Women's Health Journal articles from July 2002

Women's Health Journal archives from July 2002

A global forum for women's voices: 9th IWHM, Canada. (Panorama).(International Women and Health Meeting)
July 1, 2002... The 9th International Women and Health Meeting, IWHM, took place August 12-16, 2002 on the York University campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This long-awaited event was coordinated by the Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre (RIWC) and the...

How do we fight the monster now? The women's health movement today. (Panorama).
July 1, 2002... A Shared Dream: Latin American and Caribbean Feminism It was wide-hipped continent to the south, with an ample bosom in the north and, the envy of all, a slender Central American waist, decked out with lush tropical islands. Throughout this...

Visible invisibilities: lesbians at the women and health meeting in Toronto. (Panorama).
July 1, 2002... A diverse group of women assembled at the International Women and Health Meeting in Toronto, Canada; black women, white women, indigenous women, young women, adult women, lesbian women, bisexual, heterosexual -- all with their own thoughts,...

Motion for the inclusion of young women in future IWHMs: presented to the final plenary of the 9th International Women's Health Meeting.(International Women's Health Meeting)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... By the Youth Caucus Given that young women and girls have knowledge and experience as health advocates and activists... Given that young women and girls have particular health needs and concerns which are not fully understood... ...

For the decriminalization of abortion. (News and Meetings).
July 1, 2002... September 28 The crucial importance of the separation of Church and State was emphasized in this year's call for action for the September 28 Campaign for the Decriminalization of Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean, coordinated...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights threatened in Peru. (News and Meetings).
July 1, 2002... A number of events in the past few months have provoked serious concern of a widespread backlash against sexual and reproductive health and rights in Peru. While recent declarations by government officials appear to support these rights, local...

Global Gag Rule stands firm: CRLP lawsuit against Bush rejected. (News and Meetings).(Center for Reproductive Law and Policy)
July 1, 2002... September 13, 2002 - In a decision that the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (CRLP) termed "disappointing," the U.S. Second District Appellate Court rejected CRLP's lawsuit against the Global Gag Rule which was approved by President...

Regional conference on emergency contraception. (News and Meetings).
July 1, 2002... On October 18, 2002, health care professionals, scholars, activists, legislators and representatives from international donor agencies met in Quito, Ecuador for the First Conference of the Latin American Consortium for Emergency Contraception....

For women's health, against violence. (News and Meetings).
July 1, 2002... November 25 Since 1996, the Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network has supported women's groups and organizations of our region that undertake activities promoting May 28, International Day of Action for Women's Health and...

Creating a culture free from violence against women: 16 days of activism against gender violence. (News and Meetings).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... For the past eleven years, over a thousand individual activists and groups from nearly 100 countries have taken part in community-based activities from November 25 to December 10 during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, a global...

"For women's lives, not one more death". (News and Meetings).
July 1, 2002... For the second consecutive year, the Red Feminista Latinoamericana y del Caribe contra la Violencia Domestica y Sexual (Latin American and Caribbean Women's Network against Sexual and Domestic Violence) invited national networks and women's...

Justice demanded for women murdered in Ciudad Juarez. (Mexico).
July 1, 2002... In February 2002, Martha Altolaguirre, the Special Rapporteur on Women's Affairs for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, traveled to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico in response to the pressure of organizations in Mexico and elsewhere behind...

Women on Waves to distribute RU 486. (International).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Holland's Minister of Health has authorized the activists of Women on Waves to provide the RU-486 pill (Mifepristone) to women in countries where the voluntary termination of pregnancy is prohibited. Mifepristone can be utilized up to 16 weeks...

Recommendation to legalize abortion approved. (European Union).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... On July 3, 2002, the European Parliament approved a resolution that urges the legalization of abortion in all of the European Union and candidate nations. While the wording of the report, "Reproductive Health and Rights," presented by Belgian...

