Stop violence against women
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Violence against women is the most widespread human rights abuse in the world. Every day, thousands of women and girls are abused in their own homes. They are raped in armed conflict or murdered by their families. They are attacked for speaking out, for defending womens' rights.
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Violence gets in the way of education
When Indian teenager Gitanjali Chaudhry walks to school she carries a bag of chilli powder and a pouch of safety pins to ward off the men loitering along her path.
BBC report on violence against women in Australia
Violence against women has become a hot topic on the political agenda since the Rudd government came into power in Australia last November.
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End violence against schoolgirls
Education is a crucial step in empowering women to make choices. It is crucial to breaking cycles of poverty, violence and disease. Education is a human right and, therefore, every girl's right. However, 100 years since the first anniversary of International Women’s Day, and 60 years since human rights were enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, girls across the world still face many barriers to education.
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UN Secretary-General launches campaign to end violence against women
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has launched a campaign to end violence against women and girls. It will aim to secure political will and increase resources to galvanise world public opinion to ensure action by policy makers at the highest level. The campaign also hopes to engage male leaders and mobilise men and boys.
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Authorities must support women human rights defenders in Iran
The Iranian authorities should cease their harassment of women human rights defenders and take urgent steps to dismantle the discriminatory legislation they are seeking to change.
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One in three Australian women have
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Rape case highlights need to reform handling of sexual abuse cases
We are outraged at the failure of the Australian legal system to ensure justice and adequate protection for a girl gang raped by nine men. The case sends a message of support for discredited attitudes towards women and girls and creates an environment in which the victim is on trial - not the defendants.
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Overturn death sentence of Soghra Najafpour
Soghra Najafpour has been sentenced to death for a murder that took place when she was thirteen. Call on the Iranian authorities to overturn her death sentence and to end the use of the death penalty for those convicted of crimes under the age of eighteen.
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Kavira Muraulu is a farmer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After a soldier broke into her home and raped her she lodged a complaint. He and his friends came back and beat her. Undaunted, she went on complaining. They bayoneted her in the stomach.
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