Saudi women call for protection against domestic violence
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RIYADH: As the UN&#39;s Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women approaches, Saudi women are calling for urgent state policies to protect victims of domestic violence in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
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A new poll says more than a third of Turkish women believe domestic violence is justified in certain circumstances.
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A United Nations human rights body  called on Saudi Arabia on Friday to immediately end its system  of male guardianship which it said severely limits the basic  freedoms of women in the kingdom.
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Delegates from the around the world will spend four days discussing ways to combat terrorism at a conference hosted by a country some in the West blame for exporting terrorism, even as Saudi Arabia sees itself as the victim of such violence.
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International stateswomen join in demanding an end to rape and sexual violence in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Nadia Bakhurji is no stranger to  challenging the norms in Saudi Arabia's patriarchal society and  next year she hopes to embark on the battle of a lifetime.
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Measures to protect female patients from being sexually abused by doctors should be strengthened, a report says.
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Shuffling into a women's polling station beneath a flowing burka, Saima Zahoor says she hopes for divine protection from the wave of violence that has marred Pakistan's elections.
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Despite a campaign urging residents to register before Thursday's deadline, Saudi men &#151; women are barred from voting &#151; have shown little enthusiasm for the first nationwide elections in a kingdom long regarded as autocratic, secretive and resistant to reform.
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Security forces outnumbered demonstrators at a tiny gathering yesterday afternoon commemorating International Women's Day, which was squelched by an aggressive campaign of detentions in preceding days. The days surrounding Women's Day have traditionally been marked by boisterous street demonstrations by human rights activists demanding an end to Islamic laws condemned as sexist and discriminatory. About 50 demonstrators ...
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The Alliance against Domestic Violence, which includes MP Jan Kasal and Prime Minister Stanislav Gross among its members, believes its proposal will help victims well before they are in Ina Ciegl's situation.
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Saudi security men are deployed December 16 in the centre of Riyadh as the London-based dissident Islamist group Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) called for protests to seek regime change in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
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The European Union marked International Women's Day on Thursday with a pledge to fight discrimination and domestic violence against women.Comment
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JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 30 -- Buoyed by recent advances in women's rights, advocates for the right of women to drive in Saudi Arabia -- the only country in the world that prohibits female drivers -- say they believe the ban will be lifted this year.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia &#151; Saudi women still can't drive cars, but they can sell them. Potential buyers can go to an all-women showroom where, for the first time, other women will help them choose a car and answer questions about horsepower, carburetors and other automotive features.
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By DONNA ABU-NASR RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi women still can't drive cars, but they can sell them.
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Today Public Health Minister Melanie Johnson announced plans to help identify victims of domestic abuse earlier. 30% of domestic violence either starts or will intensify during pregnancy.