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September 9, 2016

The Making of a Good Law, or How Good Laws become Good Practices

The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice (WGDAW) was created by the Human Rights Council in 2010, and consists of five independent expert members from different regions of the world.&nbs

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The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice (WGDAW) was created by the Human Rights Council in 2010, and consists of five independent expert members from different regions of the world.&nbs

Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice

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September 9, 2016

Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice

In this report, the Working Group examines discrimination against women and girls in cultural and family life.

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In this report, the Working Group examines discrimination against women and girls in cultural and family life.

September 9, 2016
Bahrain Institute for Public Administration is Helping Women to Access the Labor Market

Bahrain Institute for Public Administration (BIPA) Director-General Raed Mohammed Bin Shams recently announced endeavors to help Bahraini women develop tools to

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September 8, 2016
Syrian Women in Refugee Camps Receive Information of their Rights

Turkey, host to the world's largest Syrian refugee population, which swelled after a civil war broke out in the country five years ago, is looking to improve the liv

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September 8, 2016
Civic Rights Organizations in Egypt Propose Amendments to FGM Provision

Local rights groups criticized on Tuesday the legal provision on female genital mutilation (FGM) in its current format, proposing several amendments besides those pu

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September 7, 2016
Saudi appoints first female commercial judge

The Administrative Appeals Court in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern province has reportedly appointed the first female arbitrator in a commercial case.

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September 7, 2016
Center for the Holistic Development of Aymara Women

Womankind Worldwide explains the importance of the CDIMA, Center for the Holistic Development of Aymara Women (

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September 6, 2016
After remarkable advances for women in politics, progress is still needed

In a historic first, Hillary Clinton was named the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in the upcoming U.S. elections.

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September 1, 2016
Linda Burney, First Female Indigenous Lower House MP in Australia

The first Aboriginal woman elected to Australia's lower house of parliament has promised to bring the "fighting spirit of her clan" to political life.

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