Catholic Church campaigns against CEDAW Protocol. (EL Salvador).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... In El Salvador, the Catholic Church has launched a massive campaign that violates the separation of Church and State and threatens the human rights of women, men, adolescents and children throughout this Central American country. Catholic...

Preventing child abuse and sexual exploitation. (International).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Every year on November 19, the day before the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (November 20), groups and activists celebrate World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse, an international campaign to prevent all forms of...

Proposal to legalize abortion. (Uruguay).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Uruguayan Parliament is analyzing a law that would legalize abortion for women who request the procedure from their doctor before the 12th week of pregnancy. This law would also obligate the Ministry of Public Health to support sex...

Women reinventing globalization. (AWID Forum).(Association for Women's Rights in Development)
July 1, 2002... Some 1,200 women from around the world met in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 3-6, 2002 at the 9th Forum of the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) under the slogan "Re-inventing Globalization." This forum brought together...

Active resistance against globalization. (9th Feminist Encounter).
July 1, 2002... During December 1-6, 2002, in Playa Tambor, Costa Rica, 820 women from 20 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and elsewhere joined forces at the 9th Latin American and the Caribbean Feminist Encounter. Young and old, heterosexual and...

Free counseling in Argentina. (Groups News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Since August 2002, Argentina's Centro de Estudios e Investigacion de Ia Mujer (CEIM, Women's Studies and Research Center) has provided free sexual and reproductive health counseling. Virtual consultations are also available via e-mail at:...

Domestic violence workshops. (Groups News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... With over 10 years of multidisplinary experience in domestic violence against women, the Centro de Estudios de la Mujer (Women's Studies Center) at the Universidad Central de Venezuela offers workshops about this problem for small community...

For our rights. (Groups News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Profamilia of Colombia has edited an informative brochure, Sin derechos sexuales y reproductivos, no hay ciudadania plena (Without Sexual and Reproductive Rights, There is No Citizenship) that summarizes the organization's work during 2001....

Promoting Lesbian health. (Groups News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... "Why would I go to the doctor if I don't feel sick?" "What rights does my partner have if I am hospitalized?" "I am not going to the gynecologist because I feel uncomfortable." These are some of the questions and concerns that lesbian women...

Nicaraguan women speak out. (Groups News).(Con Voz de Mujer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Con Voz de Mujer (In a Woman's Voice) is the title of the weekly newsletter distributed by Nicaragua's Colectivo de Mujeres 8 de Marzo. The third issue of this publication reflects on current topics that have a profound impact upon the lives of...

Women and poverty. (Groups News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... In Cordoba, Argentina, the Gender Program of the Centro de Comunicacion Popular y Asesoramiento Legal (CECOPAL, Center for Grassroots Communication and Legal Services) recently launched its qualitative study, Nuevos estereotipos, Nuevas...

Ladybug, ladybug, carry the news. (Happy Anniversary!).(Radialistas Apasionadas y Apasionados)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... "One afternoon, when the sky was fading in colors of lilac and orange, a ladybug flew into the window and landed on one of our computers. We had been looking for a symbol for our new project Radialistas Apasionadas y Apasionados (Red-Hot Radio...

Youth in movement. (Happy Anniversary!).(Adolescent and Young People's Program of SI Mujer in Nicaragua)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Adolescent and Young People's Program of SI Mujer(Managua, Nicaragua) just celebrated its nine-year anniversary. This program has promoted the rights and the health of youth, with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive rights and freedom...

Keeping you informed. (Happy Anniversary!).(Red Informativa de Mujeres de Argentina)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... This past July, the Red Informativa de Mujeres de Argentina (RIMA, Women's Information Network of Argentina) celebrated its second anniversary. Based in Rosario, this network of communicators rapidly became crucial to the women's movement,...

Women Networking for Health. (Happy Anniversary!).(Red Nacional por la Salud de la Mujer in Argentina)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Argentina's Red Nacional por la Salud de la Mujer(National Network for Women's Health) has now been in existence for an entire decade. This organization has developed discussion, reflection and information projects that deal with women's health...

