Women's Rights

                   

Zimbabwe: Global Church Groups Welcome Power-Sharing Talks

allafrica.com     6 hrs ago   2 related          

World Christian organisations have praised government and opposition leaders for signing the Memorandum of Understanding that paves the way for negotiations towards a lasting resolution of the difficult political crisis in...                

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Cambodia's Development Challenges

cfr.org     9 hrs ago   11 related          

A woman works with a corn harvest in northwestern Cambodia on January 16, 2008. With high economic growth, increasing levels of foreign investment, and regular parliamentary elections, Cambodia has made considerable progress....                

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Military Women Get Ready to Rock the Boat

alternet.org     7 hrs ago          

Female service members often remain silent about the dangers they face. For women in the military, this election season has the potential either to focus a spotlight on long-neglected needs or to continue rendering us...                

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One Day workshop on Human Rights for Govt. Officials

groundreport.com     6 hrs ago          

One day training workshop on Human and Women rights for Government Officials. CHITRAL: A one day long training workshop for government officials of the entire district was conducted here in a local hotel organized by Easy &...                

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Cleared Woman Sues Tampa Police Over Media Statements

tbo.com     8 hrs ago          

A former school aid who was cleared of charges she molested a 6-year-old is suing the Tampa Police Department, charging that officials violated her rights and cast her in a false light when speaking to the media about the case.                

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Woman E breaks cover.

septicisle.info     33 mins ago          

Somewhat astonishingly, Woman E of the Max Mosley case has come out of the shadows to give an interview. Potentially sensational is the fact that not more than two weeks after she was meant to give evidence in court, an...                

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Two basketball coaches charge Mesa College with sex discrimination

edgenewyork.com     3 hrs ago   1 related          

Two women's basketball coaches at San Diego Mesa College have sued the college, saying they were fired because of complaints they had made of sex discrimination and because they had been identified in a local newspaper story as...                

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Congressional Resolution: China, Halt Forced Abortions!

catholic.org     7 hrs ago          

"China's coercive population control program has imposed unspeakable violence, pain and humiliation on hundreds of millions of Chinese women, many of whom suffer lifelong depression as a consequence." Rep. Chris Smith, the lead...                

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Rape — there is never an excuse, ever

hindu.com     2 hrs ago   5 related          

The Italian ruling that it is not possible for a man to rape a woman wearing tight jeans was finally overturned this week, but Julie Bindel finds little to celebrate while sexual assault trials still focus on the behaviour of...                

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New UN Human Rights Chief Named

time.com     18 hrs ago   73 related          

— One of South Africa's leading female jurists who won acclaim defending apartheid opponents was nominated Thursday to serve as the next United Nations high commissioner for human rights. Navanethem Pillay was formally put...                

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