Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Mar 31, 2009 - 12:06 PM
Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary
Today, Secretary Clinton is in the Netherlands to attend the International Conference on Afghanistan. At the conference, Secretary Clinton said:
“We…
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Posted by Ruth Bennett on Mar 10, 2009 - 10:38 AM
![2009 International Women of Courage Award Recipients: Mutabar Tadjibayeva, Uzbekistan [State Dept.]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_0310_courage_tadjibaye_m.jpg)
"They can break my body, but they can never break my spirit."
Mutabar Tadjibayeva is one of the most vocal activists in Uzbekistan, a country in which human rights issues remain a serious concern. As Chair of her own NGO, the Fiery Hearts Club, Ms. Tadjibayeva has brought attention to human rights issues in the Ferghana Valley – one of the most sensitive regions of Central Asia – and helped people seek justice. She has monitored trials, published articles on child labor, reported on violations of women’s rights, and organized public campaigns. In August…
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Posted by Ruth Bennett on Mar 09, 2009 - 11:38 AM
![2009 International Women of Courage Award Recipients: Wazhma Frogh, Afghanistan. [State Dept.]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_0310_courage_frogh_b1_m.jpg)
Wazhma Frogh believes in changing systems from within, and is willing to stake a lot on her beliefs. In 2002, when she visited a conservative district in northeastern Afghanistan, the activist overheard the local mullah urging male worshippers to stop her plans to start a literacy program for women. Ms. Frogh marched into the mosque, she told a Christian Science Monitor reporter, and challenged the mullah to hear her out. She recited a number of Koranic passages that supported education, and she decried the use of Islam to justify domestic violence and child marriage. The mullah…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Feb 13, 2009 - 09:23 AM
Secretary Clinton said: "As we celebrate Black History Month here at home, the 50th Anniversary of…
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