Rape of 7-yr-old girl sparks angry protests in India
Category: Gender based violence
2018-07-02
Thousands of people took to the streets in central India this week demanding the death penalty for assailants who raped a seven-year-old girl |
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Tennis officials reverse rules governing maternity leave, give Serena Williams a seed for Wimbledon
Category: Sport
2018-06-28
Following weeks of debate, officials have decided to seed Serena Williams 25th at this year’s Wimbledon tournament |
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India most dangerous country for women with sexual violence rife - global poll
Category: Gender in the world
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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Jacinda Ardern baby: New Zealand PM gives birth to girl
Category: It`s interesting to know
2018-06-21
"I am not the first woman to multitask. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby; there are many women who have done this before," she had said in an interview |
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Women allowed into soccer stadium in Iran for 1st time in 37 years
Category: Sport
2018-06-21
Officials opened up the stadium to women fans so they could join men in watching a televised broadcast of Team Melli’s matchup with Spain in the second round of the World Cup |
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Saudi Arabia arrests more women's rights activists -HRW
Category: Gender in the world
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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Upskirting to be made criminal offence with two-year prison sentence under proposed law
Category: Gender based violence
2018-06-15
“Upskirting” is to become a criminal offence punishable by up to two years in prison under a proposed new law |
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‘My body, my choice’: Argentina moves closer to legal abortion with key vote
Category: Gender in the world
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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Swedish Airport Advises Girls to Tuck a Spoon in Their Underwear
Category: Gender based violence
2018-06-07
Girls in Sweden who are at risk of being taken abroad for forced marriage or female genital mutilation (FGM) have been advised to tuck a spoon into their underwear as a last-ditch method |
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