10 years of DeSIDAmos. (Happy Anniversary!).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Published in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the quarterly magazine DeSIDAmos specializes in HIV/AIDSD from a human rights perspective. In its tenth year of publication, DeSIDAmos now proposes to broaden its scope to include issues related to...

Conspiring in women's spirituality. (Happy Anniversary!).(Con-spirando)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... In 1991, a group of women joined forces to explore and enrich their spirituality in a more casual and informal space. This original idea grew and incorporated new co-conspirators who were enthusiastic about the possibility of re-invigorating...

RedeSaude: 10 years of networking. (Happy Anniversary).(Rede Nacional Feminista de Saude e Direitos Reprodutivos in Brazil)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Brazil's Rede Nacional Feminista de Saude e Direitos Reprodutivos (RedeSaude National Feminist Network for Reproductive Health and Rights) celebrates a decade of working for women's health and rights and gender equity and to overcome social,...

18 Years serving women. (Happy Anniversary).(Instituto de Estudios Sociales y Juridicos de la Mujer in Argentina)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Noemi Chiarotti, Susana Chiarotti and Mabel Gabarra founded the Instituto de Estudios Sociales y Juridicos de la Mujer (Indeso-Mujer, Institute for Women's Social and Legal Studies) in Rosario, Argentina on June 1,1984. Although originally...

Mailbox.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2002... ARGENTINA Dear companeras of LACWHN: We want to make contact with you in order to learn more about your work and to see if we can become a part of your network. Our non-governmnetal organization SEHAS, has been working for 20...

Women and HIV/AIDS: the challenge continues.
July 1, 2002... In July of this year, over 14,000 activists, academics, health professionals and other experts committed to confronting the HIV/AIDS pandemic met in Barcelona, Spain for the 14th International AIDS Conference. Representatives of international...

"The Barcelona Bill of Rights": a declaration from the 14th International AIDS Conference, July 2002.
July 1, 2002... The following initiative to promote the "The Barcelona Bill of Rights" is a global effort initiated by Women at Barcelona (W@B) and Mujeres Adelante with lead involvement by the International Women's AIDS Caucus of the International AIDS...

Sexual health, reproductive rights and HIV: a gender perspective.
July 1, 2002... The author is a women's rights activist and coordinator of the ten-year-old Grupo Pro Derechos Reproductivos (GPDR, Reproductive Rights Group) in Puerto Rico. This article was originally presented at the conference "Sexual and Reproductive...

Young people and HIV/AIDS.
July 1, 2002... A United Nations report launched July 2, 2002 reveals the alarming extent to which the vast majority of young people are uninformed about how HIV is transmitted or how to protect themselves against the virus. Nonetheless, the report also...

Maria Angeles Duran: "health care has always been women's work". (Opinion).
July 1, 2002... Under the auspices of Chile's National Health Fund (FONASA) and the Pan American Health Organization, Spanish expert Maria Angeles Duran recently presented a course in Chile entitled "The Invisible Costs of Health Care," a subject which she has...

Why having a national home-care program is a women's issue. (Opinion).
July 1, 2002... A secretary whose mother is severely disabled by Parkinson's pays $2800 a month in home-care fees, over and above the publicly funded hours of care, puts in 11 hours day commuting and at her paid job, and then does her mother's feeding,...

Always on-call: the health of informal caregivers for seniors. (Opinion).
July 1, 2002... Providing care to a family member or friend can involve a progressive increase in care responsibilities over a period of years while the caregiver continues to fulfill the demands of employment, meet their own personal needs and those of other...

Gender and aging.
July 1, 2002... Factsheet of the Pan American health organization's women, health and development program, no. 30, July 2001 * "Since the health of a woman in earlier periods of her life forms the basis of her health in later stages of her life, it is...

