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Zimbabwe's women activists face filthy prisons, insults

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

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Colombia's survivors of sexual violence lack justice -UN

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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

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Zimbabwe's women activists face filthy prisons, insults
Author: Katie Nguyen and Maria Caspani - 24 May 2012 15:07

Zimbabwean campaigner Jenni Williams is adamant that women must lead the struggle for their rights, despite the personal price they pay
Colombia's survivors of sexual violence lack justice -UN
Author: Anastasia Moloney - 23 May 2012 15:45

All armed groups involved in Colombia's decades-long conflict have been accused of sexual violence against women
Liberia, Ivory Coast must outlaw domestic abuse -report
Author: Emma Batha - 22 May 2012 11:26

"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

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Angola: Stop Rape, Abuse of Congolese Migrants
Source: Human Rights Watch - 21 May 2012 22:45
NATO: Rights Key to Afghanistan?s Security
Source: Human Rights Watch - 19 May 2012 20:23
US: House Vote a Step Backward for Women?s Rights
Source: Human Rights Watch - 17 May 2012 20:11
Campus 'Safety' Bill Endangers Rape Prosecutions
Source: Womens eNews - 16 May 2012 07:02
US: Sexual Violence, Harassment of Immigrant Farmworkers
Source: Human Rights Watch - 16 May 2012 04:45
New communication programme improves education for girls in Kenya slum
Source: Rose Odengo//Global Press Institute - 14 May 2012 14:15

Talking Box is a locally-developed programme that gives schoolkids, especially girls, the chance to voice concerns they are afraid to discuss, so they can focus on their studies better
US: House Bill Puts Immigrant Women at Risk
Source: Human Rights Watch - 09 May 2012 18:41
Ghanaian mothers hit by conflicting health rules
Source: Womens eNews - 05 May 2012 16:51

A complex set of unofficial risks overshadow sanctioned safe-motherhood messages
Rising awareness of legal rights doubles divorce rates in Nepal's capital
Source: Global Press Institute - 04 May 2012 14:47

More aware of their legal rights and with less attention being paid to social stigma, a rising number of women are filing for divorce in Nepal
South Africa: Chance to Cut Maternal Deaths
Source: Human Rights Watch - 04 May 2012 06:00

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India: Investing in women

Victoria's Secret bras a boost for rural Indian women

In a traditional rice-growing region of southern India women are getting work in factories producing luxurious lingerie for brands such as Victoria's Secret more

PHOTO BLOG: India's village women go from boreholes to breadwinners

Village women in conservative India's southern state of Tamil Nadu are challenging age-old perceptions by taking on jobs in the regions' booming manufacturing sector

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