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April 16, 2012 (The Pakistan Observer)
BURMA: Suu Kyi's Victory and Women's Empowerment MYANMAR'S Election Commission announced last week the landslide victory of the opposition National League of Democracy (NLD) party, winning 43 out of 44 parliamentary seats (97 percent) in the by-elections of April 1.After the television announced the triumph, rapturous crowds thronged the streets yelling Aung San Suu Kyi's name.The victory will not result in more power for the NLD but it was taken seriously by supporters of Suu Kyi because it finally gave her a seat representing the Irrawaddy Delta area in Kamwoo, south of Rangoon.
April 13, 2012 (Khaleej Times)
BANGLADESH: Where Women Lead the Way To many outsiders, Bangladesh is best known for its poverty and the natural disasters that hit it with depressing regularity.
April 11, 2012 (ABC CBN News)
HAITI: Haitian Teen to Testify in UN Abuse Scandal The teenage boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted by United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti reportedly plans to testify against his attackers. Fritz Dorziair, a representative for the boy's family, said the teen and his parents will travel to Uruguay -- the home country of his alleged attackers -- for a May 10 court hearing, according to international and local media reports.
March 28, 2012 (Reuters)
AFGHANISTAN: Jail May Await Afghan Women Fleeing Abuse, Rape For Afghan women, the act of fleeing domestic abuse, forced prostitution or even being stabbed repeatedly with a screwdriver by an abusive husband, may land them in jail while their abusers walk free, Human Rights Watch said.
March 27, 2012 (The Mail)
GHANA: Ghana Gets Commendation for Providing 28% of UN Peacekeeping Policewomen “I commend Ghana for being among the top contributors of women police officers to United Nations peacekeeping operations,” said Ann-Marie Orler, the highest ranking police official in the UN system.