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29/5/2007
Africa: New report on HIV/AIDS in Africa - First to link discriminatory beliefs against women with vulnerability to AIDS
A landmark study released today by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) connects widespread discriminatory views against women in Botswana and Swaziland to sexual risk-taking and, in turn, to extremely high HIV prevalence.
28/5/2007
Iran: Arbitrary Arrest of Haleh Esfandiari Coincides With a Week of Crackdowns
Iranian-American scholar arbitrarily detained and subjected to coercive interrogation.
28/5/2007
Canada: Gender, cultural, religion: Looking for the balance in a multicultural society
What happens "when rights collide"?
28/5/2007
Kyrgyzstan: Polygamy Issue Sparks Debate
Politics in Kyrgyzstan is what usually grabs headlines, but the country is increasingly divided over another, less understood news-making phenomenon -- polygamy.
28/5/2007
Iran: "Offside" rules: An interview with Jafar Panahi
Maryam Maruf talks to Jafar Panahi, acclaimed director of "Offside" (2006), a black comedy about a group of Iranian female football fans who are banned from watching a live World Cup game. Plus watch two exclusive film clips.
28/5/2007
Nigeria: Murder in the name of religion
Editorial: Secondary school staff member murdered by students for accidentally throwing out a copy of the Qur'an.
28/5/2007
International:The Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights is currently accepting nominations for the 2007 Yayori Award
The Yayori Award focuses on women activists, journalists, and artists who work at the grassroots level with socially marginalized peoples in order to create a 21st century free from war and discrimination against women.
28/5/2007
Yemen: A regional consultative meeting on Violence Against Women to be held this week
The capital city of Sana'a will host a meeting on violence against women on Wednesday, with representatives attending from Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti and Oman.
28/5/2007
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.
28/5/2007
Uzbekistan: "The Re-Islamization of Society and the Position of Women in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan"
New publication by Marfua Tokhtakhodjaeva now available.