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On the Agenda in Algiers: African Children's Rights and Nationality Laura Bingham November 23, 2011 BLOG The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) is less than a decade old, it but its first-ever ruling on a complaint affirmed principles that are crucial to eradicating statelessness and minimizing discrimination against vulnerable minorities.		Julek's Story: Still Waiting for an End to Czech Roma Segregation Tracey Gurd November 23, 2011 BLOG Julek was one of 18 children who took the Czech government to the European Court of Human Rights in 1999, challenging the practice of placing disproportionate numbers of Romani children into segregated schools. Twelve years and a landmark legal victory later, he is still waiting for things to change.
Creating Fertile Ground for Growth in Haiti Chuck Sudetic November 22, 2011 BLOG After completing her EARTH University scholarship, Carina Theodore will return to her native Haiti to help village farmers improve their soil and increase food harvests.		Victory for Women in Malawi Tamar Ezer November 22, 2011 BLOG A new law in Malawi finally gives women the right to inherit her husband's estate. In the past, widows and their children were often left with nothing after in-laws took possession of property and valuables. Women's economic disempowerment has been particularly problematic in the shadow of AIDS.
Libya and the ICC: What Next? Alison Cole November 21, 2011 BLOG Libya says it wants to put Saif al-Qaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi on trial in Tripoli, rather than send them to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. But its leaders' options are constrained by their international obligations.		VC v Slovakia: A Step Toward Justice for Roma Women Christina Zampas November 18, 2011 BLOG Advocates scored a major legal victory when the European Court of Human Rights ruled that forced sterilization is a violation of the right to be free from torture or inhuman and degrading treatment. This groundbreaking judgment is a step forward for efforts to bring justice to the potentially thousands of Roma women who were sterilized without their consent in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Power of Women in West Africa Massa S. S. Crayton November 16, 2011 BLOG Women's participation is critical in reconciliation and reconstruction efforts, as the work of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee has shown. Yet the immense resources women can bring to peace-building remain largely untapped.		Forging a New Path to Gender Justice Alison Cole November 16, 2011 BLOG Over the past two decades, international courts have galvanized a global movement recognizing sexual violence as an instrument of war and oppression.

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