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Campaigning for the rights of women
Thousands of men and women around the world do extraordinary things to defend womens' right to live free from violence. Here are 16 people who are taking action.
Ecuador plans for the elimination of gender-based violence
After 30 years of campaigning by the Ecuadorian women's movement, Ecuador has introduced a national plan for the elimination of gender based violence.
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.
Hungary’s unheard women
Hungarian women are starved of protection from rape and sexual violence, writes Daniel Clarke.
Protecting the rights of women: Kate Gilmore speaks
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.
One in three Indigenous women face rape in US
More than one in three Indigenous women in the US is raped during her lifetime and most of the crimes go unpunished.
HIV and AIDS: The hidden consequence of conflict
Women around the world are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS on the whole, largely as a result of gender inequality, poverty, inadequate access to education and the tragic cycle of sexual violence.
Women human rights defenders in the firing line
Targeted for their work, and caught with no protection amid Taliban attacks - there is no safe place for women human rights defenders in Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s rape laws amended
A woman is raped every two hours and one is gang-raped every eight hours in Pakistan, according to the country's independent Human Rights Commission. In reality the figure may be far higher.
Justice denied as Mexican women abused
Katie Hamann looks at the aftermath of an eviction in the southern Mexican town of Texcoco that spiraled into a cycle of violence and degradation.
Revealing experiences: 24,000 women speak out
Although violence towards women has become increasingly regarded as a major public health issue, available data about the global magnitude and nature of the problem, particularly in poorer countries, has previously been scarce. In a first for the World Health Organisation, a Multi-Country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women identifies the scope and effects of violence against women worldwide
A positive role for men
Men have a positive role to play in helping to end violence against women. Growing numbers of men have come to the realisation that violence against women is an issue that touches their lives in deeply personal ways. And that it's a social problem they can do something about. Most men don't use violence. Most men know that domestic violence and sexual assault are wrong. Most men treat women with care and respect.
Crying out for safety in Darfur
Darfur stands at the brink of chaos. The international community has promised much but now is the time for action. What Darfuris want above all else is security: effective peacekeeping must be brought to Darfur.
I hope that Australia is bringing diplomatic pressure to bear in the fight against this prehistoric legislation.
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8 February 2012, 11:02PM