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Panel Decries Neglect of Sexual Violence in Congo

By WeNews staff reporter ● Uncategorized ● April 5, 2009

Congo has been described as the worst country to be a woman, due to sexual atrocities being committed in the eastern part of the country. At a New York media event late last month, African panelist tried to rally humanitarian attention.

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Online Chat Spotlights Most-Ailing Millennium Goal

By Womens Enews Staff ● Uncategorized ● March 29, 2009

MDG 5 envisions reducing maternal deaths 75 percent by 2015. Of all the promises to the world’s distressed people, it is the least likely to meet its target. Last week, advocates in India and Ghana said more political willpower is needed fast.

Afghans Question ‘Good Taliban’ Times Ahead

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● March 12, 2009

Afghan women gathered in New York for the U.N.’s annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women took stock of some achievements. But many worried that a re-emergent Taliban threatens those gains.

V-Day Spotlights Congolese Women Torn by War

By Womens Enews Staff ● Uncategorized ● February 13, 2009

For its 11th year, V-Day is focusing on women in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo whose bodies have been torn apart by armed men’s sexual violence. Beneficiaries include Panza Hospital and UNICEF.

Still in Shock, Gaza Women Tell Their Stories

By Eman Mohammed ● Arts & Culture ● January 30, 2009

In the Gaza Strip, women gave first-person accounts of the ordeals they suffered in the 22-day war that ended Jan. 17. One woman’s baby was born to the sounds of missiles.

Courage Shines in Zimbabwe, Even as Hope Fades

By Name Withheld ● Uncategorized ● January 7, 2009

Since Zimbabwe’s disputed elections last year, many women have been bravely protesting their country’s political and economic free-fall. Now, one of them is awaiting trial and Mugabe preparing to govern alone. Hope is fading fast.

Morocco Accepts CEDAW; U.S. Denies Women Asylum

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● December 13, 2008

Hillary’s New Role Puts Iranian Moderates on Edge

By Soheila Vahdati ● Commentary ● December 10, 2008

Iran’s women’s rights activists feared a hawkish Hillary Clinton as president and now wonder what she’ll be like as secretary of state. Vahdati says moderate factions in Iran, including women’s rights activists, have the most to lose from militarism.

Obama to Push CEDAW; Iran Threatens Activists

By Iulia Anghelescu ● Arts & Culture ● December 6, 2008

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FGM Asylum Cases Forge New Legal Standing

By Zainab Zakari ● Commentary ● November 25, 2008

Women have been winning U.S. asylum to avoid female genital mutilation in their homelands. But in 2007 three denials challenged that trend. One of those cases now under review could clarify their legal standing.