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Women and Human Rights

Author:  Tomasevski, Katarina and the UN NGO Liaison Service Issue:  ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-10 09:12

Corruption, human-rights violation, and the interface with violence in the Niger Delta

This article examines the interdependence between corruption, violations of human rights, and conflict in the Niger Delta. It is argued that corruption-induced violations have triggered conflicts that have become cyclical. The article sets out a theoret ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2011-06-27 13:10

Working at the intersection--a story from Australia

Conceived by nurses in the hospital of a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, and inspired by Norwegian People's Aid, the international aid agency of the Australian trade unions was designed to give a genuine material base to solidarity with national liber ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:01

The Ethical Trading Initiative: 10th Anniversary Conference

This article reports on the tenth anniversary conference of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), drawing attention to the irony that just as progress is being made on the situation of home workers (among the least protected of all working people) the t ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:54

Mainstreaming gender in the police: the Maharashtra experience

This paper offers an insight into the creative ways in which a major social institution in one of the most progressive States in India has attempted to take gender issues on board. The Maharashtra Police Force has taken a major step towards empowering wom ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:59

Talking of gender: words and meanings in development organisations

This article reflects on the vocabulary commonly used within development organisations to communicate about ‘gender and development’. It argues that the relevant terminology, though frequently used, remains problematic. Some terms are almost entirely abse ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:06

Development and Humanitarianism: Practical Issues

Edited by:  Eade, Deborah Edited by:  Vaux, Tony ...

Book - admin - 2009-12-22 09:30

Willing Slaves: How the Overwork Culture is Ruling our Lives

Author:  Bunting, Madeleine Publisher:  London: Harper Perennial, 2005, ISBN: 0 ...

Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:48

Global Governance, Development and Human Security: The Challenges of Poverty and Inequality

Author:  Thomas, Caroline Publisher:  London: Pluto Press, 2000, ISBN: 0 7453 1 ...

Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:51

Empowerment Towards Sustainable Development

Author:  Singh, Naresh and Vangile Titi Issue:  ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-17 12:47