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Too many women dying from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications

17 May 2012 11:12 BST
Lisa Anderson | The Word on Women
A woman or girl dies every two minutes due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth
Tribute to Motherhood

08 May 2012 11:32 BST
AlertNet Contributor | The Word on Women
New Save the Children’s report ranks best and toughest countries to be a mother

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Zimbabwean campaigner Jenni Williams is adamant that women must lead the struggle for their rights, despite the personal price they pay more

BLOG: End of war doesn’t spell peace for women in West Africa

Fighters may have put down their arms in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone, but the end of war has not brought an end to violence for women
Liberia, Ivory Coast must outlaw domestic abuse -report

"It is time to recognise domestic violence for what it is – a public health crisis that requires urgent attention and resources in humanitarian settings" - IRC President George Rupp
Congolese migrants in Angola abused during expulsions -HRW

Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) report denounces sexual violence, arbitrary beatings and other rights violations suffered by Congolese migrants in Angola