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Tag - Violence Against Women

Pooja | May 16 2007
sex crimes
If it were between countries, we'd call it a war. If it were a disease, we'd call it an epidemic. If it were an oil spill, we'd call it a disaster. But it's happening to women, and it's just an everyday affair. Japan is one the most technological...
Pooja | Apr 10 2007
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most frightful forms of violence against women. Even though much sensitization has been made on the negative effects of such practices, some Africans and even people of other parts of the world continue to...
Pooja | Feb 23 2007
nimet cubukcu
Prevention of Domestic Violence Against Women, a project, which aimed towards combating the biggest problem of the century, violence against women, has been initiated by the UN in collaboration with European Commission in Turkey. Nimet ubukcu,...
Pooja | Feb 19 2007
women in maldives
Domestic violence pervasive in the world is now engulfing Maldives. Native women suffer disturbingly high levels of violence but have little protection from it. Majority of the violence against women and girls occurs in the home. There is often a cold...
Pooja | Jan 27 2007
women in angola
If it were between countries, we'd call it a war. If it were a disease, we'd call it an epidemic. If it were an oil spill, we'd call it a disaster. But it's happening to women, and it's just an everyday affair. It's violence against women, or simply,...
Pooja | Dec 20 2006
alhaji mustapha ali idris
THE Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, has condemned marginalization, discrimination and other forms of violence against women and advocated in favor of fighting against it. He asserted that women's deteriorating condition is...
Pooja | Oct 3 2006
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Recent study has postulated that the rate of violence against women is higher in Arctic than in the rest of Canada. But some social workers have pointed out that till some extent, society is responsible for it because in some parts, violence is...
Pooja | Sep 20 2006
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The State Commission for Women (SCW) has reported an increase in the number of violence cases against women in Jammu and Kashmir, India. SWC Secretary, Mrs Hafiza Muzaffer said that the graph depicting violence against women is showing an upward...

Interview

sara and suzanne swift

Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won’t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.

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