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6/12/2004
International: Statement by world religious leaders on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family
On December 6, 2004, the United Nations General Assembly observes the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, proclaimed to raise awareness and promote policies that improve the well-being of the family.
6/12/2004
UK: Police probing 'honour' suicides
Police are going through hundreds of files on missing people and suicides to look for signs of "honour crimes".
3/12/2004
UN: Call to use Special Procedures of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
A letter from the Quick Response Desk of the Special Procedures Branch at OHCHR, Geneva.
3/12/2004
UPDATE: Iran: Call for the unconditional release of Mahboobeh Abbasgholizadeh
2/12/2004
Egypt: New signs of progress for women in Egypt by Mona Zulficar
On October 2, 2004, the new Family Courts Law, passed in March 2004, has come into effect and 224 Family Courts have opened their doors for the first time.
1/12/2004
International: Defending Women, Defending Rights
International Campaign on Women Human Rights Defenders.
30/11/2004
UK: Death before dishonour
In the UK alone, 117 murders are being investigated as 'honour killings'. But over-sensitivity to cultural differences means that many victims are denied the justice that they deserve.
29/11/2004
Uganda: All women team visit the regions of Gulu, Kitgum, Lira and Soroti
The mission came about following the Uganda state's referral of the situation in the Northern Uganda to the ICC.
26/11/2004
International: Launch of the Muslim World Journal of Human Rights (MWJHR)
MWJHR offers a medium for scholarly debate on various aspects of the question of human rights as it relates to the Muslim World.
26/11/2004
USA: Congress approves anti-abortion clause
America's religious right has scored its first legislative victory since George Bush's re-election by inserting a clause into a spending bill to undermine state laws requiring hospitals to provide abortions.