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Pro-Choice Activists Rally as U.K. Mulls Rollbacks

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Health & Science ● November 2, 2007

Colombian and Mexican activists last week told an international safe-abortion conference about strategies that helped them succeed in liberalizing abortion laws. They spoke in London, where abortion limits are under discussion.

Cairo Could Be Wrong City to Report Sex Assault

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Commentary ● May 31, 2007

Women in Cairo, Egypt, say they are wary of police response and attitudes toward sex assault. Mob attacks on women last year have been officially ignored and an advocacy group says women are often tortured in police stations.

Yemeni Activists Couple Contraception With Islam

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Politics ● March 13, 2007

Yemen has scored enormous success in reducing maternal mortality rates and increasing contraception use. Advocates turned to religious leaders to help get out the message. Third in a series on women changing religious institutions and practices.

In Rio Rush Hour, Women Relax in Single-Sex Trains

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Commentary ● May 23, 2006

In Rio de Janeiro, women traveling on rush-hour trains can find a haven from sexual harassment in single-sex cars, a result of a law enacted last month. Even critics of the law acknowledge the mood in the “pink cars” is relaxed and cheerful.

Uganda’s Shift in AIDS Policy Tied to U.S.

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Uncategorized ● February 21, 2006

Uganda’s first lady Janet Museveni is running for a seat in parliament on Feb. 23. Anti-AIDS activist Beatrice Were might have supported her a few years ago. But now she blames her for restigmatizing the disease with help from U.S. funding.

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Pro-Choice Activists Rally as U.K. Mulls Rollbacks

Cairo Could Be Wrong City to Report Sex Assault

Yemeni Activists Couple Contraception With Islam

In Rio Rush Hour, Women Relax in Single-Sex Trains

Uganda’s Shift in AIDS Policy Tied to U.S.