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Iran gets nuclear endorsement from Bolivia as Ahmadinejad extends reach in Latin America 25 Nov 2009 07:35 GMT
... CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won ... program and the Iranian president's record on women's rights, repression of opponents and his status as ...
Iran's leader makes inroads in Latin America 25 Nov 2009 07:30 GMT
... CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won ... program and the Iranian president's record on women's rights, repression of opponents and his status as ...
Kouchner praises Sudan woman who fought trouser law 25 Nov 2009 07:14 GMT
... PARIS - Welcoming Hussein to Paris, Kouchner said she had ... in support of the Sudanese journalist and women's rights activist, saying France "will continue to work ...
Women's group sets screenings, awards 25 Nov 2009 07:12 GMT
... TheWIFTS to fete Shohreh Aghdashloo, Nancy Kwan The Women's International ... Aghdashloo for her outstanding contribution to the women's rights movement. Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, written by ...
Arizona Laws to Reduce Abortions Can Get Pro-Life Legal Group's Help, Court Says 25 Nov 2009 00:42 GMT
... A federal court ruled Tuesday that attorneys from two pro-life ... Center for Reproductive Rights really cared about women's rights, they'd support laws that allow women to ...

Tuckner, Sipser: Global Media Company Sued for Sex and Religious Discrimination 24 Nov 2009 22:41 GMT
... British Conglomerate Created "Jock Fraternity Culture of Excess and ... Weinstock & Sipser, LLP, is a full-service Women's Rights in the Workplace law boutique in NYC. ...
THE 16 days of activism against violence against women is a call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women. more... 24 Nov 2009 21:54 GMT
... THE 16 days of activism against violence against women is a ... According to a statement by the Fiji Women's Rights Movement, the campaign will allow women's groups ...
UN Chief Kicks off Network of Men to Address Violence against Women 24 Nov 2009 21:31 GMT
... Up to 70 percent of women will experience physical or sexual ... and boys around the world. "Just as women's rights are human rights - women's issues are ...
Trouser woman sneaks out of Sudan under niqab 24 Nov 2009 21:30 GMT
... PARIS (AFP) – Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed Hussein said Tuesday ... She has been hosted by the French women's rights group " " (Neither Whores Nor Submissives) ...
16 days activism starts from today 24 Nov 2009 20:56 GMT
... THE 16 days of activism against violence against women is a ... According to a statement by the Fiji Women's Rights Movement, the campaign will allow women's groups ...

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Women face abuse in Tajikistan 24 Nov 2009 19:56 GMT
... The authorities in Tajikistan must properly prosecute violence against ... its international obligation to protect and fulfil women's rights. Amnesty International has called upon the Tajikistani ...
Norway provides NOK 60 million to promote women's rights 24 Nov 2009 18:51 GMT
... Norway provides NOK 60 million to promote women’s rights The Norwegian government will provide NOK 40 ...
Obama awards ' and kisses ' Zimbabwe women activists 24 Nov 2009 18:21 GMT
... US President Barack Obama has given a global human rights ... award to the leaders of a Zimbabwean women's rights group, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza). Mr ...
Neither Liberal Nor Libertarian, and I Dislike Republicans and Democrats Equally 24 Nov 2009 18:04 GMT
... Neither Liberal Nor Libertarian, and I Dislike Republicans and ... supporter of some so-called liberal values—the environment, women's rights and cultural diversity—but I'm also a fan ...
Coakley stumps in Berkshire County 24 Nov 2009 16:54 GMT
... NORTH ADAMS -- U.S. Senate candidate and state Attorney General ... senator because she would continue to champion women's rights and fight for the interests of youth, ...
| Congress examines China's coercive one-child policy 24 Nov 2009 16:52 GMT
... Congress heard testimony Nov. 10 regarding China's one-child policy, ... "beautify" the policy, Annie Jing Zhang of Women's Rights in China told the commission. The U.S. ...
Awutu Senya bans children from funerals, video centres 24 Nov 2009 16:30 GMT
... General News of Tuesday, 24 November 2009 Awutu Senya bans ... a non-governmental organisation, interested in children and women's rights issues. At a forum at Bawjiase, where ...
Even smokers support a smoke-free environment, according to global survey 24 Nov 2009 15:22 GMT
... The international poll of nearly 5,000 people by research ... diseases as the H1N1 flu. Advocates for women's rights argue paid family leave is essential for ...
Obama slams Zim 'dictator' 24 Nov 2009 13:51 GMT
... US President Barack Obama on Monday gave an award to a leading women's rights activist in Zimbabwe, labelling Robert Mugabe a "dictator" in the process. Obama presented Magodonga ...
Government Of Norway Provides NOK 60 Million To Promote Women's Rights 24 Nov 2009 13:33 GMT
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Zimbabwe women win an award - and a kiss - from Barack Obama 24 Nov 2009 13:14 GMT
... US President Barack Obama has given a global human rights ... award to the leaders of a Zimbabwean women's rights group, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza). Mr ...
What did these Zimbabwe women do to deserve an Obama kiss? 24 Nov 2009 12:53 GMT
... US President Barack Obama has given a global human rights ... award to the leaders of a Zimbabwean women's rights group, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza). Mr ...
Americans Have Very Different Reasons for Liking . . . and Disliking President Obama Almost Half Believe Health Care Most Important Issue for Government to Address 24 Nov 2009 10:50 GMT
... Americans Have Very Different Reasons for Liking . . ... 1 * * 1 1 1 1 Human/civil/women's rights 2 1 * 1 1 1 * ...
Invitation to join the Soroptimists 24 Nov 2009 10:37 GMT
... MEMBERS of the Scar-borough branch of the Soroptimists have invited ... the professions who work for equality and women's rights. The Scarborough branch was founded in 1939, ...
Female ski jumper appeal rejected 24 Nov 2009 09:44 GMT
... "We understand the desire of athletes to compete at ... overturn a lower court ruling acknowledging the women's rights were being violated, but solving the issue ...