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2 Jan 2011, 8:34 pm by Reproductive Rights
Shreveport Times: Shreveport reproductive rights activist dies, by Melody Brumble: Friends will remember Robin Rothrock as passionate champion of women's reproductive rights and an evocative artist. [read post]
2 Nov 2014, 5:35 am by Howard Friedman
Today's New York Times carries an opinion piece on right-wing extremist Hindu groups in India that are using violence to stop marriages between Hindu women and Muslim men, saying in part:right-wing politicians have used the boogeyman of love jihad in states with sizable Muslim populations like Gujarat and Maharashtra to present themselves as the protectors of Hindu virtue and win Hindu votes. [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 6:36 am
Colleen Shogan, the assistant deputy librarian of the Library Collections and Services Group and the Library’s representative on the Womens Suffrage Centennial Commission. [read post]
4 Feb 2016, 10:27 am by Miracle Jones
In an open letter [text] released Thursday, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International [advocacy websites], along with five other advocacy groups, urged Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma [official website] to sign a bill that would increase women's access to safe and legal abortion. [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 4:05 pm
Here's an interesting tidibit of local women's legal history gleaned from last Sunday's SF Chronicle:  In 1911, California passed Amendment 8, which gave women the right to vote in state elections years before the successful passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. [read post]
4 May 2009, 9:00 am
Abortions - It was reported on April 29, 2009, that Women in Law in Southern Africa-Malawi (WILSA-Malawi), a women's rights group in Malawi, is bringing a legal action against the Malawian government for prohibiting women from access to... [read post]
4 Dec 2015, 6:18 am by dgiancaterino
Angela Giampolo has been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal's Women of Distinction Class of 2015.read more [read post]
6 Mar 2015, 8:06 am by Taylor Brailey
[JURIST] The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice [official website] warned [press release] on Friday that the progress made in achieving women's rights remains under continuous threat. [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 12:06 pm by Akira Tomlinson
According to the HRCP, issues such as elimination of women's rights, restriction on speech caused by disappearances of critics to the military or advocates for better relations with India, and lack protection for religious minorities are prevalent. [read post]
7 Jan 2009, 8:35 pm
Via Daily Women's Health Policy Report: A pending University of Wisconsin plan to provide second-trimester abortions at its Madison Surgery Center is drawing criticism from antiabortion-rights groups, which are questioning the legality of the plan, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 12:00 pm
Women Won't Wait , a new international coalition of women's rights groups, has released a report entitled Show Us the Money: Is Violence Against Women on the HIV AIDS Funding Agenda? [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 9:00 am
Family - It was reported on September 9, 2009, that MIFUMI, a women's rights organization that promotes protection for women and children affected by domestic violence, abuse, and bride-price violations, together with other concerned individuals, filed a legal... [read post]
4 Dec 2015, 2:18 am by Daniel Giancaterino
Angela Giampolo has been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal's Women of Distinction Class of 2015.Angela founded and runs Giampolo Law Group, a boutique international law firm that focuses on corporate law, real estate international law, civil rights and estate planning. [read post]
4 Dec 2015, 2:18 am by Daniel Giancaterino
Angela Giampolo has been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal's Women of Distinction Class of 2015.Angela founded and runs Giampolo Law Group, a boutique international law firm that focuses on corporate law, real estate international law, civil rights and estate planning. [read post]
31 Mar 2010, 9:00 am
Women - It was reported on March 29, 2010, that the Ugandan Constitutional Court, in what appears to be a major blow to women's rights groups, rejected a petition for abolishing the traditional practice of bride price (dowry)... [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 10:28 am
The Womens Court featured presentations from women's rights and peace activists from Uganda, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan, who spoke about the impact of these conflicts on women, the targeting of women by armed forces and militia groups for crimes of sexual violence and their work for justice, accountability and peace. [read post]
8 May 2022, 8:53 am
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 8, 2022 ADDED: This is so detrimental to the cause of women's rights that I want to explore whether this a "false flag" message. [read post]
18 Apr 2010, 7:11 am by Reproductive Rights
NPR: Health Law Rolls Back Abortion Rights, Groups Say, by Julie Rovner: Recent fights between anti-abortion groups could leave people with the impression that the new health overhaul law expands women's access to abortion. [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 5:16 am
New Philadelphia Group Focuses on Lawyers Who are Mothers Percentage of Women, Minority Attorneys at Texas Firms Holds Steady Law Professor Catharine MacKinnon Discusses Women's Rights Women a Big Force in Business, Study Finds Lawyer Suaad Allami Spearheads Program to  Aid Iraqi Women read more [read post]