WISCOMP
invites applications for a South Asian Peacebuilding Workshop titled Enriching
Democratic Practice in South Asia:
Possibilities from the Field of Peacebuilding on the 30 – 31 of
October, 2010 in New Delhi. Click
here for details.
Annelise Ebbe and Ila Pathak, Whither Women’s Rights? A Report from Kandhamal, WISCOMP (2009)Navanita Sinha, Democracies in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for Nepal- A Report, WISCOMP (2010)
A roundtable on Gender and Armed Conflict in Nepal was held on April 9, 2005 to foreground the study of Mandira Sharma and Anil Pant on the Maoist movement in Nepal.
Some of the issues raised at the roundtable were:
The location of the Maoist movement within larger issues of social and economic deprivation of particular sections in Nepal.
The narratives of common women in Nepal and their sufferings as a result of the conflict; particularly the context of women’s mobilization in Nepal and the depiction of gender relations within the Maoist party.
The power relationships involved in the conflict, and how they affect the victims of the conflict.
Wiscomp
was established as part of the efforts of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility
to build a culture of coexistence and nonviolence that is gender-sensitive
and inclusive. A not-for-profit, non-sectarian, non-denominational organization,
the Foundation promotes universal responsibility in a manner that celebrates
a diversity of beleifs and practices, and that contributes to a global ethic
of nonviolence, coexistence and gender equity. The work of the Foundation
is global in its reach and transcends nationalist political agendas.
