HAITI: Women Fight Sexual Violence

A small group of women in colorful shirts, jeans and skirts stand in a circle, singing and clapping. Some are smiling. All are dancing, shaking their bodies to the sound of their voices strong and loud. One woman dances in the middle, spinning. They are singing in Haitian Kreyol and it could be a celebration of some sort. In a way, it is.

INTERNATIONAL: For Four Days, Alpbach is a UN Headquarters

The fact that the entire UN top management is in Alpbach to prepare the autumn agenda represents a great success for Austria's UN policy and a recognition of our close partnership", said Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger at the beginning of the UN Security Council seminar in Alpbach.

UNITED STATES: Reeves: Self-petitions Under Violence Against Women Law

SPOUSES and children of US citizens or lawful permanent residents who are relying on their spouse or parent to petition them for permanent residency, but are being abused or subjected to extreme cruelty by the petitioner, can find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Should they continue their relationship with the abuser and get their green card or end the cycle of violence and face possible deportation?

UNITED STATES: Obama Administration Extends Asylum for Domestic Violence Victims

A Mexican woman with a history of domestic violence at the hands of her common-law husband was granted asylum by the Obama administration in a groundbreaking case that holds promise for future seekers of asylum with similar backgrounds.

AFRICA: Empowered to Fight Gender Based Violence

International Law Enforcement Academy Director James Smith says the effects of gender based violence are affecting communities around the world.

INTERNATIONAL: Where's the Justice? Sexual Harassment Continues at the United Nations

I remember how fresh I felt on that first day of spring in 2006, when I finally got to put on a flowered dress and head to work. I was living in Geneva, Switzerland at the time and working for a health agency -- a branch of the UN. When I stepped into my office, a male colleague in his late 40's was coming out of his.

GAZA: Let 'One of Our Women' Probe Raid

Following court order to appoint woman to commission investigating flotilla, dozens of rabbis make lists of candidates. 'Alongside values of justice, they will display loyalty to Israel'

PALESTINE: Palestinian Women's Union Expresses Solidarity with Women Political Activists in Iran & Camp Ashraf

The General Union of Palestinian Women for Social Work, which has over 30,000 members and is considered as one of the most prominent and popular women unions in the Middle East, has issued a statement condemning the clerical regime's executions and crimes against Iranian women.

IRAN: Human Rights Group Fears Iran Woman's Execution Imminent

A prominent human rights group has expressed "grave concerns" that Iran will soon execute a women sentenced to death by stoning who purportedly confessed in a televised interview this week.

New York-based Human Rights Watch on Friday criticized Iran for airing the confession of the woman said to be Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani.

BANGLADESH: Killing Women in the Name of Religion

Nearly two decades after a peasant woman's suicide first raised national awareness about the danger of religious rulings, and one month after a high court outlawed deadly edicts, killings of women in the name of religion continue in Bangladesh, human rights groups say.

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