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Archive for: 08/2007

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Women’s rights activists in Iran face imprisonment

Activists campaigning for gender equality in Iran are unable to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and association, as shown by a number of recent arrests.

Respect for women’s human rights is essential

Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic. At least one out of every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Every year, millions of women are raped by partners, relatives, friends and strangers, by employers and colleagues, soldiers and members of armed groups.

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Global Solidarity Day for Comfort Women

15 August is Global Solidarity Day for Comfort Women. This day draws attention to the experience of women who were held as sex slaves during the Second World War by the Japanese Military. After years of silence many of these women are seeking recognition, compensation and an apology from Japan.

Hungary’s unheard women

Hungarian women are starved of protection from rape and sexual violence, writes Daniel Clarke.

Protecting the human rights of women

In an interview with The Human Rights Defender Kate Gilmore explains how Amnesty International's campaign to stop violence against women led to expansion of the policy on sexual and reproductive rights to incorporate selected aspects of abortion.

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About the campaign

Violence against women is the most widespread human rights abuse in the world. Every day, thousands of women and girls are abused in their own homes, raped in armed conflicts, murdered by their families, attacked for speaking up and defending women's rights.

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