Violence Against Women

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Women's Rights: All We Take for Granted

Maria Rodale | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Women and Politics, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Living News

When Hollywood finally learns how to make good romance movies, we might just finally free women around the world, and create the kind of world where peace is a possibility.

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Code Red for Women and Girls

Irasema Garza | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sexual Violence, George Sodini, Violence Against Women Act, Rape, Violence Against Women, Legal Momentum, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Politics News

In a five year study, women whose male partners experience two or more periods of unemployment are almost three times as likely to be victims of intimate partner violence.

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Hometown Horror

Nancy Snow | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Reality Television, Megan Hauserman, Reality TV, Jasmine Fiore, Violence Against Women, Vh1, Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women Programs, Buena Park, Media News

The latest macabre example of domestic violence began as a lady-stuffed-in-suitcase whodunit this weekend in my hometown of eight years, Buena Park, California.

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The Terminator is Back

Eve Ensler | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eve Ensler, V-Day, Violence Against Women, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Domestic Violence, Politics News

Schwarzenegger has always had contempt for the vulnerable, or maybe it's just his own inner girlie man he despises. But now he has gone too far.

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New Domestic Abuse Law Gives Pakistani Women Hope

Naveen Naqvi | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Spotlight-on-Pakistan, Pakistan's Domestic Abuse Law, Spotlight on Pakistan, Violence Against Women, Pakistan, Domestic Abuse in Pakistan, Pakistani Women, Domestic Violence, Domestic-Abuse-as-a-Human-Rights-Violation, Domestic Abuse, World News

In third world countries such as Pakistan, domestic violence is a huge problem. At the moment, however, Pakistani humanitarian agencies and women's rights groups are cautiously celebrating.

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Pakistan Passes Law Against Domestic Violence

Daily Times | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistani Woman, Pakistani Families, Violence Against Women, Repression, Pakistan Court, Pakistan, Violence, Family Violence, Pakistani Women, Domestic Violence, Repressed Women, Domestic Abuse, World News

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill on protection against domestic violence covering all types of repressive and abusive behavior against v...

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In Pennsylvania Gym Murders, Suicide Shooter Targets Female Victims

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Violence Against Women, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Guns, Pittsburgh, Eric Holder, Politics News

It's obviously too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons in this country.

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Beyond Punishment: What Really Matters About Chris Brown's Sentence

Jaclyn Friedman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence Against Women, Rihanna Beat Up Photo, Chris Brown, Domestic Partnerships, California Budget Cuts, Chris Brown Charged With Two Felony Counts, Intimate Partner Violence, Chris-Brown-Court, Chris Brown Rihanna, Chris Brown Domestic Violence, Chris Brown Anger Management, Larry King, National-Institute-of-Justice, Why Do Women Go Back to Their Abusers, Chris-Brown-Counseling, California Budget Crisis, Domestic Violence, Rihanna Beating, Domestic Abuse, Entertainment News

We need to ask what kind of sentence will help ensure Brown -- and men all over the country just like him -- never beats another woman.

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US Congress: Keep Your Word to Abused Women

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, House of Representatives, Abuse, Violence Against Women, Emergency Shelter, Portland, Budget, Economic Crisis, Oregon, Appropriations, Pregnancy, Joe Biden, Women's Health, Family Violence, Domestic Violence, Politics News

When Michelle arrived at the shelter in Portland, Oregon, staff members had to help her remove her earring because the side of her face was so swollen from the last beating by her abuser.

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Athena Crossing the Potomac

Rachel Natelson | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sikh, Women's Rights, Department of Veterans Affairs, US Military, Military Sexual Trauma, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Violence Against Women, Sexual Assault, Veterans, Emergency Contraception, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Iraq Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Homelessness, Military Sexual Assaults, Women and Politics, Politics News

Many figures have decried the inequity of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the president and Congress to repeal the law. However, one community has remained resolutely silent: national veterans service organizations.

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Sheriff Baca: Don't Let Rape Victims Down

Sarah Tofte | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sheriff, Rape, Justice, Crime, Los Angeles, Lapd, Los Angeles-California, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Rape Kit, Rape Kits, Women's Health, Economic Crisis, Politics News

Two weeks ago, the L.A County Sheriff's Department announced that in May, it stopped testing rape kits indefinitely because of a lack of funds. The backlog: 12,500 untested cases.

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Kimya II: A Newer, More Quiet Raping in the Congo

Eve Ensler | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Eve Ensler, Women, Congo Rape Weapon of War, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, Congo Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Women's Health, World News

UN peacekeepers in the Congo are not passively standing by and watching the massacres, they are actually supporting the perpetrators.

