11th Session of the Human Rights Council, June 3, 2009

FAWCO's Sara von Moos attended this session and submitted her report on Yakin Ertürk's third and final report - Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences:  ‘The Political Economy of Women’s Rights’ .

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Long-time voting rights advocate heading up FVAP

flag-c.jpgLong-time advocate for military and overseas citizens’ voting rights heading up the Federal Voting Assistance Program since July 6, 2009.

The Pentagon appointed Robert H. Carey, a consultant to Pew Charity Trust’s “Make Voting Work” initiative and a Senior Fellow of the National Defense Committee, as the new Director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

Barcelona Women's Network Special Event- Solidarity Lunch

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Good news for UOCAVA voters!

us_liaison_square.jpgTwo voting reform bills warmly supported by FAWCO members and friends have just been approved by the Committee on House Administration and can now be considered by the full House. FAWCO applauds these and other bills recently introduced to help eliminate some of the obstacles facing overseas and military voters (covered by UOCAVA, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting...

Introducing NEWS FROM OUR CLUBS

News from our Clubs Our Clubs are dynamic, involved and very focused! Find out directly from our members what special projects or activities they have initiated Click on the new Homepage link to see more. Send YOUR exciting projects to click here and

Seoul Conference Wrap-up

One hundred fifty-five FAWCO members and their guests had the Korean experience of a lifetime when they traveled to Seoul to attend the FAWCO Conference in March, 2008. 

Google UK Marks Earth Hour

Google UK Marks Earth Hour March 29, 2008, thousands of people turned off their lights for an hour all over the world.  Google UK underscored the event with a black home page.

Mercy is on Top of the World

..And sends her thanks to FAWCO 

"This is a great day, not just for me, but for the whole Polot communinity," said Mercy, accepting the award for the 2007 Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life.

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