News for Today

Contributed by William Kin
Sierra Leone: TRS Orphanage Benefits From 'Women Support Women'
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308011456.html
Kenya: Men's Group Creates Marriage Contract
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308011412.html
Sierra Leone: Make the Invisible Visible - Unicef Urges Louder Voices and Urgent Action to Fight Violence Against Children in Sierra Leone
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308011400.html
Sierra Leone: Wimsal Protests Against Rape Today
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308011392.html
Kenya: Garissa Reps Told to Fight for Women's Rights, Interests
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308011237.html
Angola's Contribution to Pan-African Women Highlighted
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308011177.html
Africa: Ending Child Marriage Helps Women and Their Nations
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308011157.html
Angola: President's Aide Urges African Women to Stick to Education
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308011128.html

Contributed by Cheryl L. Daytec
A pedophile gets a royal pardon trivializing the criminal's conviction for 11 counts of rape of children
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201308012220-0022955

Contributed by Mina Karim:
Ariel Castro Gets Sentenced for Kidnapping of 3 Women: USA http://nation.time.com/2013/08/01/sentencing-set-in-cleveland-kidnapping-rape-case/?iid=tsmodule
Women as a Force for Change http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/01/opinion/kristof-women-as-a-force-for-change.html?_r=0
Report: Domestic Violence Deaths in Connecticut http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-domestic-violence-deaths-0801-20130801,0,862161.story
Facebook To Help End Domestic Violence http://allfacebook.com/national-network-to-end-domestic-violence-how-to-control-your-information_b122702
Domestic Violence in India: Women's Existence 'privatized' http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/355646
Human Rights Abuses In Top Holiday Hotspots http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2382472/Paradise-lost-Human-rights-abuses-holiday-hotspots-highlighted.html