Wednesday 16 October 2013

News for Today

Contributed by Suyog Shelar
Afghan woman brings education to orphans
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/10/14/afghan-woman-brings-education-orphans/
INDIA: Ms. Vandana Shiva’s world mission – Biodiversity & seed sovereignty http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/09/20/india-vandana-shiva-world-mission/

Contributed by Agata Blanco Compostela
Women's Film Festival in Gaza Touches on Sexual Taboos  
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/10/women-film-festival-gaza.html#ixzz2hlpOuqNM 
Birth Control, Abortion Crucial to Reducing Deaths 
http://womensenews.org/story/reproductive-health/131013/birth-control-abortion-crucial-reducing-deaths#.UlzijIH7V8o 
Afghan woman brings education to orphans
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/10/14/afghan-woman-brings-education-orphans/ 
National UN women director visiting Malawi
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/10/10/national-un-women-director-visiting-malawi/ 
Sexual Harassment in Gaza Caught on Video Goes Viral 
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/10/gaza-sexual-harassment-women.html#ixzz2hlomtBGg 
When Women Fall Silent in Sudan
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/10/sudan-protests-women-wall-of-silence.html  Azerbaijan: Female Believers See Opportunity in Opposition Protests 
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/67595  
Eighteen imams agree to perform child marriages in UK -report
http://www.trust.org/item/20131007145555-n07wi/?source=hptop

Contributed by Maria Evangelidou
Changing the landscape with all-women worksites in India
Waris Dirie: 'Female genital mutilation is pure violence against girls'
The [Korea] girls are back in town
Protecting rights of rural women crucial for gender equality, empowerment: UN Women Executive Director

Contributed by Megan Bird
Texas New Voter ID Laws May Roll Back Women's Voting Rights
Nicole Kidman Urges Equal Rights for Women
UN Human Rights Investigator Says Canada Needs Inquiry Into Missing Aboriginal Women
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/un-human-rights-investigator-says-canada-needs-inquiry-into-missing-aboriginal-women/article14870214/
 

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