour, FIRE) on April 8-15, 2011 to highlight the development in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. Particular focus is offered on the role of Haitian women and other citizens in providing first hand information on policies on international humanitarian aid, offer their inputs to international actions on women's groups and human rights, among others.
Considers the meaning of feminism in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the Methodological and Thematic Commission of the 12th Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Meeting, the event presents an opportunity to explore the routes that will enable feminism to move forward. Decribes feminism in the Latin American and Caribbean regions as plural and diverse.
