April 30, 2010 - War on Women News - Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)

Nigeria: Senate may 'bury' Ahmed Sani Yerima, matter -- marrying 13 year old Egyptian girl
-- NEXT reports: "The Senate, on Wednesday, officially received petitions brought against Ahmed Sani Yerima, the Zamfara State senator accused of marrying a minor"

-- "There are fears that the petition is likely to die a quiet death at the hands of the [Senate] committee."
http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5561460-146/senate_may_bury_yerima_matter_.csp


(Saudi Arabia) Canadian Trapped in Saudi Arabia -- Nazia Quazi
-- "the most frightening thing of all, says Quazi, are her father's threats of an honor killing"
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/34328/


(Pakistan) A Christian housemaid tortured by Pakistan Air Force Police
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1607


(Pakistan) Police in Baluchistan arrest 90 suspects, militants threw acid at 3 girls -- kill female professor
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2079744&Language=en


Iran selected to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=174405
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04/29/elects-iran-commission-womens-rights/

-- Women's rights activists slam Iran's bid to join UN commission
http://www.payvand.com/news/10/apr/1272.html
-- U.S. Mum During Iran Vote to U.N. Women's Commission

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/30/stayed-mum-iran-vote-womens-commission/

Nepal: Rescuing girls from sex slavery

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/04/29/cnnheroes.koirala.nepal/index.html

(U.S.) Suit alleges New York girl sexually abused by seven classmates

http://bit.ly/cWGecZ


See Also:

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Eleventh Annual Report on Religious Freedom in the World Released

-- worst watch list nations include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/uscirf-2010-report/
-- Press Release
http://www.uscirf.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3052&Itemid=1

-- Adobe PDF of report
http://www.uscirf.gov/images/annual%20report%202010.pdf

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