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December 22, 2012 (TSR) - Five Iranian armed groups have become the first to sign up to new covenant aimed at reducing sexual violence in conflict situations, a pledge developed…
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December 22, 2012 (TSR) - Queen Elizabeth II’s chaplain Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, tipped to become one of Britain’s first women bishops, said Saturday that the Church of England is struggling…
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December 21, 2012 (TSR) - The number of sexual assaults reported on the campuses of the nation’s military academies increased by nearly a quarter over the 2010-2011 academic year, according…
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by Vince Emanuele December 8, 2012 (TSR) - Professor Gail Dines is one of the world’s leading anti-pornography feminists, an accomplished author, and activist. Currently, professor Dines teaches women’s studies…
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by Hillary Gibson October 4, 2012 (TSR) - It’s been one year since Congress officially repealed the archaic “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. A new wave of LGBT cadets is…
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September 27, 2012 (TSR) - A new United Nations partnership announced on 26 September that it would make a long lasting contraceptive implant available to 27 million women living in…
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September 6, 2012 (TSR) - Serious crimes against women have increased in the last few years and proper measures should be taken to penalise offenders, Home Minister Sushil kumar Shinde…
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September 2, 2012 (TSR) - Pakistani authorities have arrested a Muslim cleric on suspicion of framing a Christian girl who was arrested under the country’s controversial anti-blasphemy law, a police…
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September 1, 2012 (TSR) - For a decade before a sex scandal engulfed Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Air Force officials knew about persistent problems with basic training instructors seeking sexual…
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August 27, 2012 (TSR) - The South African Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Draft Bill for publication in the Government Gazette for public comment. The…
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by Bettany Hughes, English Historian, Author, Lecturer and Broadcaster Specializing in Classical History August 22, 2012 (TSR) - Good looks, great brain: an irresistible mixture. Pretty, bright, young things have…
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August 21, 2012 (TSR) - More families in Nicaragua will receive this week domestic animals for breeding, seeds and other agricultural inputs by the Food Production Bonus, to keep on…
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