After 17 Years, Venezuelan Survivor Finally Wins Justice
“It is important that you value my testimony… I come here now because I trust you … and I expect justice.”
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US Claim of ‘No Civilian Casualties’ is Tested in Afghanistan
In the rubble I spotted bits of lace, a notebook, a pair of shoes – the things you leave behind when things no longer matter.
Why Girls’ Education in Morocco Needs More than Money
If some of the $100 million in U.S. aid goes to building girls’ dormitories, fine. But construction projects should not be the focus. Instead aid should be spent on helping local leaders boost the cultural status of girls and their education.
Doctors Push Controversial Strategy to Fight Female Genital Mutilation
The compromise would allow “minimal” forms of the ritual cutting of girls’ genitalia in hopes of upholding religious and cultural beliefs while reducing the harm.
Wartime Violence against Disabled Women Often Ignored
Disability rights activists called for a variety of remedies during a panel of a major London conference last week. “If you have reduced mobility, it makes it that much harder to run when everyone else is fleeing from the village, you may have less chance to run away,” said one speaker.
Spain’s Step Back on Abortion Is Catching Flak
The government is likely to face difficult questions from the U.N. Human Rights Committee when it convenes in October and women across the country are already enraged. This move puts the country out of step with the majority of EU member states.
Report: Iraqi Women Illegally Detained, Tortured
The Human Rights Watch report documents cases of women illegally detained and sometimes tortured. Far fewer women are in jail than men, but they face a “double burden” of social stigma after release, authors find.
Women Still Scarce in Egypt’s Constitution Process
The five women on the new Constituent Assembly are all considered very strong representatives, but activists say they are simply too few. Morsi loyalists meanwhile are in hiding and say all human rights in the country are compromised.
Complaints by Transgender Detainees Quantify Abuse
Mistreatment of transgender detainees described in government documents match the anecdotal accounts in dozens of interviews. One lawyer says she has never met a transgender detainee who has not been subject to some sort of harassment. The second of four stories.
Lawyers, Courts Go Easy on Gender-Based Crimes
The recent murder of Amy Lord in Massachusetts and Ariel Castro’s sexual enslavement of three young women in Ohio expose serious lapses in the way crimes targeting women are handled.
