New guidance for countries about the rights of rural women
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(...) A United Nations committee focused on women’s human rights (known as the “CEDAW Committee”) issued important new guidance for countries about the rights of rural women.
It emphasized that rural women, a quarter of the world’s population, face massive barriers to realizing their rights. It called on governments to eliminate discriminatory laws on land and inheritance. (...)
The article:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/03/07/dispatches-un-boost-rural-womens-rights-worldwide
The document:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CEDAW/Shared%20Documents/1_Global/INT_CEDAW_GEC_7933_E.pdf
Celebrating African Rural Women - Custodians of Seed, Food & Traditional Knowledge for Climate Change Resilience:
http://www.gaiafoundation.org/CelebratingAfricanRuralWomen
The report:
http://www.gaiafoundation.org/sites/default/files/celebrating_african_rural_women_nov2015.pdf
Da vedere - Rural women all around the world who maintain and increase seed diversity:
Seed Keepers’ Stories:
http://www.seedsoffreedom.info/our-projects/seed-keepers-stories/
La donna protagonista e garante del sano rapporto Alimentazione - Agricoltura - Ambiente:
Sull'argomento:
Passato... presente:
http://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?searchword=donne+rurali&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=20&option=com_search
