Why Stoning Is Violence Against Women - Panel at UN Commission on the Status of Women 57

UN Commission on the Status of Women 57 – Panel

The Global Campaign to Stop Stoning: Why Stoning Is Violence Against Women

Friday, March 8, 2013

2:30 p.m. Church Center for the UN – 10th Floor

777 United Nations Plaza – NYC

Distinguished panelists

• Welcome Remarks and Overview on Human Rights Implications of Stoning – Zarizana Abdul Aziz, Chair, Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML)

• Stoning in Iran – Elahe Amani, Chair, Women’s Intercultural Network – Global Circles and Board Member, Global Advisory Stop Stoning Forever

• Stoning in Afghanistan – Wazhma Frogh, Co-founder & Executive Director, Research Institute for Women Peace & Security – Afghanistan

• Overview on Women’s Struggles Against Stoning – Leila Mouri , WLUML feminist-activist and currently doing research on gender and sexuality in postrevolutionary Iran at Columbia University

• Call for a UN Resolution to Stop Stoning + Stoning Power Point – Lois A. Herman, Coordinator, Women’s UN Report Network