Saudi Arabia’s Imprisoned Princesses Call For Revolution

The plight of four imprisoned daughters of the late King Abdullah highlights how all women in Saudi Arabia lack essential human rights.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
Princesses daughters of King Abdullah of Sauda Arabia, taken on March 23, 2014. Sahar is the oldest of the four, she's the one with head cover. Red hat is Princess Jawaher.

Princesses daughters of King Abdullah, taken in March, 2014. Sahar is the oldest of the four, she's the one with head cover. Red hat is Princess Jawaher. RIYADH --- Though they are the daughters of royalty, even princesses cannot escape the plight of women in Saudi Arabia. Despite the United States frequently citing abuses of women’s

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Nepal’s Child Bride Epidemic

“We are not afraid anymore because a majority of our community members now want to fight against child marriages.” — 16-year-old Rashmi Hamal, president of the all-girls Jyalpa Child Club in Far-West Nepal.

Naresh Newar
By Naresh Newar
Rashmi Hamal is a local heroine who helped to save her friend from an early marriage. She campaigns actively against child marriages in the Far Western Region of Nepal.

Rashmi Hamal is a local heroine who helped to save her friend from an early marriage. She campaigns actively against child marriages in the Far Western Region of Nepal. Credit: Naresh Newar/IPS BAJURA, Nepal - If not for a group of her school friends coming to her rescue, Shradha Nepali would have become a bride at the tender age of

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Mobile Technology A Lever For Women’s Empowerment

Mark West, a UNESCO project officer says that the fact that 25 percent fewer women than men currently access the Internet “was alarming” and that changes needed to occur early in education so that girls were not left out of future jobs.

Inter Press Service
By Inter Press Service
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Providing women with greater access to mobile technology could increase literacy, advance development and open up much-needed educational and employment opportunities, according to experts at the fourth United Nations’ Mobile Learning Week conference here. “Mobile technology can offer learning where there are no books, no classrooms, even no

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Twitter Under Pressure To Ban Blogger Who Posted UVA Rape Victim’s Name

Charles Johnson’s comments were met with an immediate backlash and calls for Twitter to block or permanently ban Johnson’s account for being abusive.

Lauren C. Williams For Think Progress
By Lauren C. Williams For Think Progress

Twitter users are calling on the social media company to jumpstart its new anti-harassment policies after a conservative blogger claims to have published the full name of the University of Virginia (UVA) student whose alleged gang rape has come under scrutiny in recent weeks. Charles Johnson, a reporter for GotNews, posted the full name of

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Woman As Aggressor: The Unspoken Truth Of Domestic Violence

There’s something very important that we’re not talking about when we talk about domestic violence.

Edward Rhymes
By Edward Rhymes
Hope

I approach this writing with some trepidation because it will run counter in some areas to the current debate regarding domestic violence. When wading in these highly volatile and controversial waters, one finds that disclaimers – like life jackets – must be affixed to the body of the argument.   Violence against women Women and girls

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Native American Women Finally Seeing Protections They Need

After decades of grassroots advocacy and calls to action, the Violence Against Women Act is putting justice back in the hands of tribal authorities in cases of abuse and violence against Native American women.

Christine Graef
By Christine Graef
Manjoo

WASHINGTON --- In March 2013, following nearly two decades of grassroots work and advocate work, President Barack Obama signed a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that offers expanded protections for Native American women. The reauthorized act extends tribal jurisdiction to non-Native Americans who commit acts of violence or

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