
Shuriah Niazi - WNN Features – Because of their caste Dalit women, also known as Scheduled Caste women, are often given very few equal rights or protections. - Nineteen-year-old Anita, of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh in Central India was raped by a group of males, on February 9, 2007, when she was returning home after working in [...]
Jan 27 2008 | Posted in
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Women News Network – WNN Podcasts release Ms. Khwala Mattar, senior specialist on employee principle and rights with the ILO – International Labor Organization, talks through the Mideast Press Club publication, “The Media Line,” interviews Esra’a Al Shafei, founder of the human rights network, “Mideast Youth,” on the issues of migrant rights, abuse and exploitation. [...]

Drea Knufken – WNN Features It’s not often that you hear about a small group of female media activists playing a pivotal role in a country’s history. . . (WNN) Kathmandu, NEPAL: In Nepal, a group that goes by the name ASMITA — which means literally, “dignity” and “identity”— has, for the past 19 years, [...]
Jan 10 2008 | Posted in
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