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South Africa Rape Study: 1 In 4 Men Admit Rape

Huffington Post | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

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One in four men in South Africa admitted to raping someone and many confessed to attacking multiple victims, according to a new study conducted by the...

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Violent Criminals, Prison Cutbacks and the Women Who Suffer The Consequences

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Low-Level Drug Offenders, Criminal Justice System, Orange County, Domestic Violence, Cutbacks, Politics News

Once again, the system operating under the auspices of service, protection and justice has failed.

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Women's Rights In Afghanistan Depends On Where One Lives

Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Ann Jones, Foreign Aid, Usaid, Islam, Women's Rights, Women, Rotary International, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, US Foreign Aid, Sharia Law, Taliban, Robert Greenwald, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Development Aid, Religion, Women for Afghan Women, Women and Politics, Women Education, Taliban Women's Rights, Afghan Taliban, Advocacy, Sharia, World News

Conditions in Afghanistan are acutely compartmentalized. Reports from one village can be bright and optimistic while another locale is rife with atrocities towards women and girls.

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My Abortion: It's Time to Tell

Tamar Abrams | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Violence Against Women, Roe v. Wade, Violence, Pregnancy, Pro-Life, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice, Dr. George Tiller, Living News

When a killer pointed a gun at Dr. Tiller on Sunday, he forced me to tell my story. I urge all women across the nation to tell their stories.

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Should Women Fear a Zuma Presidency? Maybe Not

Liesl Gerntholtz | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, South Africa, Zuma, Jacob Zuma, Violence Against Women, South Africa Election 2009, Africa, South Africa Election, World News

I doubt that even Mr. Zuma would be able to silence the voices of women who will continue to demand equality and a country where they can live lives free from violence.

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Latin American Women Suffering 'Hidden Genocide': Expert

Inter Press Service | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Latin America Domestic Violence, Latin America Women Violence, Domestic Violence, Advocacy, Inter Press Service, World News

Natalia Ruiz Díaz interviews SUSANA CHIAROTTI, expert on violence against women in the Americas ASUNCION, May 19 (IPS) - Counting cases of machi...

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War on Women in Congo

Eve Ensler | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Democratic Republic of Congo Rape, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, Democratic Republic of Congo, Women's Health, Eve Ensler, Women and Politics, Women and War, Panzi Hospital, World News

What I witnessed in Congo has shattered and changed me forever. I will never be the same. None of us should ever be the same.

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Surviving Within: Helen Benedict Uncovers the Harsh Realities of Women in the Military

Christian Avard | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Sexual Violence, Department of Veterans Affairs, Iraq Veterans, Violence Against Women, Rape, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Military, Veterans Health Administratino, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraq, War in Iraq, Veterans, Politics News

Their seclusion, combined with the military's history of gender discrimination and the uniquely challenging conditions in Iraq, has resulted in a mounting epidemic of sexual abuse, physical degeneration, and emotional distress.

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Social Justice Meets Fashion Sense

Smita Satiani | Posted 08.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Karzai Rape Law, Equal Rights, Womens Rights, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Violence Against Women, Congo Violence, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Italy, Afghanistan, Style News

Today is Denim Day, recognizing a 1999 Italian Supreme Court decision that overturned a 45 year old man's rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans.

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American Ideals and Afghanistan's Women

Martha St Jean | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan Rape Law, Afghanistan Women's Rights, Rape, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Foreign Affairs, Women and Politics, US Hegemony, Afghanistan, Human Rights, World News, Afghanistan War, Advocacy, Iraq War, Iraq, World News

I am advocating that freedom comes through education, not coercion. I am advocating that we too educate ourselves before we attempt to become great emancipators.

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Bad News for Girls

Olivia Sterns | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Jacob Zuma, Michelle Obama, Violence Against Women, First Lady, Israel, g20, Feminism, Afghanistan Women's Rights, Afghanistan, Pakistan, World News

A teenager being flogged, and the case of Pres. Karzai "legalizing rape" offered more evidence that women's rights are retreating, yet in other parts of the world serious causes for concern batted fewer eyelashes.

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What Went Wrong With Feminists?

Pius Kamau | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Black Women, Women, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, Arab Women, Women's Health, Now, Politics News

As armies of men all across this world aim their guns and sharp knives, having declared war on girls and women, the Western feminist movement seems to slip deeper into a strange torpor.

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