1/5/2009
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Taliban Announces New Education Bans on Women and Girls
Pamphlets distributed by the Taliban in Pakistani tribal areas bordering Afghanistan yesterday impose a ban on co-educational schooling in the region... |
12/18/2008
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Afghan Editor Receives Courage in Journalism Award
Afghan journalist Farida Nekzad was honored by the International Women's Media Foundation with a Courage in Journalism Award for her support of women's rights and freedom of the press in Afghanistan... |
12/17/2008
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Congolese Women Protest Rape in Kinshasa
Thousands of Congolese women marched in Kinshasa yesterday to denounce sexual violence against women and children as a tactic of war... |
12/16/2008
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Morocco Accepts CEDAW Without Reservations
In a speech celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced last week his nation's full acceptance of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the 1979 treaty that bans gender discrimination... |
12/15/2008
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Vatican Denounces Fertilization Treatments and Stem Cell Research
The Vatican issued a comprehensive doctrinal ethics guide Friday that reaffirms opposition to contraception, in vitro fertilization, embryonic stem cell research, genetic testing, and cloning... |
12/15/2008
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In Vitro Fertilization Laws Expanded in Australian State
In Australia, the state Parliament of Victoria voted earlier this month to expand in vitro fertilization (IVF) laws so that single and lesbian women will have legal access to IVF... |
12/11/2008
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Oral Contraceptives will be Available on a Trial Basis without Prescriptions in London
Oral contraceptives will be available without prescriptions to women 16 and over beginning next year at two trial sites in London... |
12/10/2008
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At 60th Anniversary, Universal Declaration on Human Rights May Expand
On the anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) today, the European Union (EU) aims to expand the Declaration to include condemnation of the criminalization of same-sex relationships... |
12/10/2008
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Domestic Violence Gains Increased Attention in Angola
Angola's Ministry of Family and Women Promotion (Minfamu) met this week to collaborate on a draft law intended to combat violence against women... |
12/9/2008
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Ugandan Legislator Urges Legalization of Abortion
Rebecca Kadaga, the Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, has recently called for the legalization of abortion in Uganda... |
12/8/2008
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Abortion Rift Leads Uruguayan President to Resign from Socialist Party
Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez resigned from the Socialist party last week after disagreement with the party over abortion legislation that he vetoed in November... |
12/3/2008
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Arrests Made in Acid Attack on Afghan Schoolgirls
Ten Taliban insurgents have been arrested in the case of an acid attack against schoolgirls that took place in November outside of the Mirwais Nika Girls High School in the southern city of Kandahar... |
12/2/2008
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Case Against Vatican Allowed by 6th Circuit Court
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati made a landmark decision last week by allowing a class-action lawsuit involving alleged sexual abuse by clergy against the Vatican to proceed... |
12/2/2008
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Honor Killings Rising in Basra, Iraq
This past year, Basra, one of Iraq’s largest cities, has seen the number of women murdered in honor killings nearly double... |
12/1/2008
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Today is 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day
Worlds AIDS Day is being commemorated globally today with HIV/AIDS testing initiatives, awareness drives, and fundraising efforts... |
12/1/2008
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Middle East's First Women Demining Team Trained
A demining team of 15 women, which is the first all-female demining team in the Middle East, began work yesterday detecting and removing landmines in northern Jordan... |
11/26/2008
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Czech Republic Proposes Bill to Extend Abortion Serves to EU Citizens
A new bill was just approved unanimously by the Czech Republic cabinet that would extend abortion privileges and other health services to all European Union (EU) citizens... |
11/25/2008
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Today marks the United Nations' (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women... |
11/24/2008
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Brazilian Police Infringe on Women's Privacy while Investigating Abortions
Last week Brazilian police continued to investigate over 1,000 women suspected of having abortions, which are illegal in Brazil... |
11/21/2008
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Phillipine Reproductive Health Bill Likely to be Defeated
A family planning bill currently moving through the Philippine legislature that would promote sex education and contraceptive use is expected to be defeated... |
