Womens rights News
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Riyadh -
While President Obama travels to Saudi Arabia to mourn the passing of a King Abdullah, four of the king's imprisoned daughters have disappeared off social media, and activists are concerned the women have passed on.
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The gaming community likes to take pride in the fact that their culture has been more progressive about the role of women, but there is still an ugly misogynistic problem that needs to be confronted.
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Believe it or not, and this is a shocker, but in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a woman must hand in the results of a pap smear test, or a letter from her doctor proving her virginity before being hired as a teacher.
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Mosul -
A Jihadist leader associated with the militant Islamist group ISIS — the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham — has ordered that all women aged from 11 to 46 years in Iraq undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a UN spokeswoman.
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Ottawa -
Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party in Canadian parliament, says that it is not up to males to decide on women's rights when it comes to abortion, much to the chagrin of Catholic leaders.
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Female politicians in Iraq are pushing women's issues and women's rights as the presidential election in the country approaches and new laws aim to further restrict them.
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New Delhi -
The horrific rape of a student in India in December 2012 sent shockwaves throughout the nation. It also made an indelible impression on economist Shruti Kapoor who decided to set up a platform for women with all things related to personal safety.
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In Uganda, abortions are historically a subject people don't talk about. Most women think abortions are illegal, and this has resulted in fear and secrecy because of a lack of clarity over Uganda's abortion laws by its government.
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New Delhi -
While international news sources begin following the rise of women-only options in India, village-based male councils continue to blame Western influences like clothing and mobile phone usage for violence against women.
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Underscoring the extremity of the violence against women in India, a woman beheaded her husband in the Sivaganga district after facing intolerable abuse from him.
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In response to the disturbing gang rape incidents that made headlines around the world, India has begun instituting a women-only subculture.
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A Saudi Sheikh, Salah al-Luhaydan, has said that women in Saudi Arabia shouldn't drive for health reasons. He says doing so could have negative health effects on their ovaries.
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Delhi -
The lawyers for the four men sentenced to death for the brutal gang rape that resulted in a young woman's death in India are now launching an appeal, and the world cannot have it or stomach it.
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In a viral video tackling the disturbing rape and domestic violence behaviors in India, All India Bakchod provides clarity on the issue - cheerily blaming the victim.
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Nairobi -
Modern sanitary wear in western countries is taken for granted. Women and girls in Kenya however have had to resort to rags and reusable pads, but that is set to change.
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As domestic violence and women's rights matters in India continue to make headlines in the international press, one woman is working to elevate the issues in a troubling and challenging environment.
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Around 3,000 Saudis have put forth a petition to the Shura Consultative Council calling for debate on the status of the prohibition on women being permitted to drive.
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A bill being presented to the Oklahoma Senate may deny women the right to have their insurance cover birth control. Some believe it poisons a women's body.
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New Delhi -
As five of the six accused are awaiting trial for the rape and murder of "Nirbhaya," two of the perpetrators have stepped forward offering to be witnesses to testify against the other three. Also, the accused have problems finding legal representation.
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New Delhi -
While six men, including a minor, perpetrated the gang-rape of "Nirbhaya," the ordeal and death of the victim has brought up the call for amending India's Juvenile Justice Act.
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In wake of what happened to Nirbhaya, martial arts and other self-defense courses have started to be more popular with women wanting to keep themselves from being part of the statistic.
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As Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke has made the short list for TIME's Person of the Year for 2012, conservatives are quick to attack the nomination.
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Teen pregnancy rates in the United States are declining and statistics show it's because of comprehensive sex education in schools.
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Iranians are dying in the struggle for democracy and equality for themselves, but many do not know it was a woman many decades ago who died while pleading for the human rights her countrymen are demanding today in the demonstrations taking place in Iran.
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An interview with French Deputy and ex-State Secretary Françoise Hostalier, who has been working for years to improve the lives of the people of Afghanistan. After 14 visits to the country, she describes her work and what remains to be done.
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A multicultural society means multicultural values. Here in Lyon, France, FIJI, an association which fights for the rights of women, their children and their families, confronts the practical aspects of this issue on a daily basis.
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Nurses are treasured people, most people think; the Florence Nightingales of hospitals and medical offices everywhere, and they are being celebrated in Canada this week.
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Raised in large Catholic families, Gail and Robert Anderson's faith and politics were questioned when the developmental issues of their unborn child led them to the offices of Dr. George Tiller.
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This week's episode of 'America's Next Top Model', in which the photo-shoot challenge found the myriad mannequins making like crime-scene corpses, has come under fire from women's-rights groups.
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Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill amending the country's controversial laws governing rape and adultery.
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National Day of Action to Defend Women's Rights. Rally at Dallas City Hall, July 15, 2013. Steve Rainwater
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