INTERNATIONAL: UN Focuses on Rape as Weapon of War After Libyan Woman's Plight

It took a video going “viral” of a Libyan woman being dragged from a Tripoli hotel -- shouting that she'd been raped for two days by 15 men -- to put a face and name to a weapon of war that dates back at least to the founding of ancient Rome.

INTERNATIONAL: UN Women Report: Gender Laws Alone No Guarantee of Justice

More countries have gender equality legislation on their books than ever before but many laws are inadequate and rarely if ever enforced, the first major report by the new U.N. women's agency showed on Wednesday.

UNITED STATES: US 'Gravely Disturbed By DRC Rapes'

Washington - The United States said on Wednesday it was "gravely disturbed" about the mass rape of women in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of Congo last month.

COLOMBIA: Minority Women Bear Brunt of Gender-Based Violence

LONDON (TrustLaw) –Women from minority groups are targeted for sexual violence, torture and killings because of their ethnic, religious and indigenous identity, Minority Rights Group (MRG) said on Wednesday.

EUROPE/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Comparing Women's Rights in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa

How does Europe compare with sub-Saharan Africa in terms of women's rights?

Here are some key differences between the regions taken from “Progress of the World's Women”, a UN Women report:

DRC: 248 Women Report Being Raped by Soldiers in DR Congo in June

Some 248 women said they were raped by soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Sud-Kivu province last month, local medical reports showed Monday, in a region the UN has called the world's "rape capital."

A hospital doctor in Nakiele told AFP that 121 local women reported being the victim of rape on the night of June 11 to 12.

ISRAEL: UN Committee: Israel Must Allow Civil Marriage

There is no meaningful equality in Israel between men and women when it comes to matters relating to marriage and family relationships, according to a new UN report.

The report was compiled by a panel of experts overseeing implementation of the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The panel submitted its conclusions to Israeli authorities in February of this year.

KOSOVO: President Jahjaga Met With The President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite

The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Atifete Jahjaga continues the official visit to Lithuania. She had today an official meeting with the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite, in the Cabinet of the latter, where they discussed a range of topics of interest.

The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj.

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