SUDAN - Young Women Rape Victims of Militia Fighters Give Birth, Experience Shame & Social Exclusion By Robyn Dixon Times Staff Writer November 02, 2004 KALMA CAMP, Sudan - She has been in the world for 18 days and already her life is tainted. Curled naked under a blanket close to her mother, Nashwa is too young to know shame, the . Learn More
Saudi Arabia – Women Denied Vote in First Saudi Nationwide Elections
11-1-2004 Saudi Arabia - Women Denied Vote in First Saudi Nationwide Elections; Also Note Restrictions on ID Card and Passport for Saudi Women A Saudi woman walks past a boutique in Riyadh. Shopping is allowed. Voting is not. Photo: Zainal Abd Halim Women have been denied the . Learn More
An Attack on the Will to Learn
https://www.latimes.com/news/yahoo/la-fg-genocide28sep28,1,822167.story ANGUISH IN DARFUR An Attack on the Will to Learn Sudanese villagers recount Arab militia assaults on blacks' schools. They say the aim is to rob children of their education. By Robyn Dixon Times Staff Writer September 28, 2004 KALMA CAMP, Sudan — The walls of the . Learn More
Adultery a Crime? The Turks Think Again and Say No
September 15, 2004 Adultery a Crime? The Turks Think Again and Say No By SUSAN SACHS AN, Turkey, Sept. 14- After suffering a wave of criticism from European Union officials, women's groups, newspaper columnists and finally from its own members, Turkey's governing party abandoned a proposal on Tuesday to . Learn More
Rejecting a Ritual of Pain
Rejecting a Ritual of Pain In Kenya, 23 girls fled their village to avoid genital mutilation. But the tradition's powerful role in their culture makes escape difficult. By Robyn Dixon Times Staff Writer July 3, 2004 ARROR, Kenya — She is so shy that she can only whisper her story, hiding her mouth behind a clenched fist, never meeting . Learn More
Africa’s Homeless Widows
June 16, 2004 Africa's Homeless Widows Women feed Africa. They grow 80 percent of the continent's food, yet the land they cultivate is not theirs. Women own only 1 percent of the land in sub-Saharan Africa. Tradition says that when a man dies, his property passes to his adult sons or brothers. The widow . Learn More
Reports of Child Rape & Trafficking Increasing in Cambodia
06/01/04: Reports of Child Rape & Trafficking Increasing in Cambodia Rem is a 15-year-old girl abducted by a 30-year-old man who detained and raped her repeatedly over three months. When her parents located her, the perpetrator (in the presence of the police) forced them to sign a statement absolving him of any wrongdoing in exchange for . Learn More
