Urgent Action Fund http://urgentactionfund.org for women's human rights Thu, 16 May 2013 00:55:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ABCD Grantee Profile Pic http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/abcd-grantee-profile-pic/ http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/abcd-grantee-profile-pic/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 00:49:14 +0000 danny http://urgentactionfund.org/?p=2615 ABCD Grantee Proflie pic Read More

]]> http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/abcd-grantee-profile-pic/feed/ 0 Casting her vote: Women increase participation in Pakistan’s elections http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/casting-her-vote-women-increase-participation-in-pakistans-elections/ http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/casting-her-vote-women-increase-participation-in-pakistans-elections/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 00:47:00 +0000 danny http://urgentactionfund.org/?p=2607 Pakistan’s national election this past Saturday was a historic event. In addition to being the country’s first transfer of power from one civilian government to another, Pakistan’s election represented a milestone for Pakistani women. Figures released by the Election Commission show a 130% increase in the number of women contesting general seats since the country’s last national election in 2008. While the country’s constitution guarantees a specific number of seats Read More

Continue reading →]]> http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/casting-her-vote-women-increase-participation-in-pakistans-elections/feed/ 0 Call for Proposals for UN 2013 Human Rights Prize http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/call-for-nominations-2013-human-rights-prize-5-july/ http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/call-for-nominations-2013-human-rights-prize-5-july/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 22:09:15 +0000 danny http://urgentactionfund.org/?p=2597 The office of the United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights invites civil society actors to nominate an individual or an organization for the 2013 UN prize in the field of Human Rights. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York on December 10th 2013 for the annual commemoration of Human Rights Day.

Established in 1966, this honorary prize is awarded every Read More

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]]> http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/taking-a-stand-against-sexual-violence-grantee-profile-pic/feed/ 0 CREA: Taking a Stand Against Sexual Violence http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/crea-taking-a-stand-against-sexual-violence/ http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/crea-taking-a-stand-against-sexual-violence/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 00:07:13 +0000 danny http://urgentactionfund.org/?p=2556 On December 16, 2012, a 23-year-old woman was beaten and gang-raped on a bus in Delhi, India. The woman died from her injuries thirteen days later, while undergoing emergency treatment in Singapore. On April 30, 2013, a five-year-old girl died after being brutally raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The incidents sparked waves of protests in cities across India. The high level of global attention and media Read More

Continue reading →]]> http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/05/crea-taking-a-stand-against-sexual-violence/feed/ 0 UAF is on the move! http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/04/uaf-is-on-the-move/ http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/04/uaf-is-on-the-move/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:44:08 +0000 danny http://urgentactionfund.org/?p=2525 Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights has moved its offices to a new location. Our new address is 2301 Mission St., Suite 105, San Francisco, CA 94110. Our new telephone number is 415-523-0360 and our fax number is (415) 520-0626.

Located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, UAF’s new offices are inside of Plaza Adelante, a vibrant community space of nonprofit organizations offering holistic services to Read More

Continue reading →]]> http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/04/uaf-is-on-the-move/feed/ 0 FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund 2013 Call for Proposals Now Open! http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/02/frida-the-young-feminist-fund-2013-call-for-proposals-now-open/ http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/02/frida-the-young-feminist-fund-2013-call-for-proposals-now-open/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:31:02 +0000 danny http://urgentactionfund.org/?p=2505 Urgent Action Fund’s partners at FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund recently launched their 2nd annual call for proposals to support up to 16 young feminist groups led by young women and transgender youth under 30 years of age.  FRIDA is a new initiative that strengthens the participation and leadership of young feminist activists globally through general support grants up to $5,000 USD to be used over a period Read More

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]]> http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/02/one-billion-rising-profile-pic/feed/ 0 UAF Joins One Billion Rising http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/02/uaf-supports-one-billion-rising/ http://urgentactionfund.org/2013/02/uaf-supports-one-billion-rising/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:30:14 +0000 danny http://urgentactionfund.org/?p=2448 On February 14, 2013, Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights will join with activists around the world for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.

ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or Read More

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