News for Today

Contributed by Megan Bird
Domestic violence in India
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/355646
Women's Empowerment in Latin America
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josephine-dallant/pacification-police-in-global-south_b_3683232.html

Contributed by Suyog Shelar
Teen Moms Get 'No Stigma, No Shame' Pep Talk
http://womensenews.org/story/reproductive-health/130731/teen-moms-get-no-stigma-no-shame-pep-talk#.Uftcwayabvk
Education Rules for Pregnant Moms Widely Ignored
http://womensenews.org/story/education/120808/education-rules-pregnant-moms-widely-ignored#.UftdLKyabvk
Iraq’s Forgotten Women
http://womenintheworld.org/stories/entry/iraqs-forgotten-women-the-group-thats-teaching-them-to-fight-for-their-righ
French Riots Intensify Debate Over Face-Veil Ban
womensenews.org/story/religion/130729/french-riots-intensify-debate-over-face-veil-ban#.Uftd2ayabvk

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra

Chinese netizens stunned by the brutal murder of a good-hearted young girl in Heilongjiang province
http://offbeatchina.com/chinese-netizens-stunned-by-the-brutal-murder-of-a-good-hearted-young-girl-in-heilongjiang-province

Feds: California teen alleges captivity, sexual abuse on marijuana 'farm' (US)
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/30/justice/california-teen-slave/index.html?hpt=hp_t5
Forgotten girls: How one child in Yemen is drawing attention to underage marriage
http://www.womenundersiegeproject.org/blog/entry/forgotten-girls-how-one-child-in-yemen-is-drawing-attention-to-underage-mar#.UfqxNIliDtk.twitter
On FGC (female genital cutting), how long should the night be?
http://www.trust.org/item/20130801140607-mbhqf/

UN forum highlights plight of male victims of sexual violence in conflict
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45532&Cr=sexual+violence&Cr1=#.UfuxUBbvzJw
Power and women abuse: South Africa’s unspoken disgrace
http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-08-02-power-and-women-abuse-south-africas-unspoken-disgrace/#.UfuPRQ9tw7O.twitter

Texas withdraws subpoena for tweets on new abortion law (US)
http://www.trust.org/item/20130802013649-8xy1c/?source=hpbreaking
20-Week Abortion Bans and the Pathway to the Supreme Court (US)
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/07/30/20-week-abortion-bans-and-the-pathway-to-the-supreme-court/

Tanzania: Fishing - Isles' Women Prove There Is Nothing to Stop Them
http://allafrica.com/stories/201307310131.html?viewall=1
Contributed by Agata Blanco Compostela

Dominican republic:   UN says there's too much violence against women in the country
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2013/7/29/48451/UN-says-theres-too-muchviolence-against-women-in-the-country
Human trafficking and south-east Asian women: it's not all about sex work
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/aug/01/human-trafficking-south-east-asian-women

Contributed by Karol Arambulla
Latino women are changing U.S. consumption landscape' (La Prensa):
http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/2156256_latino-women-are-changing-u-s-consumption-landscape.html

'Women helm top business organizations in Denver this year' (Denver Post):
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_23780550/women-leaders-helm-top-business-organizations-denver-this

'Do women want time off work for their periods' (Bloomber Businessweek):
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-02/do-women-want-time-off-work-for-their-periods

'How Sound Women is seeking to address the gender imbalance on radio' (The Guardian):
http://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2013/aug/02/sound-women-gender-imbalance-radio

'Empowering women in Afghanistan' (MIT News):
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/empowering-women-in-afghanistan-0802.html

'Anthony Weiner's women aren't saints, sluts or victims' (The Guardian):
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/02/anthony-weiner-women-not-victims

'Weiner, women and virtual sex' (The New York Times):
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/opinion/weiner-women-and-virtual-sex.html?_r=0

'Man who held, raped 3 women for a decade in Cleveland home gets life term, plus 1,000 years' (Star Tribune):
http://www.startribune.com/nation/217876341.html

'Women with pre-Cancer tumors urged to reconsider surgery' (Bloomberg):
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-02/women-with-pre-cancer-tumors-urged-to-reconsider-surgery.html

'Emma Pooley remains frustrated at women's low status in cycling' (The Guardian):
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/02/emma-pooley-frustrated-womens-status-cycling

Contributed by Mayara Bello

Political scene the senate the military and the culture of rape
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/08/political-scene-the-senate-the-military-and-the-culture-of-rape.html

Gang of 10 men charged with rape, sexual assault and trafficking girls
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2383192/Gang-10-men-charged-rape-sexual-assault-trafficking-girls.html
Police escapee Craig Goldstone guilty of Plymouth rape
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-23514839
Ariel Castro sentenced to life without parole for Cleveland kidnap and rape
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/01/ariel-castro-life-jail-cleveland
Rape victims sometimes testify soon after attack
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-08-01/news/ct-met-sex-assault-court-hearings-20130801_1_preliminary-hearings-sexual-attack-22-year-old-woman

A Saudi airman rejects plea deal in child rape
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-airman-rejects-plea-deal-in-child-rape-1.1216061
Staggie rape victim on life support
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/staggie-rape-victim-on-life-support-1.1556691#.UfvVJNK1Fhw
Elsberry man charged with rape of 15 years old girl
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/elsberry-man-charged-with-rape-of--year-old-girl/article_2b891fad-61a6-5ba5-a222-a0f00bc80afb.html
Universities in USA are investigated for ignoring rape cases
http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/noticias/2013/08/130731_universidades_estupro_eua_ac_cc.shtml
Dilma aproves a project that guarantees treatment to rape victims
http://g1.globo.com/bemestar/noticia/2013/08/dilma-sanciona-projeto-que-garante-atendimento-vitimas-de-estupro.html
Afghans protest after rape and murder of 12 years old child
http://noticias.terra.com.br/mundo/oriente-medio/afegaos-protestam-apos-estupro-em-grupo-e-assassinato-de-crianca,06f55bd106430410VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html
12 years old girl suffers rape attempt
http://www.jcnet.com.br/Policia/2013/08/menina-de-12-anos-sofre-tentativa-de-estupro.html
Every 12 seconds a woman is raped in Brazil
http://noticias.r7.com/brasil/a-cada-12-segundos-uma-mulher-e-estuprada-no-brasil-informa-secretaria-de-politicas-para-mulheres-01082013
Man guilty of rape is arrested in city center
http://www.cruzeirodosul.inf.br/materia/491797/homem-procurado-por-estupro-e-preso-no-centro
Man arrested for domestic violence
http://www.cruzeirodosul.inf.br/materia/491801/homem-e-preso-por-violencia-domestica
Police invstigates woman murder in Veneza neighborhood
http://www.expressomt.com.br/matogrosso/policia-investiga-assassinato-de-mulher-no-bairro-veneza-72835.html