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Putting the rule of law behind women’s rights

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Some seriously inspirational people in town for the next few days for the @trustwomenconf. Aung San Suu Kyi starts it off today #TWConf12

by SaraFirth_RT via twitter 12/4/2012 9:18:26 AM
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi kicks off Trust Women Conference #twconf12 - see it live here: http://nyti.ms/WEDf01

by IHT_RDV via twitter 12/4/2012 9:18:57 AM
#TWConf12 has started!

by HannahPriya via twitter 12/4/2012 9:19:18 AM
Putting the rule of law behind women's rights. So excited to get along to this http://www.trustwomenconf.com/about/news/conference-to-put-rule-of-law-behind-womens-rights/ @trustwomenconf #TWConf12

by SaraFirth_RT via twitter 12/4/2012 9:20:03 AM
Monique Villa, CEO of Thomson Reuters Foundation, opens the conference.

by Stella Dawson @TR_Foundation via email 12/4/2012 9:20:09 AM
#TWConf12 @trustwomenconf Monique Villa: You need a law to be respected and you need a lawyer to help you do it.

by rwilsongarwood via twitter 12/4/2012 9:20:19 AM
#TWConf12 @trustwomenconf Look around, there are plenty of lawyers in the room – don’t be afraid! They are here pro-bono!

by rwilsongarwood via twitter 12/4/2012 9:20:31 AM
Inspiring introduction by Aung suu san kyi to #twconf12 p.twimg.com/A9QqnneCMAAPNk8.jpg

by SAVEalerts via twitter 12/4/2012 9:20:36 AM
#twconf12 @trustwomenconf p.twimg.com/A9QquovCcAEB7uc.jpg

by RashaQandeelBBC via twitter 12/4/2012 9:21:04 AM
"Trust women means trusting ourselves" Aung San Suu Kyi delivers message to open @TrustWomenConf #TWConf12

by 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 9:21:31 AM
#MoniqueVilla CEO #ThomsonReutersFoundation opening remarks 'when culture clashes with law' #twconf12 cc @_INSP

by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 9:21:42 AM
Day 1 of the conference will be devoted to culture clashes with the law, including child marriage, forced marriage and the shifting problems facing women in the new constitutions being crafted in the Middle East.

by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 9:21:54 AM
'We'll hear from experts, victims, corporations and governments about how we can slow the phenomenon of human trafficking', says Monique Villa, at start of @trustwomenconf @TWconf12

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 9:22:06 AM
Now, welcoming words from Stephen Dunbar, Publisher of the International Herald Tribune, which is partnering with the Thomson Reuters Foundation in presenting the Trust Women Conference.

by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 9:22:44 AM
#twconf12 @trustwomenconf p.twimg.com/A9QrKpeCAAAwfjm.jpg

by RashaQandeelBBC via twitter 12/4/2012 9:22:59 AM
Aung San Suu Kyi stresses "education in the family to build up strong women we need today" in opening video message #twconf12

by Christine Liehr via twitter 12/4/2012 9:23:20 AM
Stephen Dunbar-Johnson welcomes the delegates and thanks all of the sponsors who have made the conference possible.

by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 9:23:48 AM
We're attending the #TWConf12 today and tomorrow hosted by @TrustWomenConf Looking forward to being challenged and inspired

by unseenorg via twitter 12/4/2012 9:24:07 AM
#twconf12 Day 1 "When culture clashes w/law" #fgm #arabspring #childmarriage @nytimesglobal @IHTFemaleFactor @iht_comms p.twimg.com/A9QrdGqCYAAAIRK.jpg

by directingchange via twitter 12/4/2012 9:24:14 AM
MT @alertnetastrid: Aung San Sui Kyi, one of my heroes, inspires at opening of #twconf12 p.twimg.com/A9QqCdQCMAEbc40.jpg

by mtvexit via twitter 12/4/2012 9:24:28 AM
Some startling figures: more revenue generated by human trafficking than by Apple and McDonalds combined, says @MoniqueVilla at #twconf12

by IHT_RDV via twitter 12/4/2012 9:24:50 AM
#twconf12 gets under way led by my @tr_foundation boss, Monique Villa, setting the scene for #womensrights p.twimg.com/A9QrraBCMAAhSbp.jpg

by S.E. Alley via twitter 12/4/2012 9:25:12 AM
"I would particularly like to thank this dynamo called Monique Villa," Dunbar-Johnson said. IHT's inspiration for covering women's issues, he said, came from Nick Kristof and Sheryl Wu-Dunn's book "Half the Sky."

