Thursday 11 July 2013

News for Today

Contributed by Karthik Jayakumar
Making VAW look cool?
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/07/pixies-just-the-latest-rockers-to-make-violence-against-women-look-cool/277570/
Regulations still discriminate against women
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/07/09/282-regulations-still-discriminate-against-women-komnas.html
News
http://allafrica.com/stories/201307090534.html


Contributed by Norhana Kamid

Pa. Gov.: Poor Pregnant Women, Breast Cancer Patients, Should Pay 
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/07/09/2270331/governor-thinks-pregnant-women-breast-cancer-patients-should-pay-more-for-health-care/?mobile=nc
Judge Blocks New Wisconsin Abortion Law
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/05/wisconsin-abortion-ultrasound-bill/2493013/
Two Palestinian female activists on trial in Israel military court

Contributed by Suyog Shelar
Does banning prostitution make women safer?
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/06/12/woman-president-iran/
Time to Let Sudan's Girls be Girls, Not Brides

http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/07/10/17020

Contributed by William Kin
Rwanda: African security organs to fight gender-based violence
http://allafrica.com/stories/201307091287.html

Egypt: Women's Voices must be heard without threat of violence - UN Official
http://allafrica.com/stories/201307101491.html

Sudan: Time to let Sudan's girls be girls, not Brides
http://allafrica.com/stories/201307101379.html

Tanzania: Why rape incidents continue to haunt isles' childrenhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201307100924.html
Zimbabwe: Women's Expo set for July 27http://allafrica.com/stories/201307100771.html
Women Leaders - Still long way to gohttp://allafrica.com/stories/201307100726.html
Nigeria: Harmful widowhood practiceshttp://allafrica.com/stories/201307100726.html
Africa: Addressing Social, Economic Inequalities Crucial to achieve sustainability - UN Officialshttp://allafrica.com/stories/201307100237.html
Nigeria: Intel backs continued digital training to bridge gender dividehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201307100201.html
Rwanda: Violence against women is still a challenge to security organs – Nyamvumbahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201307100124.html
South Sudan: There are more risks to us herehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201307091772.html
Tunisia: As Tunisia finalizes transitional justice law, ICTJ Advocates for victims' rights and participationhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201307091768.html

Contributed by Karol Arámbula
Race between education and ignorance (BBC):
TDs debate final stage of Life During Pregnancy Bill (BBC):
Some women prison terms 'unnecessary' says charity (BBC):
Debate Rages Over Obama Definition of College Sexual Harassment (TIME)
Rape trial told woman forced to wear lace dress (Independent.ie):

Warwickshire woman raped by priest gives evidence to UNC, full report (ITV):

http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2013-07-10/warwickshire-woman-raped-by-priest-gives-evidence-to-unc-full-report/

Woman gang-raped, neighbour arrested (The Times of India):

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Woman-gang-raped-neighbour-arrested/articleshow/20996693.cms




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