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Saudi Arabia: New Law to Criminalize Domestic Abuse
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ON THE AGENDA: Gang girls, stolen babies and the "Good Economy"
From the war in Syria, to gang culture in the UK, to the rights of women and children from India to Guatemala, take a look at what our journalists are reporting on this week
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Mumbai gang rape shows India limps on women's safety
Eight months on since the high-profile gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus, reports have emerged that a similar crime has been committed against a photo journalist in an abandoned mill in the financial hub
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Threats to UK women linked to gangs still overlooked - expert
Thousands of young women are at risk of violence, sexual exploitation and of being coerced into offending, according to Carlene Firmin of the Office of the Children’s Commissioner
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Complaints by Transgender Detainees Quantify Abuse
Mistreatment of transgender detainees described in government documents match the anecdotal accounts in dozens of interviews. One lawyer says she has never met a transgender detainee who has not been subject to some sort of harassment. The second of four stories.
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A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the verdict of a teenager, who was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention, in New Delhi
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the verdict of a teenager, who was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention, in New Delhi September 1, 2013. The Indian teenager was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention on Saturday for the December gang rape of a trainee physiotherapist, the first verdict in a case that sparked debate over whether India was too soft on young offenders. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)
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Montana prosecutor to appeal ex-teacher's month-long sentence for rape
USA-MONTANA/RAPE:Montana prosecutor to appeal ex-teacher's month-long sentence for rape
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Displaced women, children at high risk of rape in Somali camps - rights group
Fear of being stigmatised and a lack of confidence in the will or ability of the authorities to investigate cases of sexual violence stop most of the victims – some as young as 13 – from reporting abuses to the police, says Amnesty International
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Saudi Passes DV Law; Health Reform Equality Slammed
Saudi Arabia has passed legislation aimed at protecting women, children and domestic staff against domestic abuse. But a Fox News medical expert argued that President Barack Obama's administration was wrong to force gender equality for health insurance rates.
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