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Police May Ignore Rape Complaints to Boost Image

By Mark Fazlollah ● Crime & Law ● June 15, 2000

A prize-winning reporter writes that police rape statistics in some major cities may be low only because police simply ignore women’s complaints. One city reporting a high number of rapes is also a city with a model program to assist victims.

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Welfare Rules for Native Americans Reformed

By Lorraine Forte ● Crime & Law ● June 15, 2000

New rules for Native Americans on welfare take effect this week. They allow for cultural differences and are generally less punitive. The crafts and other work that women have been performing are recognized as work.

Women Face Bars to Voting, Marriages to Rapists

By Chris Lombardi ● Crime & Law ● June 14, 2000

The intense debate continues over the language of the final document produced by this special session of the U.N. Meanwhile, women’s non-governmental agencies from many nations are struggling to obtain basic civil rights.

Zealots Are Elsewhere As Pro-Family Treaty Fails

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Arts & Culture ● June 14, 2000

Doc Warns Pro-Choice GOP of ‘Partial-Truth’ Law

By Sarah L. Rasmusson ● Crime & Law ● June 4, 2000

In light of the extensive news coverage of the June 28 Supreme Court decision involving abortion procedures, WEnews is reposting our June 2 report of a speech by the Nebraska doctor who brought the case.

Gender-violence ruling may undermine other rights

By Kristin Choo ● Crime & Law ● May 28, 2000

Women worldwide may admire a U.S. law dealing with preventing gender-related violence, but the Supreme Court just nullified a key provision and indicated other civil rights laws may be in jeopardy.

The American Ugly

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Crime & Law ● April 20, 2000

Imagine, five, count ’em five, Oscars for “American Beauty” a visually exciting film that had so much right about homophobia but with a plot that was nothing more than that same old sexist song…

Supreme Court to Hear Drug-Testing Case

By Womens Enews Staff ● Crime & Law ● April 11, 2000

Female College Athletes Live Amid Homophobia

By Robyn Rossnagel ● Arts & Culture ● April 11, 2000

The fear of being labeled lesbian continues to distort the lives of many female college athletes and coaches, according to several speakers at a recent conference on issues facing women in college sports.