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Suparna | Sep 13 2008
iraq1
In the so called developed world, the position of women in public sphere remains static and insipid with any issue relating to them considered innocuous. Time and again women are looked upon as mandated individuals ordained only with duties pertaining..
Pooja | Feb 22 2007
victims of violence in rome
Lately, Equal Opportunities Minister, Barbara Pollastrini has called for an imperative action to tackle violence against women. A study by national statistics institute Istat has postulated some disturbing levels of abuse. Facts & figures: ...
Pooja | Feb 17 2007
women under threat of violence
Women are not in a position to pay for court protection so most of them are living with continuous trepidation of being physically assaulted by their spouses. Helen Hughes, head of the Scottish Family Law Association asserted that nearly a third and.
Pooja | Jan 30 2007
women in ciudad juarez
Violence against women, a pandemic as maiming and fatal as any deadly microbe, is not unique to Mexico. It's global. The unsolved murders in Ciudad Juarez and the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, of mostly young and indigenous working-class women, are...
Pooja | Dec 11 2006
violence algeria
A recent government study asserts that women were making inroads professionally in this mainly Muslim North African country of 33 million however, Algeria has come under fire from rights groups who say poor treatment of women persists. Primarily, the.
Pooja | Dec 7 2006
africa maid abuse
While women in Africa are very much oppressed, a housemaid's condition is even more wretched one. Wanja is an orphan and lives with her distant aunt. However, she does all the household chores much like a house cleaner than a relative. Daily...
Pooja | Nov 23 2006
violence
The centre of Public Health Ministry has come up with the information that round about 37 women folk becomes prey of violence each day. They compiled the information from 82 hospitals from first of January to 17th of November according to which...
Pooja | Sep 4 2006
aunty
The U.N Committee in Hong Kong came very heavily upon the government who was very lenient with the ongoing domestic and sexual violence. The Social Welfare Department postulated that round about 10 such cases are reported each day. Though there is...

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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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