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Somalia: Prioritise Protection for People with Disabilities
More than two decades of conflict, inadequate health services and discrimination have left people with disabilities in Somalia at risk of forced marriage, violence, rape and repeated forced evictions, said…
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You Shall Procreate: Attacks on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Iran
Women in Iran could face significant restrictions on their use of contraceptives and be further excluded from the labour market unless they have had a child if two proposed laws…
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Saudi Arabia: 10 Brutal Facts Beyond Raif Badawi’s Case
Tomorrow marks eight weeks since the Saudi Arabian authorities publicly flogged the blogger and activist Raif Badawi, sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for “insulting Islam” and…
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#DearObama: 3 Steps to Advance Rights of Women and Girls in Your State of the Union
[caption id="attachment_57161" align="alignleft" width="594"] President Obama, , joined by Vice Chairwoman of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington State Deborah Parker, trafficking survivor Tysheena Rhames, Police Chief James Johnson of Baltimore…
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Escape from Hell- Torture, Sexual Slavery in Islamic State Captivity in Iraq
Torture, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, suffered by women and girls from Iraq’s Yezidi minority who were abducted by the armed group calling itself the Islamic State…
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Stop Shaming Gender-Based Violence Survivors
When a woman or girl survives gender-based violence, you would think that she could expect justice. If she survives a rape, for example, you would think she could expect that…
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My Body My Rights
All over the world, people are coerced, criminalized and discriminated against, simply for making choices about their bodies and their lives. In the face of these continuing violations, Amnesty International…
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How This Week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Can Help End Violence Against Women in Morocco
This week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit is the perfect opportunity to shed light on the countless abuses experienced by women and girls in Morocco and the Western Sahara.
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SHOCKING: Surge of Honor Killings in Pakistan
Honor crimes fester in the dark privacy of the home. It is time to expose these abuses to the light of public scrutiny and the law.
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More Than Half a Million Call to Free Pregnant Woman Sentenced to Death in Sudan For Her Religion
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim has remained in prison with her 20-month-old son since she was sentenced to death for 'apostasy' and to 100 lashes for 'adultery' last Thursday.
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SHOCKING: Gang-Raped Woman in Indonesia Faces Caning for Adultery
A woman who was gang raped in Aceh by men who accused her of adultery, now faces caning under Shari'a law.
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Nigeria: Bring Back Our Girls!
Two weeks after the kidnapping, the Nigerian government has yet to communicate a plan or take action, even as reports of the girls being sold into sexual slavery or forced…