7/30/2010
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Senate Votes to Permanently Repeal Global Gag Rule
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted in favor of an amendment to permanently repeal the Global Gag Rule yesterday... |
7/29/2010
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Indian Teacher Without Burqa Banned from Class
Late last week, a student organization in India refused a teacher access to her class unless she wore a burqa... |
7/28/2010
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Saudi Cleric Comments on French Burqa Issue
Saudi cleric Sheikh Ayedh al-Garni declared last week that it is permissible for women to only wear a hair cover in places where the burqa is banned, namely France... |
7/27/2010
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Russia Elects First Black Politician
Jean Gregoire Sagbo, a 48-year-old from West Africa, became the first black to be elected to office in Russia last month... |
7/26/2010
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Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Missing
Mohammad Mostafaie, the human rights lawyer currently defending Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani, an Iranian woman who was convicted of adultery and originally sentenced to stoning, is now missing, spurring rumors that he is either in hiding from the government or imprisoned... |
7/20/2010
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World Leaders Meet in Afghanistan
World leaders from over 70 countries met in Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday for an International Conference on Afghanistan,with the goal of helping the war-torn country restore itself economically, socially and politically... |
7/20/2010
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Vaginal Gel May Defend Against HIV and Herpes
A new vaginal gel has been developed that appears to help reduce a woman's risk of acquiring HIV or herpes... |
7/19/2010
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US Supports UN Recognition of Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Fourteen members of Congress submitted a letter to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) last Thursday, urging them to recognize the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) as an accredited UN organization... |
7/19/2010
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Hamas Institutes Gaza Ban on Women Smoking in Public
Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic group that controls Gaza, announced a ban late last week that prohibits women from smoking water pipes (hookah) in public... |
7/19/2010
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Spain Considers Burqa Ban
Spain's lower house of parliament will debate a proposal that would ban burqas in public this week... |
7/19/2010
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Syria Bans Niqab in Public Universities
Authorities in Syria banned wearing the niqab, a veil that covers the face, in public universities earlier this week... |
7/15/2010
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Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Early this morning the Argentine Senate passed a law giving homosexual couples the right to legally wed and adopt children... |
7/14/2010
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Appeals Court Allows Possible Asylum for Guatemalan Women
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Guatemalan women could possibly be eligible for political asylum in the United States due to the alarming murder rate of females in their home country.
According to the Associated Press, more than 3,800 Guatemalan women have been murdered since 2000 and fewer than 2 percent of these crimes have been solved... |
7/13/2010
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Church of England Takes First Steps Toward Female Bishops
The Church of England's ruling body has announced that women bishops should be allowed, despite protests from traditionalists within the Church... |
7/12/2010
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Iranian Woman's Execution Halted
The execution of Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani, a 43-year-old Iranian woman who was convicted of adultery and originally sentenced to stoning, has been temporarily halted, according to CNN ... |
7/12/2010
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UK Moves to Give Anonymity to Rape Defendants
United Kingdom Justice Minister, Crispin Blunt, has announced that the British government plans to bring forward legislation that would grant anonymity to those accused of rape until they are charged... |
7/9/2010
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Iran Claims Woman Will Not be Stoned
Yesterday, the Iranian government released its first public statement on the Sakineh Mohammedi Ashtiani case, claiming that she will not be executed by stoning... |
7/8/2010
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Runner Caster Semenya Returns to Competition
South African runner Caster Semenya,is allowed to return to professional competition after nearly a year of being subjected to gender testing by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)... |
7/8/2010
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Malaysia's Islamic Courts Appoint First Women Judges
Malaysia's Islamic courts appointed their first two women judges today... |
7/7/2010
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Unanimous Vote Creates "UN Women"
The UN voted unanimously Friday to create a new office on women to be called the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), which will begin operating officially in January 2011... |
