International women's rights activists discuss advocacy work gwhatchet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gwhatchet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A statement with explosive force: for days, a possible withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention has dominated the public arena in Turkey. On social media, opponents and supporters are fighting for sovereignty of interpretation. Polemic is booming on Twitter. In one particularly popular cartoon, for instance, the Istanbul Convention is equated with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. This time, however, the conqueror is portrayed as Uncle Sam, and the convention as an attempt by the West to infiltrate Turkey.
The family as an unshakeable construct
Canan Arin, founder of an association for the protection of women, cannot understand why the Istanbul Convention should endanger the integrity of the family. What does that mean, the family is sacred? Is the family an unshakeable construct where the woman is squashed like a mop every day, used as a birthing machine (.) and as a means of sexual gratification? Arin points out that the agreement is only there to protect women from vio
Shohreh Bayat receives International Women of Courage Award chessbase.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chessbase.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE
MS FOTOVAT: Good morning. My name is Kat Fotovat, and I am the senior official for the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues here at the State Department. It is my pleasure to welcome both our in-person and virtual audience to the 15th Annual Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Awards.
We are delighted to join you today on International Women’s Day. Since 2007, the U.S. has marked this day by recognizing women who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership, advocating for human rights, women’s equality, and social progress, often at great personal risk to themselves and their families.
US honors women of courage, including Turkey's Gullu aa.com.tr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aa.com.tr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.