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Recognizing the United States government would probably deport her eventually whether she won or lost her case, Rasmea Odeh pled guilty to a charge that she “procured” U.S. citizenship by failing to disclose she was previously convicted of a crime by an Israeli military court in 1969.
Many people have been justifiably outraged that Saudi Arabia has been elected to the Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations.
The move has been described as absurd by many, as Saudi Arabia has the worst record on women’s rights in the world and one of the worst in modern history.
A province in Pakistan has made DNA testing compulsory in rape cases, part of ongoing national reforms to improve support for victims
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When Russia’s Elvira Nabiullina was named European central banker of 2016, while reading an article on this story and checking the comments section, I noticed several facetious compliments such as “Russia is finally catching up in the area of gender equality”. Talk about inaccurate observations…
From a group of pensioner activists to a woman single-handedly running an orphanage for HIV-positive children, meet the grandmothers who are lobbying for women’s reproductive rightsThe post The grandmothers lobbying for health and reproductive rights appeared first on Positive News.
Rasmea Odeh smiles after leaving federal court in Detroit Thursday, March 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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A while ago, the president of Turkey claimed that there is freedom of speech in his country and he said, “In my country, there is no problem with freedom, everyone talks the way they like, everyone lives out their faith, everyone dresses the way they want, everyone eats and drinks whatever they desire. We haven’t brought any prohibitions. My country is no more a country with prohibitions.
Though it has been characterised by negativity, the US presidential election race has also brought women’s rights sharply to the fore. Does it show that sexist rhetoric will no longer be tolerated?The post US election thrusts gender equality into the spotlight appeared first on Positive News.
