Syndicate: [Fwd: New Manuals Published by ICHRDD/ Amnesty International]

[Zarana Papic <zpapic@f.bg.ac.yu>]

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Subject: New Manuals Published by ICHRDD/ Amnesty International
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:20:55 -0500
From: ihelal@ICHRDD.CA
Reply-To: Discussions on women in conflict zones <WICZNET@YORKU.CA>
To: WICZNET@YORKU.CA

GENDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MANUALS PUBLISHED

Two innovative manuals on a standardized gender-sensitive methodology
for
documenting human rights violations have been published by Amnesty
International ? Canada and the International Centre for Human Rights and
Democratic Development.

A Methodology for Gender-Sensitive Research and a companion booklet
Documenting Human Rights Violations by State Agents: Sexual Violence
were
launched on November 25 to coincide with the beginning of the 16 Days of
Activism Against Gender Violence ? which continues until December 10,
International Human Rights Day.

?We are very proud to be contributing to the global efforts to recognize
women?s rights as human rights and to join with Amnesty International to
better document human rights violations against women,? said Warren
Allmand, the President of the International Centre for Human Rights and
Democratic Development (ICHRDD).

?It is important to have accurate and consistent documentation of
women?s
rights violations, in monitoring the adherence of governments and the
international community to agreements and treaties,? noted Roger Clark,
the
Secretary General of the English Branch of the Canadian section of
Amnesty
International.

Agn
ès Callamard of Amnesty?s International Secretariat in London wrote the
manuals while the Women?s Rights Programme of the ICHRDD coordinated by
Ariane Brunet, oversaw the research project and sponsored its
publication
in French and English.

For the first time Amnesty International ? Canada, the Secretariat of
Amnesty International in London, and the Montreal-based International
Centre have pooled their expertise and resources in this project
designed
to assist local activists, non-governmental organizations and other
agencies to collect, analyze and disseminate information on violence
against women.

The companion booklet Documenting Human Rights Violations by State
Agents:
Sexual Violence provides a step-by-step description of a
gender-sensitive
approach to research and suggests ways of addressing the specific
challenges faced by women?s rights workers. It focuses on the monitoring
and documenting of specific categories of women?s rights violations,
helps
the reader prepare for fact-finding missions and provides guidelines for
the collection and analysis of evidence.

Three more booklets are planned.  They will address the issue of
documenting human rights violations in the family, in the community and
in
armed conflict.

To order the manuals in French or in English, contact the ICHRDD:

63, rue de Bresoles, Suite 100
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, H2Y 1V7

or by Email: ichrdd@ichrdd.ca

Methodology for Gender-Sensitive Research
    By Agnès Callamard - 1999
    ICHRDD -- Amnesty International
    Price: CAN$ 15.00. Postage outside Canada: CAN$ 5.00.

    Documenting Human Rights Violations by State Agents: Sexual Violence
    By Agnès Callamard- 1999
    ICHRDD -- Amnesty International
    Price: CAN$ 10.00. Postage outside Canada: CAN$ 5.00.

IMPORTANT: All Centre publications are available free of charge to NGOs
in
the developing world.
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