US Claim of ‘No Civilian Casualties’ is Tested in Afghanistan
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In the rubble I spotted bits of lace, a notebook, a pair of shoes – the things you leave behind when things no longer matter.
Education
Why Girls’ Education in Morocco Needs More than Money
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If some of the $100 million in U.S. aid goes to building girls’ dormitories, fine. But construction projects should not be the focus. Instead aid should be spent on helping local leaders boost the cultural status of girls and their education.
FGM
Doctors Push Controversial Strategy to Fight Female Genital Mutilation
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The compromise would allow “minimal” forms of the ritual cutting of girls’ genitalia in hopes of upholding religious and cultural beliefs while reducing the harm.
disability rights
Wartime Violence against Disabled Women Often Ignored
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Disability rights activists called for a variety of remedies during a panel of a major London conference last week. “If you have reduced mobility, it makes it that much harder to run when everyone else is fleeing from the village, you may have less chance to run away,” said one speaker.
Abortion
Spain’s Step Back on Abortion Is Catching Flak
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The government is likely to face difficult questions from the U.N. Human Rights Committee when it convenes in October and women across the country are already enraged. This move puts the country out of step with the majority of EU member states.
Human Rights
Report: Iraqi Women Illegally Detained, Tortured
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The Human Rights Watch report documents cases of women illegally detained and sometimes tortured. Far fewer women are in jail than men, but they face a “double burden” of social stigma after release, authors find.
Egypt
Women Still Scarce in Egypt’s Constitution Process
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The five women on the new Constituent Assembly are all considered very strong representatives, but activists say they are simply too few. Morsi loyalists meanwhile are in hiding and say all human rights in the country are compromised.
detention centers
Complaints by Transgender Detainees Quantify Abuse
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Mistreatment of transgender detainees described in government documents match the anecdotal accounts in dozens of interviews. One lawyer says she has never met a transgender detainee who has not been subject to some sort of harassment. The second of four stories.
Ariel Castro
Lawyers, Courts Go Easy on Gender-Based Crimes
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The recent murder of Amy Lord in Massachusetts and Ariel Castro’s sexual enslavement of three young women in Ohio expose serious lapses in the way crimes targeting women are handled.
Disabilities
Reproductive Health Care Scarce for Disabled Women
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Many in medical professions and the general population still deem disabled women unsuitable for sexuality and reproduction, says Rickie Solinger in this excerpt from “Reproductive Politics.” Reproductive technologies can also add to stigma.