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23/3/2015

The coffin of a woman, killed by a mob in Kabul on an apparently false charge, has been carried by women, marking a break with Afghan funeral customs.

20/3/2015

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Aminata Manneh commonly known as Minah is a 3rd Year University of The Gambia student, a gender activist and also an intern at the American Corner, Banjul, has gone missing.

19/3/2015

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 are approved, says a new report by Amnesty International published today.

17/3/2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
17/3/2015

A journalist has been detained in Jordan after she refused to give up her daughter following the overturning of a custody decision in her favour.

16/3/2015

It is too simple to reduce religious motives to mere pretexts for violence – New report

UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF REPORT TO THE UN 2015 – VIOLENCE COMMITTED IN THE NAME OF RELIGION – Multiple report components important to women.

16/3/2015

Forced marriage is one of the last taboos to break. A new law could make it a crime. So why do those who champion prevention oppose it?

25/2/2015

By Ajnadin Mustapha and Salem Ali.

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24/2/2015

Men at a protest condemning violence against women marched down İstiklal Avenue sporting skirts in a demonstration of solidarity for women's rights on Saturday in İstanbul.

23/2/2015

Sudanese Army Attacks against Civilians in Tabit

FEBRUARY 11, 2015