News - Powered by Yahoo NewsWomen?s, worker?s rights at center of Racine Senate recall debat
RACINE ? Women, and discrimination in the workplace have found their way to the center of debate in the John...
Wed, 23 May 2012 14:57:13 -0700 -
Egyptian women challenge rights abuses, militarizatio
CAIRO ? Women who were on the forefront of the January 25 revolution say they find themselves pushed back out of public and political life, but they are pushing back. read more
Tue, 22 May 2012 20:34:39 -0700 -
James Dorsey: Asian Football Confederation Puts Iran on the Spot on Women's Right
Iranian women soccer fans have set their hopes on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to return them to the terraces after having been banned from stadiums for years to prevent them from looking at men's bodies.
Wed, 23 May 2012 10:55:58 -0700 -
Female soldiers sue to lift combat ba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two female soldiers filed suit on Wednesday to scrap the U.S. military's restrictions on women in combat, claiming the policy violated their constitutional rights. Command Sergeant Major Jane Baldwin and Colonel Ellen Haring, both Army reservists, said policies barring them from assignments "solely on the basis of sex" violated their right to equal protection under the ...
Wed, 23 May 2012 19:14:28 -0700 -
Indian police 'disregard women's dignity': rights grou
A leading rights group accused the Indian police on Monday of denying and disregarding the rights of women, highlighting the recent case of a pregnant sex worker who says she was beaten by an officer.
Mon, 14 May 2012 13:02:59 -0700 -
Women of influence to be honored at CCS
NEW BRITAIN ? Seven women, who have significantly impacted Central Connecticut State University or the wider community, made a significant contribution in the lives of women, diligently promoted women?s rights or have worked tirelessly to educate women, will be honored at the Women of Influence Gala on Saturday, at 6 p.m., in CCSU?s Alumni Hall.
Thu, 10 May 2012 01:08:54 -0700 -
Jamiat wants property rights for wome
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which runs the largest number of madrasas across the country, has sought inheritance rights for Muslim women through amendment of existing laws.
Sun, 20 May 2012 13:24:06 -0700 -
Indian women turn to firearms against threat of violenc
Guns are increasingly popular with well-off Indian women who feel that they should be able to defend themselves against crime When Dr Harveen Kaur Sidhu travels from her home in an upmarket neighbourhood of the north-western Indian city of Chandigarh, she always slips her lightweight .22 revolver in her bag. The gun is a new purchase ? Sidhu got her licence only a year ago ? but now the 33-year ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 19:24:28 -0700 -
At NATO summit on Afghanistan, few women's voices hear
With the US and NATO planning the departure of their forces from Afghanistan by December 2014, some Afghan women and international rights advocates are growing increasingly concerned that a decade-long focus on expanding Afghan women?s rights will go with them.
Sun, 20 May 2012 13:21:05 -0700 -
Human rights panel sides with Maine women in harassment case
A human rights panel voted 3-1 Monday that Colleen Mercier was subjected to unlawful sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation at a paper company in Skowhegan.
Tue, 22 May 2012 08:10:52 -0700 -