August 4, 2009 War on Women News - Responsible for Equality And Liberty

(Sudan) Police beat women opposing Sudan dress code trial
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/sudan-police-beat-women/
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AP reports: "Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting
outside a Sudanese court Tuesday during the trial of a female
journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing
trousers in public."
-- "Police moved in swiftly and dispersed about
50 protesters, mostly women, who were supporting Lubna Hussein, a
former U.N. worker facing 40 lashes on the charge of 'indecent
dressing.' Some of the women demonstrators wore trousers in solidarity
with Hussein while others wore more traditional dress."
-- "In the
clashes outside the courtroom, witnesses said police wielding batons
beat up one of Hussein's lawyers, Manal Awad Khogali, while keeping
media and cameras at bay. No injuries were immediately reported."
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"'We are here to protest against this law that oppresses women and
debases them,' said one of the protesters, Amal Habani, a female
columnist for the daily Ajraas Al Hurria, or Bells of Freedom in
Arabic."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_sudan_women_flogged
-- Tear gas fired at protesters outside Lubna Hussein trial
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6738594.ece

Sudanese Feminist Hero Forced into Hiding -- Phyllis Chesler report on Lubna al-Hussein
http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/08/04/sudanese-feminist-hero-forced-into-hiding/
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Phyllis Chesler: "Lubna al-Hussein, is now moving from one relative's
house to another's. Why? Because she was threatened by a man on a
motorcycle who told her 'she would end up like (that) Egyptian woman
who was murdered in a recent notorious case.'"
--- Sudanese Women Activists' petition
http://www.wluml.org/english/newsfulltxt.shtml?cmd[157]=x-157-565042

Afghan women victims of 'widespread' rape: UN
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/afghan-women-victims-of-widespread-rape-un/
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"Rape in Afghanistan is 'widespread' and violence against women serving
in public life is on the rise, a UN report said Wednesday, nearly eight
years after the fall of the Taliban."
-- "The 32-page report
denounces an institutional failure to curb violence against women and a
culture of impunity that leaves such crimes unpunished."
-- "The
report, issued by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and
the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned of a
'growing trend' of violence and threats against women in public life"
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"Women are also the victims of so-called 'honour' killings, trafficking
and abduction, as well as early and forced marriages and domestic
violence, it said. Girls and women are exchanged to resolve disputes
over land and property."
http://www.canada.com/news/Afghan%20women%20victims%20widespread%20rape/1771057/story.html
-- UN Special Representative Eide Urges Afghans to Challenge Violence Against Women
http://unama.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1760&ctl=Details&mid=2002&ItemID=4610
-- "Silence is Violence: End the Abuse of Women in Afghanistan - July 8, 2009"
http://unama.unmissions.org/Portals/UNAMA/Press%20Releases/VAW%20Rpt%20FINAL%207%20July%2009.pdf

Fear of offending minorities keeps West shamefully quiet
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Fear+offending+minorities+keeps+West+shamefully+quiet/1847541/story.html

 

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