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Violence Against Women - Stakeholders Call for Support 1 Dec 2009 09:39 GMT
... In every country, women and girls are in most cases vulnerable ... topics like domestic violence, women trafficking, rape, female genital mutilation, wife battering, sexual harassment, girl-child ... on women battering attributed the trend to illiteracy and inferiority complex on the part of ...
Children Should Imbibe Scientific Temper: Bishop of Bellary 1 Dec 2009 14:10 GMT
... BELLARY, Karnataka (SAR NEWS) DEC 1-- Schoolchildren should imbibe scientific temper by thinking rationally, ... practices are galore in the Indian society. Illiteracy makes the situation worse. The poor, widows, women and children become the worst victims of superstitious ...
Science illiteracy should not fuel health care reform 1 Dec 2009 08:10 GMT
... A majority of the population does not believe in ... the age of 50. Are men (and women) dying of colorectal cancer between the ages of 40 and ...
Combatting Trafficking In Girls 1 Dec 2009 01:53 GMT
... Trafficking in women and girls from Nepal�s hill communities began in ... Nepal. Due to the hunger, unemployment and illiteracy, guardians are compelled to handover their innocent girl children to the brokers who promise work. Ultimately, ...
Pakistani politicians can learn from Australian leaders 1 Dec 2009 06:14 GMT
... made speeches, apologizing to the ‘forgotten Australians,’ children and members of society who had been ... institutions like schools. Most of these gross human rights abuses across Australia, which are said to ... see a gradual decline in poverty and illiteracy in their province. By initiating a positive ...
Economic gender skills 1 Dec 2009 15:54 GMT
... The Ministry of Women and Children's Affair (MOWAC) on Monday launched a $14.63 ... of land, credit, technology and information. "High illiteracy reflected in the low representation of women ...
Arusha Rural Population - Can't Read Or Write 1 Dec 2009 14:00 GMT
... January Mboya explained that high levels of illiteracy in the area could be found amongst ... schooling and graze livestock. And indeed the female population tops the bill when it comes to ...
Not just troops 1 Dec 2009 16:36 GMT
... time and again by our men and women in uniform. The Fourth Brigade of the 82nd Airborne ... participating in the rebuilding effort. While widespread illiteracy will remain a challenge, we need to ...
CAPITAL CULTURE: Is Obama another Mr. Spock? 1 Dec 2009 12:36 GMT
... of the book "Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future." "The nerds are happy," ... general interest news site. Sometimes, there are children present. Don't say anything in a way you ...
ICT, antidote for addressing illiteracy-Prof. Asabere-Ameyaw 30 Nov 2009 21:50 GMT
... of Kerala in Kasaragod has initiated several programmes with ... take away, one that would propel the child to greater heights and also serve as a platform ...
Live And Let Live 30 Nov 2009 03:02 GMT
... or accessing HIV treatment and support services. Women and girls are particularly susceptible. In health ... high among the vulnerable populations such as female sex workers, intravenous drug users and migrants. ... addressing HIV/AIDS. Social curses such as poverty, illiteracy, gender biases, marginalisation of high-risk groups and ...
Where girls are married at age 12 30 Nov 2009 23:26 GMT
... thousands of Sabiny girls in Bugiri where Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) does not give them ... Mark Chemaswet says because of its remoteness, illiteracy and ignorance, many a Sabiny still live ... and 16, education and sensitisation of the girl-child in remote areas, exposure of the girl-child ...
U.S. officials concerned by Yemen's handling of ex-detainees 30 Nov 2009 04:32 GMT
... al-Ansi, executive director of HOOD, a Yemeni human rights group. Yemen's weak central government is beset by ... the south and east. High rates of illiteracy and unemployment and diminishing oil and water ...
Ex-detainees' handling in Yemen raises concerns 30 Nov 2009 06:32 GMT
... al-Ansi, executive director of HOOD, a Yemeni human rights group. Yemen's weak central government is beset by ... the south and east. High rates of illiteracy and unemployment and diminishing oil and water ...
Commentary: More than troops needed to win in Afghanistan 30 Nov 2009 16:49 GMT
... time and again by our men and women in uniform. The Fourth Brigade of the 82nd Airborne ... participating in the rebuilding effort. While widespread illiteracy will remain a challenge, we need to ...

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Ending Violence Against Women Should Be a Priority for Us All [01 Dec 2009 - 15:45]
High on the agenda are tighter legal measures against forced marriages and genital mutilation of women, as well as a ban on wearing the burka in public and special dispensation from swimming lessons for Muslim pupils. [01 Dec 2009 - 11:23]
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High on the agenda are legal measures against forced marriages and genital mutilation of women, as well as a ban on wearing the burka in public and special dispensation from swimming lessons for Muslim pupils. [01 Dec 2009 - 08:40]
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EAT rejects religious discrimination claim of Christian counsellor [01 Dec 2009 - 14:10]
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