1/6/2009
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Women Appointed to Key Department of Justice Positions
President-elect Barack Obama announced his intention yesterday to appoint Elena Kagan to be Solicitor General and Dawn Johnson to be the Assistant Attorney General for th ... |
1/6/2009
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Nobel Laureate and Activist Dr. Shirin Ebadi's Safety Threatened
Dr. Shirin Ebadi, a defender of women's rights, lawyer, and Iran's pre-eminent Nobel Laureate, has faced increasingly intense threats to her personal safety in recent wee ... |
1/5/2009
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Taliban Announces New Education Bans on Women and Girls
Pamphlets distributed by the Taliban in Pakistani tribal areas bordering Afghanistan yesterday impose a ban on co-educational schooling in the region. According to the
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1/5/2009
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Department of Justice Reports Increase of Rape, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Violence in US
According to a new Department of Justice (DOJ) report, the rates of rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence in the United States have soared over the past two years. ... |
1/5/2009
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Decreased Reporting of Sexual Assaults in Military Academies
Sexual assault reporting rates within national military academies are low and have significantly dropped, according to the Department of Defense (DOD). The DOD released r ... |