Education popular En Salud, Chile: twenty years of solidarity for people's health and dignity. (Sharing our Experiences).
July 1, 2002... A longtime collaborator of the Women's Health Journal, the author is a journalist and HIV/AIDS activist who has lived and worked in Chile for nearly two decades. In the neighborhood of Hualpencillo in southern Chile, in a community center...

La Boletina. (Periodicals).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Puntos de Encuentro (Nicaragua), no. 50, February-April 2002. Now available on-line, this edition of the Puntos de Encuentro magazine/newsletter addresses issues related to women and poverty, with an emphasis on the situation in Nicaragua...

Con-spirando. (Periodicals).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Con-spirando (Chile), no. 40, June 2002. This issue of the Con-spirando Collective's "Latin American magazine on ecofeminism, spirituality and theology" commemorates the group's tenth anniversary, reviewing Con-spirando's main areas of...

DeSida. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... Fundacion Nimehuatzin (Nicaragua), no. 15, 2nd quarter, 2002. This publication examines issues of rights, health, education, etc., in relation to HIV/AIDS. This recent issue includes an article on indicators and determinants of health in...

CLADEM, Revista informativa. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... Comite de America Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (Peru) no. 2, 2002. The publication of the Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights (CLADEM) shares a range of perspectives on...

Desidamos. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... Fundacion para Estudio e Investigacion de la Mujer, FEIM (Argentina), vol. 10, no. 1, June 2002. With this issue focusing on the Microbicides 2002 Conference held this year in Belgium, Desidamos celebrates ten years of quality publication...

For Sustainable Development. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... Despite the disappointments of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, activists and advocates around the world recognize that women's health and development is directly and inextricably linked to the health and development of the planet....

Reproductive health matters. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... Elsevier Science Ltd. (United Kingdom), vol. 10, no. 19, May2002. RHM celebrates 10 years of in-depth analysis of reproductive health matters from a women-centered perspective. This issue Abortion: women decide" offers a range of papers by...

WNGRR Newsletter. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (The Netherlands), no. 1,2002. WNGRR's Newsletter features a wide range of articles on reproductive rights, abortion, violence against women, contraception, etc. as well as short news articles...

Yokohama Women's forum. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... Yokohama Women's Association for Communication and Networking (Japan), no. 17, Spring 2002. This issue of the YWACN newsletter addresses child abuse and exploitation and includes a report from the World Congress against Commercial Sexual...

Perspectivas em saude e direitos reprodutivos. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... MacArthur Foundation (Brazil), vol. 3, no. 5, May 2002. This issue of Perspectives in Reproductive Health and Rights addresses the issue of maternal mortality in Brazil from a number of perspectives, including unsafe abortion, public...

Newsheet. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... Shirkat Gah/Women Living Under Muslim Laws (Pakistan), vol. 14, no. 1, March 2002. This issue of WLUML's quarterly newsletter on women, laws and society examines the topics of women in the fields of security and conflict resolution, as...

International Family Planning Perspectives. (Periodicals).
July 1, 2002... The Alan Guttmacher Institute (USA), vol. 28, no. 1, March 2002. Recently redesigned in an appealing new format, International Family Planning Perspectives is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by The Alan Guttmacher Institute....

Reunion de parlamentarios/as y afiliadas de la IPPF/RHO sabre Anticoncepcion de Emergencia. (Other Materials).
July 1, 2002... Grupo Parlamentario Interamericano This report shares the conclusions and recommendations from the Parliamentarians Meeting on Emergency Contraception organized by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (Western Hemisphere Region),...

Promotional Folder. (Other Materials).
July 1, 2002... ABIA, Associacao Brasileira Interdisciplinar de AIDS Brazil: ABIA, 2002. Assorted materials. The Promotional Folder of Brazil's Interdisciplinary AIDS Association, ABIA, includes: cards describing the organization's objectives; the...

Violencia contra a mulher. Um guia de defesa, orientacao e apoio/Rio de Janeiro. (Other Materials).(Violence against Women: A Manual for Defense, Counseling and Support)
July 1, 2002... CEPIA/CEDIM Brazil: CEPIA/CEDIM, 2001. This fourth edition is an update of the original resource first published in 1996. Violence against Women: A Manual for Defense, Counseling and Support/ Rio de Janeiro lists references and...

