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MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women, children
Egypt

MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women, children

Aiming to limit incidences of rape and kidnapping against women and children, Member of Parliament Mona Monir has suggested amendments…
Iceland closes gender gap but violence against women remains
World

Iceland closes gender gap but violence against women remains

For nine years in a row, the World Economic Forum has ranked Iceland as having the world’s smallest gender-equality gap,…
21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces
World

21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces

The use of rape by Myanmar’s armed forces has been sweeping and methodical, The Associated Press found in interviews with…
Climate change: Obama regrets lack of US leadership
World

Climate change: Obama regrets lack of US leadership

Former US President Barack Obama has made a veiled rebuke of his successor’s decision to pull the United States out…
Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment
Egypt

Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment

Cairo’s Public Prosecution referred lawyer Nabih al-Wahsh to the State Security Misdemeanor Court on Sunday over charges of “disrupting civil…
Women-only buses to roll on Cairo streets
Life & Style

Women-only buses to roll on Cairo streets

An Egyptian private transport company has announced a new experimental initiative that will introduce women-only buses on the streets of Cairo,…
North Korean women suffer discrimination, rape, malnutrition: UN
World

North Korean women suffer discrimination, rape, malnutrition: UN

North Korean women are deprived of education and job opportunities and are often subjected to violence at home and sexual…
A fifth of women over 65 in Europe disabled by 2047: study
Health & Fitness

A fifth of women over 65 in Europe disabled by 2047: study

More than one in five women and a sixth of men in Europe over the age of 65 will be…
The barber and the smith: Egyptian woman on trial for 2 secret marriages
Egypt

The barber and the smith: Egyptian woman on trial for 2 secret marriages

An Egyptian woman who was married to three men at once over a period of five years, in violation of…
Head of Egypt’s NCWR calls on Parliament to ratifies 21 as legal age of girls’ marriage
Egypt

Head of Egypt’s NCWR calls on Parliament to ratifies 21 as legal age of girls’ marriage

The Head of Egypt’s National Council of Women’s Rights [NCWR] Maya Morsi called on the parliament on Monday to set…
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