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Obama administration: promote LGBT rights around the world

 - The Obama administration announced on Tuesday last week that the United States would use all the tools of American diplomacy to promote LGBT rights around the world. In a memorandum, Barack Obama and in a speech of Hillary Clinton at the UN Human Rights Council last week, they declared to actively combat efforty by other nations that criminalize LGBTs and their rights. more»

Pakistan passes bill to protect women's rights

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Last week Pakistan has passed a bill to protect women's rights better. Anyone who forces a women into marriage or deny them inheritance will be sentenced to prison for 3-10 years or will have to pay a fine of about $6,000.

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Karama: Voices Highlighting Women's Rights and Roles

 - Karama is the Arabic word for dignity, as well as an initiative fueled by a coalition of partners as constituencies to build a movement to end violence against women in the Middle East and North Africa. Karama puts emphasis on women from the ground up. more»
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  • The 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development by the Worldbank finds that women's lives around the world have improved dramatically, but gaps remain in many areas. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions. more»
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