2011
November 25, 2011
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25 was declared the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the first Feminist Encuentro for Latin America and the Caribbean (Bogota, Colombia, July 1981). At that gathering, women denounced gender violence in the form of domestic battery, rape and sexual harassment, as well as state violence including torture and abuses of women political prisoners. The date was chosen to commemorate the lives of the Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa), three political activists who were assassinated by the secret police on November 25, 1960, during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.
In 1999 the UN General Assembly designated this date as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and invited Governments, international organizations and NGOs to raise public awareness of the problem of violence against women.
ParlAmericas joins on this date to say IT’S ENOUGH. Let’s eliminate all forms of psychological, physical and sexual violence, child maltreatment and women trafficking and slavery.
Let’s come together in a hemispheric battle to fight violence against women.
November 20, 2011
Global Young Parliamentarians’ Dialogue on International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Issues
The President of the Group of Women Parliamentarians of ParlAmericas attended the Global Young Parliamentarians’ Dialogue held in Krabi, Thailand, November 16-17. This forum was organized by the UN and sought the participation of the Americas through a young woman parliamentarian interested in migration and women issues.
About 40 parliamentarians from all over the world attended this event. Linda Machuca delivered her keynote speech as part of a round table called “Examples of how population policies have guided investments,” where she represented Latin America, together with parliamentarians from Africa, Asia-Indonesia, and Europe.
November 13, 2011
Canadian Section of ParlAmericas Conducts Bilateral Visit to the National Assembly of Venezuela (Caracas, November 14-17, 2011)
November 1, 2011
Senator Hervieux-Payette Recognized for her Contribution to Women’s Development
Senator Hervieux-Payette Recognized for her Contribution to Women’s Development
This October 26, Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette received “The World of Difference 100 Award” granted by The International Alliance for Women (TIAW). The ceremony took place at the Canadian embassy in Washington DC. Once a year, this institution rewards 100 women from all over the world for their contribution to the economic empowerment of women at the international, regional, or local level.
FIPA-ParlAmericas, an institution to which she has made a significant contribution – and more specifically, the Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas as part of this organization – of which she was the first female President, is pleased to congratulate her on this deservedly received tribute.
This award recognizes her legislative career, characterized by her struggle in favour of women.
We wish to congratulate Senator Hervieux-Payette and acknowledge her as a source of inspiration and a role model for acting women parliamentarians.
Linda Machuca Moscoso
President of the Group of Women Parliamentarians.
Member of the National Assembly of Ecuador.
May 14, 2011
Observers at Parliamentary Centre’s Workshop “Strengthening the Role of Parliamentarians in Citizen Security Issues in Central America”
ParlAmericas delegation: Randy Hoback, President, and Gina Hill, Director General
