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Women's Rights, Human Rights
July 26, 2000
Listen/download helpThe United Nations has facilitated governments' discussions of the advancement of women. On this special Women's Desk edition, we take a look at how women view the progress governments have made since the Beijing World Conference on women in 1995, including discrimination, reproductive rights, and the human rights of lesbians.
Featuring:
Sunila Abeyesekera, INFORM from Sri Lanka; Kofi Annan and Mary Robinson, United Nations; Charlotte Bunch, Center for Young Women's Global Leadership; Alda Facio, human rights lawyer from Costa Rica; Elizabeth Khaxas, Sister Namibia; Ida LeBlanc, National Union of Domestic Employees; Libertad Rivera, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA).
For more information:
United Nations
304 E. 45th St.
New York, NY 10017
212-963-4475
www.un.org
Center for Young Women's Global Leadership
Douglas College, Rutgers State University of New Jersey
160 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8555
732-932-8782
www.cwgl.rutgers.edu
Sister Namibia
P.O. Box 40092
Windhoek, Namibia
00264 (0) 61-230618; sister@iafrica.com.na
National Union of Domestic Employees
Wattley Circular, Mt. Pleasant Rd.
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
868-667-5247;
fax: 868-664-0546; domestic@tstt.net.tt
Libertad Rivera
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
1521 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-353-1785;
fax: 213-343-1344; chirla@earthlink.net