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Fatema al-Najjar, a 55-year-old Palestinian woman and member of al-Qassam Brigades, armed wing of Islamic Hamas, gusted amidst Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza Strip injuring four of them. According to the sources, the woman carried an explosive belt and approached the Israeli forces that were operating in the north Gaza strip and blew her up. [...]
While addressing reporters on women issues, UNIFEM’s Executive Director, Noeleen Heyzer declared to offer 3.5 million dollars grant to 17 countries in order to combat gender-based violence. She said that the grant would be used to support the implementation of a new law or policy through training by government institutions, the judiciary and law enforcement [...]
In a recent incident, police put up charge against a peaceful march of women in Zimbabwe, which was organized by the women’s rights organization, WOZA, Women of Zimbabwe Arise. It has resulted in injuries and arrest of more than 70 individuals. Department of State has said the action as ‘brutal reaction to this peaceful effort [...]
Recently some cases have come from rural China where more than a third of women have committed suicide as a consequence of domestic violence. On 27th of November, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) organised a news conference where, Xie Lihua chief editor of China Women News and secretary-general of Cultural Development Center [...]
Spain’s prime minister has initiated a crusade against domestic violence in Europe, personifying it as the nastiest form of human rights violations. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero President of the government of Spain preceded by Jose Maria Aznar had asserted in his election campaign in 2004 that his government would look into the matters domestic violence [...]
The state council of Kota Baru the capital city of the northeastern Kelantan state, Malaysia has come up with a warning, which targets the waitresses and female staff of retail outlets that they might face a US$ 138 fine if they are found in revealing and tight fitting attire. The government in Kelantan enforces Islamic [...]
According to a report by the US Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the number of women in US prisons and jails has mounted to 57 percent since 1995. It further revealed that the number of male prisoners has risen to 1.9 %, while the figure of imprisoned women has gone up 2.6 % in 1995. [...]
In a conference under the collaboration of various women’s bodies led by Sthree Vedi, a renowned activist Rooth Manorama, said, ‘Though Kerala boasts of a high literacy rate, the atrocities against women also are on the rise in the state. Sex rackets and other dubious gangs thrive in the state as it happen any other [...]
In spite of occupying the three most powerful positions in the state, as the Governor, Chief Minister and State Assembly Speaker, Rajasthan ranks sixth in the country in the arena of atrocities against women. This has been revealed by a report presented by the National Crime Record Bureau. Further, there are increasing cases of rape, [...]
17 years ago on December 6, 1989, 14 women at l”cole Polytechnique de Montreal were murdered. They died because they were women. Ontario’s Federation officer responsible for women’s issues, Irene Harris stated, ‘While we remember the 14 young women whose lives ended that day in a shocking act of violence against women we must also [...]
