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Ignorance breeds violence

By Charlene Karedes | Published: May 28, 2013
Tweet Cross Posted from Civilized Notions. As a member of a society that is compelled to label all humans like inanimate products on grocery store shelves, I define myself as a middle-aged, cissexual woman, and with that title comes no particular insight or expertise surrounding the topics of gender or gender identity. My thoughts are [...]
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“They force him to rape his daughter”: Saran Keïta Diakité on how rape is used as a weapon of war in Mali

By UN Women | Published: May 23, 2013
TweetCross-posted from UN Women Saran Keïta Diakité is a lawyer in Mali and President of the Malian branch of the NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (Réseau Paix et Sécurité des Femmes de l’Espace CEDEAO). As the Donor Conference on Mali starts in Brussels, in her own words she speaks about the atrocities [...]
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This is the century for women and gender equality

By UN Women | Published: May 7, 2013
TweetAuthor: Lakshmi Puri, UN Women Cross-posted from Trust Law A big step was taken at the United Nations in March when Governments adopted an historic agreement in the Commission on the Status of Women to prevent and end violence against women and girls. The agreement, which breaks new ground with its strong focus on prevention, [...]
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Health disparities are a human rights issue

By Lindsay Moore | Published: November 22, 2012
TweetWhere can a line be drawn that determines what it means to health care providers in terms of ethics in modern society?  Savita Halappanavar was professional dentist, married to an engineer, and was happily expecting a child.  At 17 weeks along, while in Ireland, Savita started to miscarry her unborn child.  We have to keep [...]
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Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation at home and abroad

By Becky Hillard | Published: October 25, 2012
TweetIt has been known for some time that Female Genital Mutilation ( FGM ) has been practised in over two dozen countries with over 100 million living victims, mainly in Africa and the Middle – East but there is now plenty of evidence to suggest that immigration has spread the abuse to European countries including the UK [...]
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