Direitos reporductivos no Brasil. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Miriam Ventura Sao Paulo, 2002. 134 p. Researched and written with support from the MacArthur Foundation, Reproductive Rights in Brazil takes a systematic look at Brazilian legislation on sexual and reproductive rights, reviewing a...

Violencia Sexual y Fisica contra las Mujeres en el Peru. (Books).
July 1, 2002... Ana Guezmes, Nancy Palomino and Miguel Ramos Lima: Centro de la Mujer Peruana "Flora Tristan," Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, WHO, 2002. 119 p. Physical and Sexual Violence Against Women in Peru is part of a study on domestic...

Cuerpo y derecho, Legislacion y jurisprudencia en America Latina. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Luisa Cabal, Monica Roa, Julieta Lemaitre, eds. Bogota: The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy/Editorial Temis, 2001. 500 p. Body and Law: Legislation and Jurisprudence in Latin America is the result of a project developed and...

Etica, religion y reproduccion: apuntes para una discusion. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Juan Guillermo Figueroa Perea, ed. Mexico: Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir, 2002. 332 p. Ethics, Religion and Reproduction: Notes for a Discussion is a collection of presentations given at the Latin American Seminar on Ethics,...

Carencias que duelen. Servicios para mujeres y ninas afectadas par violencia sexual en Chile. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Carolyn Bain and M. Angelica Yanez Arce, eds. Santiago, Chile: LOM Ediciones, 2002. 199 p. Shortcomings that Hurt: Services for Women and Girl Victims of Sexual Violence in Chile is the product of a diagnostic study undertaken in 2001...

En esta generacion: Politicas de salud sexual y reproductiva para un mundo juvenil. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Margaret E. Greene, Sohar Rasekh, and Kali-Ahset Amen Washington, D.C.: Population Action International, PAI, 2001. 86 p. In This Generation: Sexual and Reproductive Health Policies for a Youthful World shares research undertaken by...

Diagnostico Nacional e Balanco Regional. Direitos Sexuals e Direitos Reprodutivos. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... CLADEM-Brasil and Rede Nacional Feminista de Saude e Direitos Reprodutivos, RedeSaude Brazil: CLADEM-Brasil, RedeSaude, 2002. 72 p. National Diagnosis and Regional Evaluation: Sexual Rights and Reproductive Rights is part of the...

Cuando una nina dice no es NO iEscuchemos la Voz de las Ninas! (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Paula Santana Nazarit Chile: Casa de la Mujer-Valparaiso, 2001. When a Girl Says No, She Means NO: Let's Listen to Girls! is an study on sexual violence against girls undertaken in nine municipal high schools of Chile's Fifth Region...

?Y quien dijo que son un problema? Modulo de consejeria y vigilancia juvenil. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Lita Vargas and Zilda Carcamo Lima: Centro de la Mujer Peruana "Flora Tristan." 2001. 122 p. In Who Said They're a Problem?, the Centro de la Mujer Peruana "Flora Tristan" ("Flora Tristan" Peruvian Women's Center) shares their model...

Mas derechos economicos, sociales y culturales, menos desigualdades de las mujeres en Chile: [2.sup.*] Informe de Derechos Economicos, Sociales y Culturales de las Mujeres en Chile 2001. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Corporacion de Desarrallo de la Mujer-La Morada Santiago, Chile: La Morada, 2002. 204 p. More Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Less Inequality for Women in Chile: 2nd Report on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Women in...

Saude da Mulher e Direitos Reprodutivos. Dossies. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Rede Nacional Feminista de Saude e Direitos Reprodutivos Sao Paulo: RedeSaude, 2001. 186 p. Women's Health and Reproductive Rights. A Dossier is a collection of research undertaken by the Rede Nacional Feminista de Saude e Direitos...

