Amy Lieberman, Author at Women's eNews

Mexico’s Distressed-Migrant Visas Reach Few Women

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● July 6, 2010

Central American female migrants seeking a better life in the United States risk huge dangers as they pass through Mexico. Human rights researchers say their chances of getting a humanitarian visa for what they suffer are almost non-existent.

Threatened Teen Dares Mexico’s Migrant Trains

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● June 22, 2010

A teenager is migrating alone from Honduras through Mexico, hoping to reach siblings in South Dakota. She feels threatened and wants to turn back, but carries on, hoping that she’ll be one of the lucky ones.

Female Bangladeshi Forces Carry Hope to Haiti

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● April 29, 2010

A female U.N. police force from Bangladesh is bringing hope of better protection to Haitian women in makeshift camps for those displaced by the earthquake. Women’s activists in one camp say it’s not enough. They need help urgently.

U.N. Envoy Paves Diplomatic History for Women

By Amy Lieberman ● Arts & Culture ● March 30, 2010

They work like stepping stones to pave a major fresh path in women’s history: First 1325, then 1820, now 1888. These are U.N. resolutions that in the past 15 or so years have put wartime sexual violence on the international policy map.

Boat Brings Aid to Climate-Afflicted Bangladeshis

By Amy Lieberman ● Health & Science ● February 5, 2010

Women in the isolated northern chars of Bangladesh are the first to feel the effects of climate change. Fairly forgotten by most of the world, they now have a boat that floats their way, bringing some medical help and community health training.

Bangladesh Char Women Live at Mercy of Monsoons

By Amy Lieberman ● Health & Science ● January 25, 2010

The men of Bangladesh’s tiny islands, called chars, often leave home in the summer to find work on the mainland. The women stay behind, vulnerable to the monsoons and often driven to the rooftops of their inundated homes.

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