CSW64 postpone due to COVID-19
Category: Gender in the world
2020-03-04
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has amended the format of the CSW 64th session in light of the current concerns regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) |
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Argentine president to send abortion legalisation law to Congress
Category: Gender in the world
2020-03-02
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced on Sunday that he will send to Congress a bill to legalize abortion |
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Anger as Somali rapist and murderer pays 75 camels to escape death
Category: Gender based violence
2020-02-28
The man was on death row for the rape and murder of 12-year-old Aisha Ilyes Aden, who was gang-raped and strangled to death and her genitals mutilated |
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Scottish parliament approves free sanitary products for all women
Category: Gender in the world
2020-02-27
The Scottish parliament approved plans on Tuesday to make sanitary products freely available to all women, the first nation in the world to do so |
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Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg finally met, and the two activists were fast friends
Category: It`s interesting to know
2020-02-27
The two young women took a brief pause from advocating for the environment and human rights to meet for the very first time |
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Colombia court poised to make historic abortion ruling
Category: Gender in the world
2020-02-25
Abortion is only allowed if a mother's life is at risk, a fetus is malformed or the pregnancy is a result of rape
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Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault, rape, in victory for #MeToo movement
Category: Gender based violence
2020-02-25
Once one of Hollywood's most influential producers, Weinstein was found guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping Jessica Mann |
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Finnish Defense Forces starting unisex quarters pilot
Category: Gender in the world
2020-02-21
A limited, voluntary trial this spring will see male and female soldiers sharing the same living space |
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Thai court says anti-abortion laws unconstitutional
Category: Gender in the world
2020-02-21
Pregnancies in Thailand can be terminated if a woman's physical or mental health are at risk, the fetus has a high risk of a genetic disease, or in cases of rape and girls under the age of 15
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