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GENDER EQUALITY:  LIP SERVICE OR POLITICAL COMMITTMENT?
By Dr. Saôde Savary
In Human Rights, International
Posted May 7, 2017

GENDER EQUALITY: LIP SERVICE OR POLITICAL COMMITTMENT?

Twenty-two years after Canada adopted its Employment Equity Act, women are still fighting to close employment gender gaps. In 2016, the World Economic Forum Report on Gender Gap ranked Canada 35 [...]

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING? UNACCEPTABLE!
By Dr. Saôde Savary
In Human Rights, International, Policy, Safety and Peace (SDG # 16)
Posted April 6, 2017

HUMAN TRAFFICKING? UNACCEPTABLE!

Hitherto, one would think that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted by the UN in 1948 and later the International Bill of Human Rights of 1966, have ended the abject trade and [...]

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Women and Sustainable Development
By Dr. Saôde Savary
In Environment (SDG # 7-11-12-13-14-15), Human Rights, International, Policy
Posted February 7, 2017

Women and Sustainable Development

Issues of women and girls have moved from the family nucleus to become global challenges. Despite pros and cons, in the quest for justice and equity, Sustainable Development is the principle that [...]

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Graduate Women International (GWI) News
By Dr. Saôde Savary
In Education (SDG 4), GWI UPDATES, Human Rights, International
Posted November 23, 2016

Graduate Women International (GWI) News

April 2017 GWI Education for All Manifesto As per the Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution 32/20 of June 2016 on Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every […]

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State food crimes by Dr. Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
By Dr. Saôde Savary
In Dinner Guest Speakers, Human Rights, International, Policy
Posted November 22, 2016

State food crimes by Dr. Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann

Malnutrition and famine are outcomes of modern policies that encourage social disparities and create different classes of citizens leading to wounded human dignity and alteration in peace. Who [...]

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