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2/7/2002
Jordan: Toujan al Faisal vows to continue to fight corruption
Former Jordanian parliamentarian Toujan al-Faisal was given amnesty by King Abdullah II, on 28 June 2002, after she was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on charges of undermining the state's sovereignty.
1/7/2002
UN: International Criminal Court statute enters into force
Since the 60th ratification on 11 April 2002, the Rome Statute enters into force on 1 July 2002 at which time the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity will take effect.
1/7/2002
India: Violence in Vadodara
After Ahmedabad, Vadodara (also known as Baroda) experienced the most widespread and sustained violence following the Godhra massacre on 27th February 2002.
1/7/2002
India: Women's experiences of violence in Vadodara
A report of women’s experiences of the genocide in Vadodara.
1/7/2002
Jordan: Toujan al-Faisal released
28/6/2002
India: Independent report on the violence in Vadodara
The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and Vadodara Shanti Abhiyan (VSA) report severely indicts the state government, the city police and local politicians for instigating and committing violence.
26/6/2002
UN: Support Navi Pillay, the only woman candidate, as next High Commissioner for Human Rights
The search for a successor to Mary Robinson has begun.
25/6/2002
Afghanistan: Loss of female minister in row over Sharia law
Sima Samar, former women's affairs minister, fears for her safety.
23/6/2002
Egypt: Retrial announced in 'Cairo 52' case
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has learned that the Egyptian government has decided to retry 50 of the defendants in the "Cairo 52" case.
12/6/2002
Sehakia: The voice of North African and Arab lesbians
A collective of Arab lesbians or lesbians of Arabic language and culture, living in native lands or lands of exile.