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Self-ruling region in Syria issues women's rights decree - monitor
The 30-point decree is apparent rebuke to Islamic State insurgents who have placed restrictions on women
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Pacific island women afraid to report domestic violence
"It is an expected part of life, and part of women's lives, to experience violence"-- Alethia Jimenez, UN Women in Papua New Guinea
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UN women's rights panel accuses China of harassing activists
The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) also urges China to halt forced abortions and "infanticide of girls"
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Sri Lanka probes sex bribe claims in women's cricket team
Women cricket players allegedly forced to perform sexual favours for officials to earn or keep places on the team
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A year after deadly typhoon, Philippines women weave their magic
A group of women are stitching their lives back together by weaving colourful reeds used in handicrafts sold by the world's top retailers
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Illegal abortions claim lives of Brazilian women
Advocates attribute thousands of deaths to the criminalisation of abortion
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Sudan denies U.N. access in Darfur to look into mass rape report
Some 200 women and girls were allegedly raped in Sudan's western Darfur region
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Colombia steps up campaign to combat sexual harassment on buses
Prosecutions are rare as no Colombian law tackles the sexual abuse of women on public transport
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