by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 9:25:32 AM
Monique Villa, CEO of Thomson Reuters Foundation, opens #twconf12. Stay tuned for a fab lineup of #womensrightsexperts p.twimg.com/A9QrxZqCcAAeoJ_.jpg

by Astrid Zweynert via twitter 12/4/2012 9:25:37 AM
Sex work activist takes aim at 'pimps & johns' of the prostitution trade | @LizFordGuardian http://gu.com/p/3c99x/tw #globaldev #twconf12

by GdnDevelopment via twitter 12/4/2012 9:25:41 AM
Live now: The 'Trust Women' Conference Live from London > http://bit.ly/YucO3I #twconf12

by diarmaid via twitter 12/4/2012 9:26:21 AM
"Whilst there has been enormous progress on women's rights throughout the developing world, clearly there is much more to do," Dunbar-Johnson said. He pledged that the IHT will continue to cover this important subject and the conference is yet another example of that commitment.

by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 9:26:58 AM
Day 10 of #16days. At #twconf12 & looking forward to inspirational sessions including seminars on #FGM & #forcedmarriage @trustwomenconf

by 28TooMany via twitter 12/4/2012 9:27:08 AM
Read more about the @TrustWomenConf #twconf12 #IHT that I'm attending right now: http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/the-trust-women-conference-live/

by pascalidou via twitter 12/4/2012 9:27:16 AM
The IHT will continue to apply, without fear or favour, its journalism to women's issues and women's rights, says Stephen Dunbar-Johnson of the IHT #twconf12 @IHT

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 9:27:30 AM
Welcome everyone to the first day of the @trustwomeconf #twconf12 p.twimg.com/A9QsR1sCMAABHMw.jpg

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 9:27:50 AM
Global revenue for human trafficking each year is $32 billion, more than profits of Apple & McDonalds combined says @MoniqueVilla #TWConf12

by 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 9:27:54 AM
Official hashtag = #twconf12 Live video stream link here > http://bit.ly/YucO3I - Trust Women Conference 2012 - Spread the word, thanks!

by diarmaid via twitter 12/4/2012 9:28:59 AM
Dunbar-Johnson introduced the first speaker, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize from Iran for her work on women's rights. A lawyer, she has written numerous books and articles on women's rights.

by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 9:29:11 AM
So excited to be hearing @shirin_ebadi at #twconf12 in a few moments #humanrights #iran

by Astrid Zweynert via twitter 12/4/2012 9:29:26 AM
MT @iht_rdv: More revenue generated by human trafficking than by Apple and McDonalds combined, says @moniquevilla at #twconf12

by MTV EXIT Indonesia via twitter 12/4/2012 9:30:03 AM
MT @iht_rdv: More revenue generated by human trafficking than by Apple and McDonalds combined, says @moniquevilla at #twconf12

by mtvexit via twitter 12/4/2012 9:30:03 AM
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr Shirin Ebadi on the stage @TrustWomenConf speaking in Farsi to the audience

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 9:30:06 AM
Global revenue for human trafficking each year is $32 billion. #TWconf12 #VAW

by SCEME via twitter 12/4/2012 9:30:12 AM
Live now: Shirin Ebadi - Iran - Nobel Peace Prize laureate - Watch live here > http://bit.ly/YucO3I #twconf12 Trust Women Conference

by diarmaid via twitter 12/4/2012 9:30:37 AM
'Helping women's rights attacks the root of poverty' #MoniqueVilla #twconf12

by ICTDBabe via twitter 12/4/2012 9:31:11 AM
IRANIAN activist Sherin Abbadi on #twconf12 @trustwomenconf p.twimg.com/A9QtFmNCcAAfyHu.jpg

by RashaQandeelBBC via twitter 12/4/2012 9:31:22 AM
Dr. Shirin Ebadi spoke in her native Farsi about the importance of achieving and developing women's rights in Iran. She spoke of how law can follow culture and where the intersection of law and culture can be difficult to resolve.
My question is: which culture? Law should follow from which culture?

by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation 12/4/2012 9:32:14 AM
Shirin Ebadi at trust women conference #twconf12 iranian lawyer and women's rights activist p.twimg.com/A9QtSBvCQAI_0e0.jpg

by SAVEalerts via twitter 12/4/2012 9:32:14 AM
#TWconf12 Shirin Ebadi speaking on whether culture should determine law?

by MsAfropolitan via twitter 12/4/2012 9:32:51 AM