Editor 12/3/21 Editor 12/3/21

#16Days: Global solidarity, local action

Feminist leaders from across the world and generations kicked off Karama’s conference to mark the 16 Days of Activism earlier this week.

Editor 11/24/21 Editor 11/24/21

Head of UN Women to open Karama 16 Days Conference

Karama’s event to mark the 16 Days of Activism will be opened by Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women

Editor 11/21/21 Editor 11/21/21

Yemeni NGOs’ recommendations taken forward by CEDAW Committee

Over 60 recommendations made by Yemeni women’s groups for how Yemen can address discrimination and violence against women have been endorsed by the UN’s CEDAW Committee.

Editor 11/12/21 Editor 11/12/21

Watch: “We have to regain the momentum of 1325, rooted in human rights and social justice”

Radhika Coomaraswamy, lead author of the Global Study on the Implementation of Resolution 1325 gave the keynote address at the recent Karama and Arab Regional Network for Women, Peace and Security.

Editor 10/30/21 Editor 10/30/21

The roots of the Sudan coup lie in the failure to ensure an inclusive and democratic transition

The coup against Sudan’s transition to democracy highlights the historical and ongoing failure to properly respect the rights of Sudanese women.

Editor 10/29/21 Editor 10/29/21

The Generation equality Compact on WPS-HA: Translating commitments into achievements

Karama member Amani Aruri discussed the network’s ongoing commitments to ensuring the proper implementation of the women, peace and security agenda as part of the WPS-HA Compact.

Editor 10/26/21 Editor 10/26/21

#YemenCEDAW: Yemeni NGOs address CEDAW committee

Amal Basha addressed the 80th session Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women yesterday on the situation for women and girls in Yemen.

Editor 10/25/21 Editor 10/25/21

The military coup is an attack on all Sudanese

We condemn the coup underway in Sudan.

Editor 10/21/21 Editor 10/21/21

نحن نقف مع الاحتجاجات الشعبية في السودان

بعد ما يقرب من ثلاث سنوات من اندلاع الثورة السودانية، خرج العديد من السودانيين إلى الشوارع اليوم لدعم الانتقال المدني. إننا نقف مع هؤلاء المتظاهرين

Editor 10/21/21 Editor 10/21/21

We stand with the civilian protests in Sudan

Nearly three years after the Sudan Uprising began, many Sudanese will take to the streets today to support the civilian transition. We stand with those protestors.

Editor 10/20/21 Editor 10/20/21

Women, peace and security is a duty - not a crime!

We condemn the Libyan unity government’s decision to investigate its own Ministry of Women’s Affairs for taking steps to implement the women, peace and security agenda.

Editor 10/13/21 Editor 10/13/21

#YemenCEDAW: Help elevate the voices of Yemeni women

Editor 9/13/21 Editor 9/13/21

Congratulations to Sima Bahous, the first woman from the Arab region to lead UN Women

It sends a vital message that women from countries and regions where women continue to be grossly underrepresented in politics and diplomacy can rise to global leadership positions

Editor 8/10/21 Editor 8/10/21

Record numbers of Moroccan women lawyers in professional elections

More women are putting themselves forward to elections in Morocco’s legal profession than ever before, but the number succeeding remains low.

Editor 7/5/21 Editor 7/5/21

Analysis: The transitions in Libya and Sudan

The democratic transitions of Libya and Sudan are both at crucial junctures. Catch up with the analysis from Karama partners and their contributions to recent discussions about the issues facing both countries.

Editor 7/2/21 Editor 7/2/21

#GenerationEquality: Holding each other accountable for Women, Peace & Security

The Women, Peace & Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA) Compact presents a means of holding duty bearers accountable for their commitments to women and girls affected by conflict.

Editor 7/1/21 Editor 7/1/21

#GenerationEquality: Karama joins Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign Policy

Karama has joined governments and leading civil society groups from across the world as members of the Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign Policy.

Editor 6/25/21 Editor 6/25/21

Justice for Salwa: Libya’s elections a chance for national reconciliation and justice

Libya’s elections in December must mark the beginning of the process towards peace and democratization - a fitting legacy for the murdered activist Salwa Bugaighis.

Editor 6/22/21 Editor 6/22/21

"Sexual violence is a tactic of war that is cultivated not only in war situations"

Members of the Karama network from Iraq, Palestine, Sudan and Syria joined politicians, academics and others from Europe and Latin America to discuss how to end sexual violence in conflict.