Saudi Arabia arrests more women's rights activists -HRW
2018-06-20
Activists and diplomats have speculated that the new wave of arrests may be aimed at appeasing conservative elements opposed to reforms
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‘My body, my choice’: Argentina moves closer to legal abortion with key vote
2018-06-13
The chamber of deputies is voting on a crucial bill that would legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy
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UK top court says it can't demand abortion law change in N.Ireland
2018-06-07
The socially conservative British province's current law bans abortion except when a mother's life is at risk
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New Zealand former sex worker becomes a dame in Queen's birthday honours
2018-06-06
Catherine Healy, who helped decriminalise prostitution, honoured with an Order of Merit for services to the rights of sex workers
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Gender pay gap costs global economy $160tn, says World Bank study
2018-06-04
Analysis of lifetime earnings across 141 countries suggests failure to reward women and men equally generates huge global loss |
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Denmark bans the wearing of face veils in public
2018-06-01
Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other parts of Europe in outlawing the burqa and the niqab worn by some Muslim women |
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Ireland quietly comes to terms with dramatic change after abortion vote
2018-05-28
Vote overturns a law which, for decades, has forced over 3,000 women to travel to Britain each year for terminations that they could not legally have in their own country |
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Britain's May refuses to relax Northern Ireland abortion rules
2018-05-28
British Prime Minister faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion rules |
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Ireland votes in 'once-in-a-generation' abortion referendum
2018-05-25
Ireland began voting on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only two decades ago, was one of Europe’s most socially conservative |
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