Argentina: hundreds of thousands of women set to protest against violence
2016-10-19
Organizers urge women to stop work and other activities for an hour in Wednesday ‘women’s strike’ following rape and torture of a 16-year-old girl
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Singapore comes under pressure over female genital cutting of babies
Emma Batha
2016-10-18
Medical clinics in Singapore are carrying out female genital cutting on babies, according to people with first-hand experience of the procedure.... |
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Why the Vast Majority of Women in India Will Never Own a Smartphone
2016-10-17
In India, 114 million more men than women have cellphones, exacerbating an already deep gender inequality |
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Afghan woman punished by local court: ‘I was treated like an animal and kept like a slave’
2016-10-12
According to Human Rights Watch, some 95 percent of girls and 50 percent of women imprisoned in Afghanistan were accused of “moral crimes,” such as running away from home |
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Amnesty seeks mercy for Iranian bride, 17, who killed abusive husband
2016-10-12
Zeinab Sekaanvand faces execution after what Amnesty has described as a ‘grossly unfair trial’ and torture
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Pakistan parliament passes legislation against "honour killings"
Mehreen Zahra-Malik
2016-10-07
"We hope that these new laws will help generate a cultural shift in Pakistani society and that women will be able to live their lives in safety"
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