Social Watch News

Brazil: Domestic violence affects four in 10 women

Published on Wed, 2011-07-13 08:06

Annual Report on Women

Source: Inesc (in Portuguese)

Brazil’s Annual Report on Women, released this month by the government, shows that 43.1 per cent of women have suffered some kind of violence in their own homes. The percentage falls to 12.3 per cent in the case of men. “The Annual Report is essential for the political struggle in favour of women’s rights”, said Eliana Gracia, expert of the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc, one of the focal points of Social Watch in Brazil).

PH seen to attain Tier 1 rating in global drive vs human trafficking

Source:

. Published on Wed, 2011-07-13 06:20

MANILA, Philippines - Vice President Jejomar Binay is confident the country could soon achieve a Tier 1 rating in the global campaign against human trafficking with a more efficient and aggressive investigation work, and the prosecution of both labor and sex trafficking offenders, including government officials who may be involved.

Accountability and access to information shouldn't be luxuries just for rich countries

Published on Tue, 2011-07-12 14:35

Roberto Bissio (Photo:
Social Watch/Agustín Fernandez)

Source:InterAksion, news portal of TV5:

The principles of accountability are universal and “the ‘naming and shaming’ mechanisms are essentially the same", but the means for attaining those principals vary from country to country, said Roberto Bissio, Social Watch coordinator, on Tuesday, the first day of the network's Global Assembly that is taking place in Manila, Philippines.

Bissio explained, in short, that when "a situation of injustice or rights violation is detected, information is gathered, a demand is articulated, solutions are proposed and the authorities are engaged to solve the problem or remove the obstacles."

Aquino’s anticorruption efforts not enough, says SocialWatch

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. Published on Tue, 2011-07-12 08:43

PRESIDENT Aquino’s anticorruption campaign has not gotten a “passing mark” in good government from SocialWatch Philippines.

Anticorruption drive not good enough, PNoy gets grade of 7 from prof

Source:

. Published on Tue, 2011-07-12 08:11

Cristine Ubalde

Israeli forces arrest Gaza patients looking for medical treatment in West Bank

Published on Tue, 2011-07-12 08:04

Waiting in the Erez Crossing.
(Photo: Rima Merriman/
Electronic Intifada)

Source: PressTV: http://bit.ly/mQW8F2
and http://bit.ly/p3cJhc

The Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO, focal point of Social Watch) warned about a rise in the number of residents in Gaza looking for medical treatment in the West Bank who are arrested by Israeli forces at the Erez crossing.

Philippine VP will open Social Watch Global Assembly

Published on Mon, 2011-07-11 08:19

Jejomar Binay. (Photo:
Pilippine VP Office)

Sources: The Philippine Star, The Daily Tribune.

Leading Philippine newspapers and other media are paying attention to the Social Watch 2011 Global Assembly that will begin tomorrow in Manila. The participation of Vice President Jejomar Binay in the first session, where he will deliver the inaugural speech, was stressed by The Philippine Star, The Daily Tribune and InterAksion, news portal of TV5.

Egypt: Civil society and political parties to march again

Published on Mon, 2011-07-11 08:16

Protests in Cairo. (Photo:
Danish-Egyptian Dialogue
Institute)

Source: Al Ahram On Line.

Revolutionary political parties and civil society organizations that have been participating in a sit-in in Tahrir Square since last Friday, including the Egyptian Association for Community Participation Enhancement (EACPE, focal point of Social Watch), issued a statement on Sunday stressing their demands and calling for a million people to march on Tuesday.