UN appeals to Haitian politicians |
UN appeals to Haitian politicians
The head of the UN mission in Haiti has called for a new government to be chosen as soon as possible to avoid further unrest over food prices.
Hedi Annabi said the ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:48:00 GMT |
Rise in women doctors worrying |
Rise in women doctors ’worrying’
The rising number of female doctors is "bad for medicine", and universities should recruit more men, a GP warns.
Writing in the British Medical Journal, ...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:11:00 GMT |
Dirty War adoption couple jailed |
Dirty War adoption couple jailed
An Argentine couple have been jailed for illegally adopting a baby girl born 30 years ago to parents who were kidnapped by the military government.
The case was brou...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:02:00 GMT |
Women face bias worldwide-UN |
Women face bias worldwide - UN
Women are discriminated against in almost every country around the world, a UN-commissioned report says.
It says that this is despite the fact that 185 UN member state...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:54:00 GMT |
Liberians Suspend Ghana Protest |
Liberians suspend Ghana protest Hundreds of Liberian women living in Ghana have suspended a five-week sit-in protest against their repatriation.
The women ended their demonstration at Buduburam refug...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:53:00 GMT |
SUDAN REJECTS DARFUR RAPE CHARGES |
Sudan rejects Darfur rape charges
The Sudanese army has criticised a recent UN report accusing it of raping women and girls, and looting towns during attacks in western Darfur.
The UN said rai...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:42:00 GMT |
South Africa: Rural women the losers in HIV response |
South Africa: Rural women the losers in HIV response
18 March 2008
Rural women living with HIV in circumstances of poverty in South Africa face discrimination in relationships and in communit...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:20:00 GMT |
The Failure to Protect Indigenous Women from Sexual Violence in the USA |
"Maze of Injustice: The Failure to Protect Indigenous Women from Sexual Violence in the USA"
A Summary of Amnesty International’s FindingsSexual violence against IndigeNous women in the...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:12:00 GMT |
