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    'Big step but not enough': Ecuador debates easing abortion law in rape cases

    Tue, 5 Mar 2019 10:43 AM

    Abortions are illegal in Ecuador, except under two circumstances: if the life of the pregnant woman is at risk, or if the pregnancy is the result of the rape of a woman with mental disabilities

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    Saudi laws stifle dissent, women activists - U.N. rights experts

    Tue, 5 Mar 2019 08:21 AM

    The kingdom's public prosecutor has begun preparing the trials of detainees, identified by watchdog groups as women's rights activists, after completing its investigations

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    Rise in populism eroding women's rights, global leaders warn

    Mon, 4 Mar 2019 17:39 PM

    Resurgence in nationalist-populist sentiment in many countries around the world has led to a deliberate rolling back of rights gained through the "sacrifices and struggles" of generations of women

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    Ted Baker founder and CEO Kelvin quits after misconduct allegations

    Mon, 4 Mar 2019 14:58 PM

    Online campaign claiming to represent over 200 employees asked to end 'forced hugging' and 'a culture that leaves harassment unchallenged'

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    UK launches global fund to help end 'period poverty' by 2050

    Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:56 AM

    It is estimated that half of all women and girls in poor countries are forced to use rags, cloths, grass and paper during their periods since many can't afford to buy sanitary products

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    Saudis prepare trials of detainees identified as women's rights activists

    Mon, 4 Mar 2019 08:30 AM

    Rights groups reported the detention of at least 11 prominent activists, mostly women who previously campaigned for the right to drive and an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system

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    Yazidis freed from Islamic State captivity in Syria, returned to Iraq

    Fri, 1 Mar 2019 15:40 PM

    The women and children returned to Iraq more than four years after Islamic State militants launched an assault on Sinjar, the Yazidi heartland, on Aug. 3, 2014

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    Yazidis returned to Iraq, thought to be released IS captives - witnesses

    Fri, 1 Mar 2019 15:38 PM

    The group includes three women and 18 children, thought to have been held in Islamic State captivity in Syria

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    New memorial in India commemorates 'witch' hunt victims

    Fri, 1 Mar 2019 13:29 PM

    According to the National Crime Records Bureau, there were 134 cases of murders linked to witch hunts in 2016

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    Return of abused Bangladeshi maids from Saudi prompts calls for govt action

    Fri, 1 Mar 2019 13:18 PM

    According to data from BRAC's migration programme, last year about 1,300 women returned from Saudi Arabia, saying they had been tortured or exploited

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