News for Today

Contributed by Charmaine Peart

Oklahoma City Thunder cut DeAndre Liggins after arrest

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/thunder/2013/09/06/thunder-waive-guard-deandre-liggins-domestic-violence-charges/2778483/

Suburban Man Accused Of Beating Woman’s Head Against Clothes Dryer

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/09/02/suburban-man-accused-of-beating-womans-head-against-clothes-dryer/

Illinois man arrested after woman beaten at Jellystone

http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130902/NEWS/130909952/1012/LOCAL

Teacher found beaten, dead in apartment

http://www.wmctv.com/story/23299932/mpd-body-found-in-apartment

St. Paul man accused of choking woman to death is charged with murder

http://www.startribune.com/local/east/222387871.html

San Jose police: Woman found dead in van had been killed; suspect arrested

http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_24016621/san-jose-police-body-found-van-was-killed

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

A Teacher' and 'Adore' Focus on Much Younger Men  http://womensenews.org/story/arts/130905/teacher-and-adore-focus-much-younger-men#.UiqYgtJgfeE 
Crime novelist delves deep into Armenia’s illegal sex-trafficking industry http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/09/06/armenias-illegal-sex-trafficking/ 
Cuban Teenagers Overuse Abortion as Birth Control http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/09/06/17424 
The Disappearing Women [Global]  
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/09/06/the-disappearing-women-global/
Contributed by Megan Bird
Addressing the Intersection HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women and Girls

http://blog.aids.gov/2013/09/addressing-the-intersection-of-hivaids-violence-against-women-and-girls-and-gender-related-health-disparities.html

Congress Cannot Ignore Violence Against Women in Syria

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/09/06/congress-cannot-ignore-weigh-violence-against-women-in-syria/

Montana Legal Officials Step In on Rape Case Sentence

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/us/montana-legal-officials-step-in-on-rape-case-sentence.html?_r=0

Contributed by Vikram Simhan

http://www.timesnow.tv/6-men-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-for-gang-rape/articleshow/4436209.cms

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/panchayat-asked-6-year-old-rape-survivor-to-marry-alleged-rapist-s-son-on-parents-request-415512?pfrom=home-lateststories

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/shakti-mill-rapist-had-allegedly-molested-50-year-old-woman-415148?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/three-minor-girls-hospitalised-in-coimbatore-after-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-teacher-415064?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/five-months-on-gang-rape-survivor-gudiya-s-trauma-forgotten-414984?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/heinous-crimes-by-minors-on-the-rise-shows-ncrb-data-415367?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/delhi-woman-alleges-gang-rape-by-three-neighbours-414473?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/9-year-old-schoolgirl-allegedly-kidnapped-and-raped-by-auto-rickshaw-driver-near-delhi-413580?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/gurgaon-based-air-hostess-allegedly-raped-on-pretext-of-job-414048?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/5-year-old-brutally-raped-abandoned-near-metro-station-in-gurgaon-380105?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/two-women-raped-in-moving-car-in-gurgaon-near-delhi-384955?h_related_also_see

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/sushmita-banerjee-the-woman-who-had-said-the-way-i-fought-against-taliban-every-woman-should-too-415032?ndtv_rhs

Contributed by: Farah Najar Arevalo:

·         Al año 140 mil mexicanas sufren abuso: Ssa: http://www.animalpolitico.com/2013/07/el-caso-de-una-joven-criminalizada-por-abortar-en-slp-a-revision/#axzz2e2oux1Cf

·         Seeing a Woman: A conversation between a father and son - See more at: http://natepyle.com/seeing-a-woman/?sthash.dxuoEHNc.mjjo

·         El sexo débil es el masculino: http://bit.ly/18CJMiF

·         Public Art Project Addresses Gender-Based Street Harassment In A Big Way:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/stop-telling-women-to-smile_n_3876041.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

·         More Violence Not the Answer for Syria: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/who-we-are/where-we-stand/2082-more-violence-not-the-answer-for-syria