Women’s Group Details Domestic Violence Deaths In Armenia
2013-08-07
As many as seven women have been killed and more than a dozen others seriously injured in Armenia over the past year as a result of domestic violence, according to local women’s rights activists |
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Indian girl set on fire for resisting rape dies
Nita Bhalla
2013-08-06
An 11-year-old Indian girl set on fire by a man who tried to rape her five days ago has died from her injuries, prompting her family to demand the death sentence for her attacker |
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Brazil: ‘Real Men Don't Beat Women’
2013-08-02
Brazilian athletes, actors, and society members joined the action on the World Bank Brasil's Facebook page to inspire Brazilians to speak out against domestic violence in Brazil |
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UNICEF launches initiative to shine spotlight on ‘invisible’ violence against children
2013-08-01
The End Violence Against Children initiative builds on growing popular outrage that erupted following horrific attacks against children |
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Yemeni girl from YouTube wants education, not marriage
Mohammed Jamjoom and Hakim Almasmari
2013-07-31
In the nearly two-and-a-half-minute video, which was uploaded to YouTube and quickly went viral, Nada accuses her parents of trying to get her married off in exchange for money |
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Legal definition of raping is being concreted in Georgia
Tazo Kupreishvili
2013-07-18
Draft law, changing the legal definition of raping, is a part of the package of legislative changes, concerning the elimination of domestic violence |
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Afghanistan: Escalating Setbacks for Women
2013-07-16
Afghanistan’s lower house of parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, should reject a proposed criminal law revision that would effectively deny women legal protection from domestic violence, Human Rights Watch said |
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Egyptian women's voices must be heard without threat of violence
2013-07-11
A senior United Nations official stressed the need to ensure women can make their voices heard in Egypt without fear of violence, stressing that their right to take part... |
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"They violated every inch of my body"- Egyptian women speak about sexual attacks
2013-07-05
Egyptian mobs sexually assaulted and in some cases raped at least 91 women in Cairo's Tahrir Square over four days of protests |
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