9 March 2012 - Once considered top among world leaders in terms of providing women with significant rights, Turkey today confronts some harsh truths.
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9 Mar 2012 - A women's conference organised by the dominant Islamist bloc in the Egyptian parliament has called for a council for families to replace the existing Nation
09 Mar 2012 - Civil society organizations demand Lebanese parliament uphold draft law criminalizing honour crimes, marital rape amid religious courts’ opposition.
Former Minister of Gender and Family Aneesa Ahmed has become the second Maldivian woman to win the prestigious ‘International Women of Courage Award’ presented by the US Secretary of State to honor the courage of extraordinary women worldwide who have played transformative roles in their societi
8 Mar 2012 - Ugandan women have steadily come of age, claiming a comfortable place at the high tables of governance, politics, business, sport and even the spiritual arena. New Vision explores a list of 50 such women, in no particular order.
07 Mar 2012 - Freetown, Sierra Leone – Survivors of sex- and gender-based violence in Sierra Leone are having their day in court, as the judiciary now sits on Saturdays in a critical first step towards clearing an estimated 700-case backlog.
The draft electoral rolls of 2012 indicated a fall in the numbers of registered female voters, said the Pattan Development Organisation report on Thursday.
Altaf Hussain promised on Thursday that if the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) came into power it would legislate to award exemplary punishments to those who committed inhuman acts against women.