Saudi Arabia freezes Canada trade ties for urging activists' release
2018-08-07
Saudi Arabia has said it is freezing all new trade with Canada and expelling its ambassador over its "interference" in the kingdom's domestic affairs |
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Abortion could be illegal in large parts of US within 18 months after Supreme Court justice resignation, say activists
2018-07-26
Abortion could become illegal in large parts of the US in as little as 18 months activists believe, following the resignation of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the Supreme Court |
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Will support Triple Talaq Bill if alimony provision added: Congress women's chief
2018-07-23
Sushmita Dev alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party government was trying to strike a quid pro quo with the passing of the Muslim Women Bill and the Women's Reservation Bill |
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Chinese police are reportedly cutting the dresses off of Uighur Muslim women in public
2018-07-18
The alleged dress-cutting campaign is part of a systematic approach from the Chinese government at eradicating the people’s traditional identity and forcing assimilation.
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Failure to educate girls could cost world $30 trillion - report
2018-07-13
Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as $30 trillion in lost earnings and productivity, yet more than 130 million girls are out of school globally |
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Ireland to hold referendum on women's role in the home
2018-07-06
It undermines today's goal to achieve real gender equality by ensuring women have real choices about what to do with their lives |
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Breakthrough made in fight to end virginity testing in Afghanistan
2018-07-06
New policy will stop clinics and hospitals from performing examinations that lead to imprisonment and exclusion
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'I feel free like a bird': Saudi women celebrate as driving ban lifted
2018-07-04
Police officers gave them flowers, fathers gave their blessing and locals marked the moment with humour as Saudi women took to the streets in their cars after the ban on driving was lifted
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India most dangerous country for women with sexual violence rife - global poll
2018-06-26
War-torn Afghanistan and Syria ranked second and third in the Thomson Reuters Foundation survey of about 550 experts on women's issues |
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