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3/10/2008
UK: Helpline for victims of forced marriages
"Hundreds of children fearing for their lives have called a new national helpline set up to assist victims of forced marriages since its launch four months ago, The Independent has learnt."
2/10/2008
Algeria: A Brief Introduction to the Position of Women Living in the Saharawi Refugee Camps
"Life for Saharawi women living under the Moroccan occupation is tough, especially for those who dare to express a Saharawi nationalist sentiment."
2/10/2008
USA: Documentary address 'purity pledges' in America
According to The Virgin Daughters, one in six American girls now takes a "purity pledge", vowing to abstain from all sexual activity until they are married.
2/10/2008
Mali: Violence against women on rise
At least 300 women are victims of sexual violence every year in Bamako, according to local police records, but the actual figure is much higher said the president of the Bamako-based non-profit, Women in Law and Development in Africa.
2/10/2008
International: Essay: "Peace is a mere illusion when rape continues"
"Here is an unassailable truth: if sexual violence is not addressed during the course of a conflict, then sexual violence will haunt the post-conflict period, and make of the ostensible peace a mockery for half the population."
2/10/2008
Morocco: Moroccan Ulemas Denounce Fatwa Authorising Underage Marriage
On September 21st, Moroccan Islamic scholars strongly rejected the fatwa authorising marriage for 9-year-old girls. An official inquiry has been launched.
2/10/2008
Pakistan: An Interview with Farida Shaheed
AWID interviews Farida Shaheed - active in the women’s rights movement in Pakistan for over 25 years - about women’s rights activism in Pakistan, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and the hopes of the women’s rights movement.
2/10/2008
USA: Book Launch: "Sexuality, Health and Human Rights" (7 Oct, 2008)
Join the authors to celebrate the publication of their new book – Sexuality, Health and Human Rights (Routledge, London and New York, August 2008).
1/10/2008
Yemen: Initiative to protect women and children from violence
Netherlands-funded project is aiming to provide better protection for women and children exposed to violence and sexual abuse.
30/9/2008
Pakistan: 90 honour killings reported in first quarter of 2008
"Aurat Foundation Peshawar Resident Director Rukhshanda Naz cited lengthy judicial procedure and delay in disposal of such cases as the main reasons for increase in honour killing in the country."