News for Today

Contributed by Madhurima Malik

Rwanda: Kagame Says Africa Needs to Redefine Women's Emancipation

http://allafrica.com/stories/201306031561.html

Sonia Gandhi announces special package for northeast women

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sonia-Gandhi-announces-special-package-for-northeast-women/articleshow/20417668.cms

ICCI for empowering women to reduce poverty

http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?newsid=228432&catname=Business

Angelina Jolie puts a famous face on ending women’s silence

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2013/Jun-04/219323-angelina-jolie-puts-a-famous-face-on-ending-womens-silence.ashx#axzz2VEJBIcSw

Saudi- New anti-domestic abuse campaign asks: Dare to 'Hit Her?'

http://www.menafn.com/1093641009/Saudi-New-antidomestic-abuse-campaign-asks-Dare-to-Hit-Her

Why Haven’t the Marines Shown Stronger Support for Women?

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/why-hasnt-the-marines-showed-stronger-support-for-women/

Poverty Increases Violence against Women: Study

http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=222996

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra

Don’t Trust the Pentagon to End Rape (US)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/opinion/dont-trust-the-pentagon-to-end-rape.html?_r=1&

Abortion bans put lives at risk and women in prison

http://www.trust.org/item/20130604043507-l4670/?source=hpeditorial

Woman in red becomes leitmotif for Istanbul's female protesters (Turkey)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/03/us-turkey-protests-women-idUSBRE95217B20130603

‘We want peace. We’re tired of war’ (DRC)

http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/jennifer-allsopp-julienne-lusenge/%E2%80%98we-want-peace-we%E2%80%99re-tired-of-war%E2%80%99#.Ua3RbJpiluQ.twitter

Salvadoran Woman Who Sought Abortion Delivers Baby

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/world/americas/woman-who-sought-abortion-in-el-salvador-delivers-baby.html?smid=tw-share

Report: First Saudi Women's Sport Center Opens

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/report-saudi-womens-sport-center-opens-19310660#.UazMhr-1mJV

Stop Knee-Jerk Blaming of Afghan Men, Culture

http://womensenews.org/story/commentary/130603/stop-knee-jerk-blaming-afghan-men-culture

US tourist gang-raped in northern India: police

http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17479144/us-tourist-gang-raped-in-northern-india-police/

Contributed by Megan Bird

Women's Aid Concert

http://variety.com/2013/music/news/beyonce-jennifer-lopez-power-womens-rights-concert-1200491040/

Female Violence More Prevalent in Movies

http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/violence-against-women-on-screen-just-got-worse-20130604-2nnwv.html

American Women Gang-raped in India

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10098551/American-woman-gang-raped-in-India.html

Afghan Men Work to Strengthen the Fight for Women and Girls

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/06/03/afghan-men-women-and-girls/