7/25/2008
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Catholic Organizations Ask Pope Benedict to Lift Anti-Contraception Ban
Over 50 Catholic organizations published a letter addressed to Pope Benedict XVI last week urging the Pope to lift the Church's anti-contraception policy introduced in the Humanae Vitae, the1968 Encyclical Letter of Pope Paul VI... |
7/25/2008
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South African Woman Named Human Rights Commissioner for UN
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon named South African judge Navanethem Pillay the UN high commissioner for human rights Thursday... |
7/23/2008
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Northern Ireland Proposes Abortion Rights Amendment
Members of Parliament (MPs) in Northern Ireland have proposed an amendment to the Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill that would give women the same abortion rights available in Britain... |
7/22/2008
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Nearly Half of Egyptian Women Harassed Daily
A study released last week found that nearly half of Egyptian women are sexually harassed on a daily basis... |
7/21/2008
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Need for Survival Fuels Sex Work, High Birth Rate Kills Mothers in Afghanistan
Women and young girls are being pushed to commercial sex work due to high food prices and widespread unemployment in Afghanistan... |
7/18/2008
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House Appropriations Allocates $600 Million to International Family Planning Programs
A House Appropriations subcommittee approved $600 million to fund international family planning programs Wednesday... |
7/16/2008
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Two Afghan "Prostitutes" Allegedly Murdered by Taliban
Two Afghan women were killed last weekend outside Ghazni City for allegedly running a prostitution ring for US military personnel and foreign contractors... |
7/14/2008
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Afghan Woman Athlete Seeks Political Asylum
Mehbooba Andyar, Afghan's only female athlete scheduled to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, disappeared from her training facility in Formia, Italy, on July 4, just weeks before the opening ceremonies... |
7/9/2008
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Afghan Warlords Abuse Boys
United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, took on the practice of young boys being kept as sex slaves by powerful warlords... |
7/8/2008
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Church of England Votes to Ordain Women Bishops
The Church of England's legislative body voted in support of ordaining women bishops yesterday while also approving measures to reassure more than 1000 traditionalist opponents who threatened to leave the church... |
7/7/2008
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Maternal Health Advocates Ask G8 for Billions
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health will ask world leaders to commit an additional $10.2 billion annually to support maternal and child health this week at the G8 summit in Japan... |
6/30/2008
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Bush Withholds Funding from UN Population Fund
President Bush announced Thursday that he would withhold funding from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the seventh year in a row... |
6/27/2008
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Scottish Government to Provide Free Emergency Contraception
The Scottish government announced on Thursday that all community pharmacies will provide free over-the-counter emergency contraception... |
6/24/2008
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Iranian Women's Rights Activist Sentenced to Prison
An Iranian women's rights activist was sentenced to a five year prison term last week, the maximum penalty for her so-called crime... |
6/24/2008
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New Support for Birth Control in the Philippines
Former Filipino President Joseph Estrada is now touring the country promoting contraceptives and family planning, despite longstanding opposition from the influential Catholic Church... |
6/23/2008
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UN Secretary-General Supports Stricter Policy for Peacekeepers Accused of Sexual Offenses
On Thursday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced his support of stricter policies to prevent and punish sexual violence by UN peacekeepers... |
6/19/2008
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Iranian Firm Tells Employees 'Marry or be Fired'
A major Iranian state-owned company gave its employees an ultimatum: either get married by September, or lose their jobs... |
6/19/2008
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UN Security Council to Discuss Sexual Violence
Today, Condoleezza Rice leads the United Nations Security Council in a discussion of sexual violence as a tactic of war... |
6/19/2008
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Virgin de Panecillo Statue Flies Safe Abortions Banner
On Wednesday, the Virgin de Panecillo statue in Ecuador flew a banner with the text "safe abortion" and the phone number for a hotline that provides women with information regarding safe medical and surgical abortions... |
6/17/2008
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Iranian Activists Arrested After Peaceful Gathering
Nine Iranian women activists were arrested last week on Iran's national day of solidarity with women... |
