29 Nov – 2 Dec 2005

• The International Consultation on Women Human Rights Defenders in Colombo, Srilanka

2 - 3 December 2005

• Conference on Good Governance, Democracy and ASEAN Organized by ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

23 - 28 November 2005

• Hopes Fulfilled or Dreams Shattered? Organized by Center for Refugee Research, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia

31 October 2005

• Meeting with President Bush at the White House

27 - 30 October 2005

• SWAN members joined WLB delegation to the 10th AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights and Development in Bangkok, Thailand

26 October 2005

• Burma: Looking Forward Supported by the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington D.C

24 October 2005

• 10 Years under house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi & Burma Seminar in Ottawa, Canada. Supported by Rights and Democracy

13 – 15 October 2005

• The Third Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders in Dublin, Ireland

• SWAN representing WLB went a lobby trip and participated in the Photo Exhibition on Burma organized by Amnesty International ( Italy) in Rome, Italy

June 2005

• Presenting a paper entitled Sexual Violence committed by State actors in Burma at the Women’s World 2005 : The 9^th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women in Seoul, Korea

May 2005

• Reality of Aid Asia-Pacific Meeting, Mumbai, India

April 2005

• 61st UNCHR in Geneva, Switzerland: Supported by Forum Asia, Rights and Democracy (ICHRDD), and Euro-Burma Office (EBO)
• APWLD -VAW Taskforce Planning meeting on Access to Justice campaign in Mumbai, India

March 2005

• SWAN members joined the WLB - Beijing Plus Ten Process & Beyond Team to the Beijing Plus Ten / the 49th CSW in New York, USA: Supported by Global Fund for Women (GFW), Rights and Democracy (ICHRDD), and Euro-Burma Office (EBO)

February 2005

• The Asian Indigenous Peoples Pre-meeting on the 4^th session of the UN Permanent Forum on the Indigenous Issues at Shillong, Northeastern India
• Presentation at the US Campaign for Burma Annual Meeting in Washington DC, USA

January 2005

• Attended Feminist Dialogue, organized by seven international feminist networks and organizations including INFORM & Isis International - Manila &
• Participated in the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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