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30/6/2008
Pakistan: Young couple faces murder in the name of "honour"
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young couple has been threatened with death because they married without the permission of their parents.
30/6/2008
Yemen: Government body moves to stem female genital mutilation
The Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), a government body, has drawn up a national action plan to end the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Yemen.
27/6/2008
Vanuatu: Parliament Passes Family Protection Order Bill
On 18 June, 2008 the Parliament of Vanuatu, an island in the Pacific, passed a Family Protection Order Bill.
25/6/2008
International: UN International Day for the Support of Victims of Torture
26 June is the day declared by the United Nations to extend support to victims of all forms of torture and degrading treatment, and to speak out against these forms of violence.
24/6/2008
Australia: Calls to legalise polygamy in Australia rejected by government
Calls from two Islamic leaders to legalise polygamous marriages in Australia have been rejected by the government.
24/6/2008
Malaysia: Women told to avoid lipstick and high-heeled shoes to "preserve dignity"
In the Malaysian city of Kota Bharu, women are being urged by local authorities to not wear lipstick or high-heeled shoes.
24/6/2008
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Council to discuss children of non-Saudi mothers
Saudi children born to non-Saudi mothers abroad are facing an "identity crisis," as they are unable to obtain the required documents to ensure their eligibility for Saudi nationality.
23/6/2008
Iran: New Iranian dress code crackdown
Police in Iran have begun a new campaign against Western-style clothing and hairstyles.
22/6/2008
International: West Africans fight female genital mutilation in France
West African immigrant activists have taken their fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) to France where as many as 50,000 immigrant women a year undergo the procedure, according to the French Institute of Demographic Studies.
20/6/2008
Iran: Sexually harassed student has been arrested
A female student in the Iranian city of Zanjan who alleged she was sexually harassed by a senior male lecturer - triggering a massive demonstration by her fellow students - has herself been arrested.