5/13/2008
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Heroine Who Saved 2,500 Children during Holocaust Dies at 98
Irena Sendler, who smuggled 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, died at age 98 in a hospital in Warsaw on Monday... |
5/13/2008
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Supreme Court Allows Apartheid Lawsuit
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that the justices would not consider the case against several international corporations accused of aiding the apartheid government in South Africa... |
5/7/2008
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Women's Group Holds Bike Ride for Peace across the Middle East
Hundreds of women activists are participating in a 12-day bicycle ride across the Middle East to campaign for peace... |
5/5/2008
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UN Official Says Women Hold Key to Solving Global Food Crisis
United Nations Deputy Secretary Genreal Asha-Rose Migiro said last week that women can contribute the most to finding a solution to the global food crisis... |
5/1/2008
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Ms. Magazine Forum Raises Awareness on International Family Planning
Ms Magazine held a forum at the National Press Club on Wednesday to raise awareness for the effort to increase funding for international family planning to $1 billion in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act... |
4/30/2008
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British Lawmakers Consider Updating Abortion Law
Pro-choice politicians in Britain are pushing for changes to the current Abortion Rights Act that would reduce restrictions on abortion... |
4/29/2008
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Women Officers in India Seek Permanent Commissions in Military
The Ministry of Defense in India is considering proposals to give permanent commissions to women officers in non-combat roles... |
4/28/2008
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Afghan Girls Missing Out on Education
Afghan girls make up only 35% of students in Afghanistan, and despite an overall increase in students, the percentage of girls enrolled is not increasing... |
4/25/2008
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Chilean Catholics Protest Court Ruling against Free Contraception Program
Hundreds of Chileans announced that they will leave the Catholic Church on April 29, in protest of the Vatican involvement with a court's anti-contraception ruling... |
4/23/2008
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High Birthrates Linked to Poverty in the Philippines
High birthrates help keep Filipino families in poverty, the Washington Post reports... |
4/21/2008
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Council of Europe Pressures Member States to Legalize Abortion
The Council of Europe, a council dedicated to the legal protection of democracy and human rights, passed a resolution calling for all of its member states to legalize abortion... |
4/17/2008
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Violence against Women More than Doubled in Pakistan Last Year
A report released by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday reveals that violence against women has gone up to 4,276 recorded cases... |
4/16/2008
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Ten Schools in Afghanistan Attacked Since March
At least ten schools in Afghanistan have been attacked since school began on March 23... |
4/15/2008
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Yemeni Girl Demands Divorce
Eight-year-old Nojoud Muhammed Nasser filed a lawsuit in Yemen against her father who forced her to marry a 30-year-old man... |
4/14/2008
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Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Arrested
Khadijeh Maghaddam, an activist working to end discrimination against women in Iranian law, was arrested on April 8... |
4/10/2008
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High Quotas in Nepal Elections Promising for Women
Women took advantage of gender quotas to run in the historic election of Nepal's first Constituent Assembly today... |
4/9/2008
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Rape Still Widespread in Darfur
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Monday that sexual violence in Darfur continues to be a constant threat for women and girls... |
4/8/2008
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Military Contractor in Iraq Faces More Rape Allegations
Another woman has come forward with allegations of rape by both a fellow KBR employee and a US soldier while working for KBR in Iraq... |
4/4/2008
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US House of Representatives Reauthorizes President's Global AIDS Bill
The US House of Representatives passed a 5-year, $50 million reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) on Wednesday... |
4/3/2008
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Senate Committee Hearing on Rape as a Weapon of War
On Tuesday, United States Senator Dick Durbin chaired the first-ever Congressional hearing on the use of rape as a weapon of war... |
