CBS NEWS, UNITED NATIONS — The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, went to Geneva to deliver a direct message to the 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council: Shape up or the U.S. will ship out. It’s the first appearance by a person in her position before the...

Washington Post Op-Ed by Niki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The president of Venezuela, whose government shoots protesters in the street, recently thanked the international community for its “universal vote of confidence” in that country’s commitment to human rights. The Cuban deputy foreign minister, whose government imprisons thousands...

Nepali woman takes human trafficking message to Mt Everest summit   The Himalayan Times – KATHMANDU: More than 20 climbers including a Tamang woman successfully climbed the world’s highest peak on Saturday morning after they found a fair weather to make the final summit pushes on Mt Everest, according to...

Hillary Clinton has officially joined “the resistance.” Business Insider – May 3, 2017 – In a Tuesday morning interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in New York City, the former Democratic presidential candidate talked about life after her loss to President Donald Trump in November. “I’m back to being an activist...

Fortune – Mar 29, 2017: First Lady Melania Trump will bestow the State Department’s International Women of Courage award on Wednesday to 13 women from around the world who are working to advance peace, security, and women’s rights in their home countries. “It will be my great honor to share...

May 02, 2012 at 12:00 AM  New Song to Benefit Amnesty International New York Times Blog – One of the last musical projects Levon Helm participated in at his rustic studio in Woodstock, N.Y., was “Toast to Freedom,” a heart-warming single that will go on sale Wednesday to raise money for Amnesty International on its...

Jul 13, 2012 at 12:00 AM Photo of the Day: If We Listen to Women, We Will Succeed GATES FOUNDATION July 13, 2012 – Melinda Gates and Andrew Mitchell, UK Secretary of State for International Development, attend the London Summit on Family Planning on July 11, 2012. From Melinda Gates’ remarks:...

Oct 17, 2012 at 07:45 PM Lessons From The Women Of Nobel Prize Past Forbes Woman – Earlier this month, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union (EU) for its contributions to the advancement of peace and reconciliation in Europe. Prizes were also awarded to intelligent and esteemed professionals in physics, chemistry, physiology or...

Jan 10, 2013 at 12:00 AM FRANCE – 3 KURDISH WOMEN ACTIVISTS ASSASSINATED IN PARIS By Laura Smith-Spark, Ivan Watson & Alexander Felton, CNN – Jan 10, 2013 Paris (CNN) – The apparent assassination of three Kurdish women political activists in central Paris on Thursday, all shot in the head, has provoked shock...

Dec 27, 2012 at 12:00 AM ITALY – OUTRAGE OVER PRIEST BLAME OF WOMEN FOR GENDER VIOLENCE  By James Mackenzie – Dec 27, 2012 ROME (Reuters) – An Italian priest has provoked outrage after putting up an article that said women were partly to blame for encouraging domestic violence by failing to...