News for the Day

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra

No Limits for Women and Girls

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sharon-dagostino/johnson-and-johnson-global-mom-relay_b_3104441.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=global_motherhood&comm_crv&utm_hp_ref=twitter&comm_ref=global_motherhood&comm_crv=

UN condemns Syria violence as 'unacceptable'

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/04/201341819215881121.html

Cycling Past an Afghan Taboo

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/sports/cycling/shannon-galpin-has-a-mission-putting-afghans-on-bikes.html?ref=world&_r=1&

Cracking Down On Military Rapes

http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/04/19/cracking-down-on-military-rapes.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Women unlock chains of development in rural Nepal

http://ifad-un.blogspot.com/2013/04/women-unlock-chains-of-development-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ungen+%28UN+gender+equality+news+feed%29

2 More Colleges Accused of Mishandling Assaults

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/education/swarthmore-and-occidental-colleges-are-accused-of-mishandling-sexual-assault-cases.html

Rape of 5-year-old triggers protest in East Delhi

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Rape-of-5-year-old-triggers-protest-in-East-Delhi/Article1-1046956.aspx

Activist groups call for rights tribunal in Aceh

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/19/activist-groups-call-rights-tribunal-aceh.html

What Holds Women Back from the TIME 100?

http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/18/what-holds-women-back-from-the-time-100/



Contributed by Maria Evangelidou:

·      Ireland: Inquest into Savita’s death finds medical misadventure – 19 Apr 2013

http://www.womenlobby.org/spip.php?article4897&lang=en

 

·      Countries call for clear targets to increase women’s political and economic opportunities – 19 Apr 2013

http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/news/countries-call-for-clear-targets-to-increase-womens-political-and-economic-opportunities/

 

·      Rape of 5-year-old sparks protest in India's capital– 19 Apr 2013 – 19 Apr 2013 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/rape-of-5-year-old-sparks-protest-in-indias-capital/

 

·      Prosecution rests in Philadelphia abortion doctor trial – 18 Apr 2013

http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/news/prosecution-rests-in-philadelphia-abortion-doctor-trial/

 

·      The Everyday Sexism Project: a year of shouting back – 16 Apr 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2013/apr/16/everyday-sexism-project-shouting-back

 

·      Insecurity the “Achilles’ Heel of Development” in Latin America – 19 Apr 2013 http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/04/insecurity-the-achilles-heel-of-development-in-latin-america/

 

·      Q&A: Ecuador Guarantees Right to Free Emergency Contraception – 19 Apr 2013

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/04/qa-ecuador-guarantees-right-to-free-emergency-contraception/

Contributed by Megan Bird:
Rape Culture

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kierra-johnson/on-rape-culture-masculini_b_3112809.html

Willing Castrating to Avoid Raping Women

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/british-man-willingly-castrated-avoid-raping-murdering-article-1.1321862

17 year old arrested for Rape

http://gothamist.com/2013/04/19/17-yr-old_arrested_for_attempted_ra.php

Congressman Against Violence Against Women Act

http://mtstandard.com/news/opinion/daines-wrong-to-support-vawa/article_2a674098-a890-11e2-b58c-001a4bcf887a.html