Women's Rights in the News
News items on women's rights from around the world
Syrian war refugees flee sexual violence - aid agency
BEIRUT, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Syria's civil war is unleashing a "staggering humanitarian disaster", sending hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing to neighbouring countries, many of them citing fear of rape, an aid agency said on Monday.
Read more...Vatican Paper Criticizes Gay Adoption After Italy Ruling
VATICAN CITY, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Vatican newspaper on Sunday stressed that children should be raised by a father and a mother after Italy's top appeals court granted a gay mother custody of her son, prompting a debate over gay adoption.
Read more...Step forward for women's rights in Saudi Arabia as they get fifth of the seats on government's advisory council for first time
Saudi Arabia's women have taken a step towards greater equality after they were appointed to a fifth of the seats on the government's advisory council.
Read more...Founder of Kurdish PKK among three women slain in Paris
PARIS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A woman who helped found the Kurdish PKK rebel movement and two other women were found shot dead in Paris overnight after execution-style killings that cast a shadow over peace moves between Turkey and the guerrillas.
Read more...Women in Swaziland organise to confront discrimination
Activists look to the country's traditions as a route to recognition of their contribution and a return to equality
Read more...USA: Federal Court Hears Persecution Case Against Anti-Gay Leader Scott Lively
January 7, 2013, Springfield, MA – A federal judge heard arguments today in a case charging that Massachusetts leader Scott Lively’s actions in anti-gay efforts in Uganda constitute persecution under U.S. and international law.
Read more...Child-Marriage: 90-year-old Saudi weds 15-year-old girl
The recent marriage of a 90-year-old Saudi man to a 15-year-old girl has sparked condemnation from human rights and social media activists in the kingdom.
Read more...Malala Yousafzai Discharged From Hospital
Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl who survived an assassination attempt by Taliban militants, was discharged from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, on Thursday.
Read more...Jamaica: Government urged to protect women's rights
Several Women's organisations are calling for an improvement in the way women are treated in the island, stating that last year was a less-than-favourable year for the vulnerable group.
Read more...India rape sets off debate over women's rights
India's army and navy canceled New Year's celebrations on Monday out of respect for a New Delhi student whose gang-rape and murder has set off an impassioned debate about what the nation needs to do to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.
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