Abortion
Shampoo Co. Scrubs Bias; India Renews Gay Sex Ban
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A shampoo company, Pantene Philippines, highlights workplace discrimination in its new commercial campaign. Also this week, in India homosexuality became illegal again.
Abortion
Hawaii OKs Same-Sex Unions; Senegal Raid Nabs 5
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Hawaii has legalized same-sex marriage. In Senegal, police arrested five women for allegedly being lesbians and violating the country’s anti-gay law.
Arts & Culture
Egypt’s Virginity Tests Stopped; Somalia Rapes Rise
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Cheers:
An Egyptian court ordered the Egyptian army on Dec. 27 to stop forced virginity tests on female detainees, Agence France Presse reported. The decision has been made months after the practice sparked a national outcry and stained the ruling military’s reputation.
