Crime Policy & Legislation Archives – Page 8 of 10

Women’s Rights Central Battle in Iranian Politics

By Dan De Luce ● Arts & Culture ● August 17, 2003

Iran’s conservative Guardian Council just vetoed the U.N. convention on women’s rights but discriminatory laws and attitudes are coming under increasing scrutiny amid a political debate over how to balance Islam with modernity.

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Massachusetts Bishops Escape All Criminal Charges

By no-author ● Arts & Culture ● July 25, 2003

Althea Gibson Wins Wimbledon

By Glenda Crank Holste ● Arts & Culture ● July 18, 2003

A special daily feature of Women’s Enews during Women’s History Month

‘The Deadly Dozen’ Echo in Anti-Choice Campaign

By Dakota Smith ● Uncategorized ● April 21, 2003

An advertising and poster campaign attacking pro-choice Catholic senators alarms those who see it as a dangerous echo of the notorious “The Deadly Dozen” campaign of 1995.

Ashcroft Constrains Violence against Women Office

By Rebecca Vesely ● Uncategorized ● March 10, 2003

Attorney General John Ashcroft is interpreting new anti-violence laws to mean that the head of the Justice Department’s efforts to protect women would not gain a significant measure of authority.

Film on Deaths of Mexican Women Indicts Corruption

By Maya Dollarhide ● Uncategorized ● August 20, 2002

A documentary that will air tonight on PBS explores the unsolved killings of young women on the Texas-Mexico border. Also: Nigerian woman’s death-by-stoning sentence upheld.

Three High-Power Moms Unite to Push Pro-Mom Agenda

By J. Trout Lowen ● Arts & Culture ● May 12, 2002

Top-selling political authors Naomi Wolf, Ann Crittenden and Barbara Seaman plan to rally mothers to become the nation’s most powerful lobbying group. Could paid universal parental leave be far behind?

American Women Most Likely to Be Murdered

By no-author ● Arts & Culture ● April 27, 2002

New World Court to Judge Gender-Based War Crimes

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Politics ● April 18, 2002

The new International Criminal Court will give women a place to seek justice for gender-related crimes committed against them in armed conflicts and as part of systematic violence or persecution.

Surge in NYC Rape Reports May Point to Real Change

By Jennifer Friedlin ● Uncategorized ● April 2, 2002

The latest rape statistics from New York show what seems to be a jump in the number of such crimes, but experts believe they reflect more reporting by victims–not more assaults.