Libya: Step Ahead for Women on Nationality Rights
2010-09-08
Libya's new nationality law granting women married to foreign spouses the right to pass their own nationality to their children is a significant move forward for women's rights |
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UNIFEM to Prep Women Candidates in Lead-Up to 2010 Tanzanian Elections
2010-09-01
In the country’s last general elections in 2005, women only accounted for 17 out of 232 contested seats in parliament |
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Campaign Against Female Vice President a Campaign Against Equality
Claire Ngozo
2010-08-30
The future of women’s political representation in Malawi has come into question as the ruling Democratic People’s Party launched a smear campaign against its own member |
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Argentina not meeting women's health needs
BRIDGET HUBER
2010-08-11
In a new report, Human Rights Watch said the Argentine government hasn't implemented its own reproductive health care laws and policies |
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Women's Network Issues Guide To Reform Personal Status Law in Egypt
2010-08-10
The Network of Women’s Rights Organizations (NWRO) issued a legal guide featuring its vision for reforming the Personal Status Law in Egypt |
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New Constitution a Winner With Women
Susan Anyangu-Amu
2010-08-09
A day after Kenyans voted to accept a new constitution, women across the country speak about their hopes and expectations |
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The United States & CEDAW
2010-07-30
The Obama administration strongly supports ratification and has included CEDAW as one of five multilateral treaties it has identified as a priority |
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Calls for Political Parties to Field 50 Percent Female Candidates
Kelvin Kachingwe
2010-07-23
With women having achieved little in terms of representation in decision-making positions in Zambia, a national women’s lobby group is hoping to change this in the 2011 general elections |
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Vietnamese Parliamentarians Study the Implementation of Gender Equality Laws in Spain
2010-07-14
The one-week study tour was organized within the framework of the Joint Programme on Gender Equality that involves 12 UN organizations and the Government of Viet Nam |
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