New Zealand Labour's president resigns over handling of sexual assault inquiry
2019-09-12
Jacinda Ardern says allegations in question are ‘incredibly distressing’ and offers to meet alleged victims
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South Africa in a crisis of violence against women, says president
2019-09-10
The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has admitted the country is facing a national crisis of violence against women as protesters took to the streets for a third successive day |
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Child Bride: 11-Year-Old Iranian Girl's Marriage Annulled After Public Outcry
2019-09-05
The girl is said to be around 11. The man is reportedly twice her age. They were recently wed in a remote southwestern Iranian province with a video of the ceremony posted online |
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‘He groped me’: Singer says opera’s Domingo grabbed breast
2019-09-05
Wilson, was one of 11 women to come forward after an Aug. 13 AP story in which numerous women accused the long-married, Spanish-born superstar of sexual harassment |
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Emma Watson launches workplace harassment legal advice line
2019-08-15
The actor Emma Watson has urged women to understand their rights as she launched a legal advice line for those experiencing sexual harassment at work |
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Alexandra Macesanu murder: Minister sacked over ‘deeply wrong’ remarks
2019-08-06
Romania's prime minister has fired her education minister over her "deeply wrong" comments about a kidnapping case |
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Russian women post bruised selfies to push for domestic violence law
2019-07-25
Thousands of Russian women are posting selfies on social media with their faces covered in fake blood and bruises in an effort to push the government to pass a domestic violence law |
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France to finally ban smacking children - but parents won't be punished
2019-07-05
France's parliament is expected to adopt a ban on parents smacking their children although those that do are unlikely to be punished |
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Indian mother, daughter have heads shaved after resisting gang rape
2019-07-01
India has a grim record of sexual violence against women despite legal reforms after the gang rape of a Delhi student on a bus in December 2012, which triggered global outrage
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