Silencios, presencias y debates sobre el aborto en Puerto Rico y el Caribe hispano. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Warren Colon, Alice Larrinaga, Elsa Planell, eds. Cuadernos Atlantea, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Fundacion Atlantea, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 2001. 141 p. Silences, Stands and Debates on Abortion in Puerto Rico and the Hispanic...

La noche se hizo para los hombres. Sexualidad en los procesos de cortejo entre jouvenes campesinas y campesinos. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Gabriela Rodriguez and Benno de Keijzer Mexico City: Population Council, 2002. 252 p. Night Was Made for Men: Sexuality in the Courtship Processes of Rural Youth, a study of the changes in courtship and sexuality in a contemporary...

Hecho en red por la salud de la mujer. (Books).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Red Nacional por la Salud de la Mujer Buenos Aires: Ed. Dunken, 2001.204 p. Networking for Women's Health celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Argentina's Red Nacional por la Salud de la Mujer (National Network for Women's Health)....

Assessing the status of women: a guide to reporting under the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. (Books).
July 1, 2002... Commonwealth Secretariat, United Nations, International Women's Rights Action Watch New York: United Nations, 2000. 112 p. Updated by the Division for the Advancement of Women of the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs, this...

Transforming Health Systems: Gender and Rights in Reproductive Health. (Books).
July 1, 2002... Jane Cottingham, et al. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2001.429 p. WHO's Department of Reproductive Health and Research prepared this manual with the aspiration of reforming health systems to enable reproductive (and other) health...

WGNRR on-line! (On-Line Resources).(Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The website of the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) is up and running at: www.wgnrr.org. By Spring 2003, the Spanish and French versions of this site also will be available.

Argentine teens in action. (On-Line Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Argentina's Red Nacional de Adolescentes en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva (National Network of Adolescents for Sexual and Reproductive Health) has a new website describing their objectives and activities: www.rednacadol.org.ar. One of the key...

Change: new website. (On-Line Resources).(Center for Health and Gender Equity)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Center for Health and Gender Equity, CHANGE, has a new website -- www.genderhealth.org -- featuring abundant information on sexual and reproductive health and rights, including health sector reform, quality of care, gender-based violence,...

Stop trafficking! (On-Line Resources).(human trafficking)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... As part of their worldwide effort to combat trafficking, the organization Anti-Slavery International has kicked off a dynamic campaign entitled "Stop Human Traffic." The campaign website -- www.stophumantraffic.org -- contains a wealth of...

Gender equity via internet. (On-Line Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Brazilian NGO CEMINA, Comunicacao, Educacao e Informarcao em Genero (Communication, Education and Information on Gender) is promoting gender equity via radio on the internet. Radio Fala Mulher, which has broadcast on the airwaves for the...

For Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. (On-Line Resources).
July 1, 2002... The Red Internacional para los Derechos Economicos, Sociales y Culturales (Red-DESC, International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) has established a new website to promote the exchange of information among groups and...

Information from the Southern Cone. (On-Line Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Red de Comunicacion Informativa del Cono Sur (RECOSUR, Informational Communications Network of the Southern Cone) distributes a virtual newsletter with a variety of news articles from the region on health and rights and other topics. The...

Under the Southern Cross. (On-Line Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Choike -- "Southern Cross" in the language of the Mapuche, one of Chile's indigenous peoples - is a new website dedicated to promoting South American NGOs by providing information on their activities and campaigns and links to the NGOs' own...

Humanizing Childbirth. (On-Line Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Red Latino Americana y del Caribe para la Humanizacion del Parto y Nacimiento (Latin American and Caribbean Network for the Humanization of Childbirth) was formed on November 5, 2000 as a result of the International Conference on the...

Regional Lesbian Network. (On-Line Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Representatives from organizations in five countries meeting in Guatemala in 1995 decided to create the Asociacion Regional Centroamericana de Gays y Lesbianas (ARCEGAL, Central American Regional Association of Gays and Lesbians) to support...