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Article 11 Video Series

Dear friends,
If you are interested to purchase this DVD, it’s sold at RM 10 per copy. You can get a copy from us at WDC. Please call 03-77844977
Article 11 Video Series
1.   A closer look at the Art. 11 Coalition
2.   Mengenali Gabungan Artikel 11
3.   Kebangkitan Islam dan Pemerintahan berperlembagaan

Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School 2007
South Korea

The Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School aims to contribute to the development of democracy and human rights throughout Asia. A total of twenty-five (25) invitees from all over Asia who have been working for human rights and peace organizations in their own countries shall be given an opportunity to learn and experience the history […]

APWLD’s Regional Gender and Politics Training Workshop: Level 1 : Skills and Capacity-Building for Women Political Leadership
Bangkok

[WDC: Please contact the APWLD directly, this is not organised by the WDC]

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) is an independent, non-government, non-profit organisation committed to enabling women to use law as an instrument of social change and to promote women’s human rights. APWLD is the only regional network addressing the issue […]

Book launch: “Working for Democracy: Footprints from Civil Society in Malaysia”
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UM

The WDC will be launching the above book at:
Time: 3.45pm - 5.15pm
Date: Friday 15 June 07
Venue: Bilik Seminar C (BSC), Faulty of Arts and Social Sciences, University Malaya
The launch will take on the format of a radio talk show which will be hosted by Annie, who is a compere on TV2.

JAG Demands long term solution to END ALL SEXISM AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN PARLIAMENT

The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is disappointed with the poor response from the two Members of Parliament (MPs), Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) and Datuk Mohd Said Yusuf (BN-Jasin) and the statement made by YB Datuk Sri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (BN-Padang Rengkas), chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Caucus. Their […]

GATHERING TO PROTEST DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES OF MPs
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

Update: Please note changed time, this event will now be held at 11.00 am
The Joint Action Group is organising a gathering at the office of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, KL. This is to make a public protest against the recent MPs sexist remarks made in conjunction to the roof leak […]

VACANCY: Executive Director, Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center

We have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Director to lead and oversee The Cambodia Women’s Crisis Centre (CWCC) and continue to work closely with different institutions to advocate for Women’s Rights. The CWCC is seeking to appoint an inspirational, strategically focused and committed person for this role.The CWCC, a highly regarded local not-for-profit organisation […]

Wanita dan Kesihatan

Wanita dan Kesihatan
(5th and final in WDC’s 5-Part Series on Forwarding Women’s Rights and Democracy)

Malaysia mempunyai rangkaian kemudahan rawatan kesihatan kerajaan yang luas, dan walau di kawasan luar bandar pun, penjagaan kesihatan asas mudah didapati. Sesungguhnya, hampir 90 peratus penduduk negara ini tinggal di dalam kawasan sekitar lima kilometer dari pusat rawatan kesihatan asas (Institut […]

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AT THE HEALTH COALITION’S NATIONWIDE LEAFLETING CAMPAIGN AND TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE
General Hospital, KL

The Health Coalition will be launching its nationwide leafleting Campaign and holding a press conference on Thursday, 18 February 2006. Please mobilize your members and join us at this campaign. We are concerned with the non-consultation of the Health Reforms with the people of Malaysia. An Australian consultant has been hired by the Ministry of […]

Women and Work

4th in WDC’s 5-Part Series on Forwarding Women’s Rights and Democracy

Over the last 40 years, Malaysian women have seen some improvements in relation to the work they do. However, this has been limited to formal (paid) work as the unpaid work they perform (e.g. housework and child rearing) continues to be unrecognised.
Barriers such as […]




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