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Kurdistan: Polygamy: a violation of women's rights
Op-Ed: "Social ills are being created by the practice of multiple marriages."
Kurdistan: Woman stoned to death for eloping
"In the latest killing, or at least the latest to come to public attention, Kurdistan Aziz was 16 years old when she escaped her family with a man she knew they would not accept, and courageously following the ancient tradition of 'radu kauten' they eloped together to Arbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan. They planned to start a life together. But her father had other ideas for her; not of love, happiness or choice but that she must die for this rebellion against the patriarchal order.
Kurdistan: Stop aux meurtres et lapidations de femmes au Kurdistan!
Depuis le meurtre de Doa (Du'a) Khalil Aswad il y a un peu plus d'un an, il n'y a que peu de personnes qui peuvent ne pas être conscientes qu'au Kurdistan même les pierres sur le sol sont des preuves de la brutalité contre les femmes.
Kurdistan: "Suffering Without A Nation: The Plight of Kurdish Women in the Diaspora"
Lys Anzia of the Women News Network (WNN) looks at the suffering of Kurdish women and the dramatic increase in their acts of self-destruction.
Kurdistan: Increasing trend of women's suicide by fire
Like their colleagues across Iraq, the doctors and nurses at the Emergency Management Centre in Irbil work relentlessly. The medical specializations at this hospital are war surgery and burns.
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Kurdistan: Kurdish women resent new passport system
A law requiring women to have a male guardian sign their passport application angers women in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iraq: UN report cites increase in 'honor killings' of Kurdish women
A United Nations report on the human rights situation in Iraq has criticized the Kurdish provinces for a poor record in addressing acts of violence towards women.
Kurdistan: Campagne Internationale contre la lapidation des femmes au Kurdistan:
Condamnons la lapidation de Doa Khalil Aswad, condamnée à mort pour être tombée amoureuse!
Kurdistan: Teenager Du’a Khalil Aswad stoned to death on April 7th
Video released on the internet; sign the petition condemning her brutal murder.
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