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CHINA - Bias For Baby Boys Creates

Published date: 
10 Apr 2009
A study has revealed that China will have more men than women in the next twenty years and reseachers say nothing can be done to prevent this.

Will Iraq Crack Down on Sex Trafficking?

Published date: 
13 Apr 2009
Ravaged by rights groups and upbraided by the U.S. for failing to take measures against human trafficking, the Iraqi government has been quietly working on a draft law to tackle the scourge.

Violence Against Women in South Africa Fact Sheet

Submitted by lebog on Tue, 07/04/2009 - 14:40
Publisher: 
Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre
Published Date: 
2009
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This fact sheet presents statistics of gender based violence in South Africa since 1999. It takes a look at patterns of reporting rape in South Africa, based on SAPS reports.

Afghanistan - President Karzai Vows to Review Family Law

Published date: 
4 Apr 2009
President Hamid Karzai ordered a review on Saturday of a new law that has been criticized internationally for introducing Taliban-era restrictions on women and sanctioning marital rape.

US Govt Supports SA's Fight Against Women, Child Abuse

Published date: 
3 Apr 2009
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported the South African Government's programme focused on violence against women and children.

The Battered-Woman Syndrome

Published date: 
15 Mar 2009

The "battered woman syndrome" is as an important topic of discussion in Jamaica.  Glenda Simms explains why and also makes reference to Rihanna's story.

Video: Confronting Rape on Zimbabwe's Border

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Wed, 11/03/2009 - 15:15
Publisher: 
New York Times
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://video.nytimes.com/
Published Date: 
2009
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As some women flee from political chaos and economic collapse in Zimbabwe, waiting for them on both sides of the border are gumagumas, men who offer themselves as guides but are actually rapists.
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Video: Confronting Rape on Zimbabwe's Border

Domestic Violence A Brutal Reality For Many Tanzanian Women

Published date: 
8 Mar 2009
The most recent figures available, from the WHO`s 2005 Multi-country Study on Women`s Health and Domestic Violence against Women, showed that 41 percent of women interviewed in Dar es Salaam, and 56 percent of women in Mbeya, had ever experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of a partner. In both sites, 60 percent of those women had never sought help from any formal service or authority.

Women Pledge to Fight Gender Discrimination

Published date: 
25 Jan 2009

The 24 of January has been declared National Girlchild Day by the government of India.  The day coincided with the swearing-in-ceremony of the country's first female prime minister Indira Gandhi.

An Appeal For Solidarity And Support

Published date: 
19 Jan 2009

The National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders (NAWHRDs) calls for your immediate intervention in the murder of the the women human rights activists Ms. Uma Singh severely mutilated in Nepal.

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