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Algerian Women Test the ‘Arab Spring’ Winds

By Brahim Takheroubte ● Politics ● March 17, 2011

To appease “Arab spring” protesters, Algeria lifted a 1991 law that banned public assembly, but a longstanding women’s vigil for the country’s “disappeared” complains it doesn’t help them. Other political women debate the effects.

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Senate Blocks Anti-Choice Push; States Keep It Up

By WeNews Staff ● Politics ● March 10, 2011

The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill to defund Planned Parenthood that had energized protests across the country. But at the state level, a steady anti-choice push continues, with Minnesota lawmakers proposing the latest bill.

Lawmakers Try Again on Stop-Child-Marriage Bill

By Karsten Strauss ● Politics ● February 12, 2011

A bill to help curb child marriage in foreign countries passed the Senate unanimously in December but ran afoul of House GOP members. U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum plans to try again, with a vote that could come by May.

Four Bills in Congress Aim to Limit Anti-Gay Bias

By Julia Marsh ● Arts & Culture ● May 3, 2010

Four bills designed to curb discrimination based on sexual orientation are pending in Congress. Some advocates are hopeful, but others are more wary about hostile lawmakers and a lack of leadership by President Obama.

Lesbian Who Fled Army Opens Legal Ground in Canada

By Wency Leung ● Arts & Culture ● December 4, 2009

After fleeing abuse at Fort Campbell, a lesbian now living in Canada is hoping for asylum on the unusual grounds of anti-homosexual persecution within the U.S. military. Her case could affect other claims by asylum seekers from democracies.

Let’s Stop Sex Trafficking Right Here at Home

By Samir Goswami & Anne Ream ● Commentary ● October 9, 2009

Chicago is locking up prostituted women and girls, which Samir Goswami and Anne K. Ream say is the wrong response to sex trafficking. They call on Chicago and other cities to target the johns and pimps who fuel the exploitation.

Women Linked Arms Around Cambodia’s Mu Sochua

By Stephanie Guyer-Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● August 16, 2009

When Cambodia’s opposition politician Mu Sochua was given a guilty verdict in early August riot police in Phnom Penh were ready to quell protesters. As part of Sochua’s inner circle that day, Stephanie Guyer-Stevens offers an eyewitness account.

Black Female Ministries Target AIDS Danger

By Malena Amusa ● Health & Science ● November 27, 2006

Female ministries are beginning to tackle a fact that activists say African American churches and the U.S. government alike have failed to adequately acknowledge or address: Black women are contracting HIV faster than any other group of women.

Lesbian Couples Shut Out of Immigration Reforms

By Womens Enews Staff ● Uncategorized ● September 26, 2006

Congress is considering immigration reforms, but not to laws that prohibit same-sex couples from sponsoring their partners for citizenship. Among families, activists say the heaviest toll falls on households headed by lesbians.

Biased Family Court System Hurts Mothers

By Garland Waller ● Commentary ● September 5, 2001

Behind closed doors of the family court system, thousands of women each year lose child custody to violent men who beat and abuse mothers and children. The writer says family courts are not family-friendly and betray the best interests of the child.