Women

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Rape at the border: how immigration officials are abusing women in Zimbabwe

Cross-border trade is a risky business for women, as Mgcini Nyoni witnesses.…

Wed Feb 8 04:42:00 2012
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Papuan women stand up against violence and injustice

Three stories of courageous women fighting cruelty and repression in Papua by Carole Reckinger.…

Fri Nov 4 10:23:00 2011
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A woman's life inside

Iris Gonzales meets women at a Filipino prison and can't help thinking they should not be locked up.…

Mon Sep 26 06:10:00 2011
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Disappearing girls

Female foeticide in many parts of Asia reflects the grim position of women, argues Mari Marcel Thekaekara.…

Mon Sep 5 05:58:00 2011
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Femicide: Guatemala’s growing epidemic

Guatemalan women experience one of the highest levels of violence in the world – and the crimes often go unpunished, reports Anna Bevan.…

Mon Aug 22 07:20:00 2011
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Palestinian newborns are dying at checkpoints

Israeli soldiers blocking women in labour from reaching medical care have caused deaths of at least 35 newborns and five mothers, says a new Lancet report.…

Wed Jul 13 12:21:00 2011
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‘The mountain that eats men alive’

Cerro Rico is famed for the harsh conditions faced by its miners…

Mon Jul 11 08:32:00 2011
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The Philippines: a global holdout in divorce

After Malta voted in favour of divorce legalization, the Philippines is now the only country in the world which still bans divorce…

Tue Jul 5 05:49:00 2011
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L'affaire DSK: An affair to remember

Whatever the ouctome, the rape case against former IMF boss Dominique Strauss Kahn has opened up debates about predatory males the world over, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.…

Mon Jul 4 04:44:00 2011
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Define Feminism: a poem

Mari Marcel Thekaekara reflects on the contradictions of what feminism is to her and what it isn't.…

Mon Jun 20 09:38:00 2011
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