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Russia rebuffs UN's report on violence against women

Pooja | Sep 22 2006

Russian representative Valery Loshchinin stated that the report framed by the United Nations on violence women is false and is not just. According to the report, the condition of women in Russia is deteriorating and that the law is not enough to...

Tags: Yakin Erturk, United Nations, Valery Loshchinin, Lifestyle

Human Rights Council discusses violence against women & trafficking in persons

Pooja | Sep 21 2006

The Human Rights Council on 20th of September heard presentations by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. Yakin Erturk, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women said that she had been to Turkey,...

Tags: Human Rights Council, Yakin Erturk, Sigma Huda, Lifestyle

Interview

Sara Rich

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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