{"id":361,"date":"2007-06-30T19:52:16","date_gmt":"2007-06-30T17:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fia.pimienta.org\/weblog\/?p=361"},"modified":"2008-05-22T10:21:45","modified_gmt":"2008-05-22T08:21:45","slug":"from-the-global-feminist-newswire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fia.pimienta.org\/weblog\/?p=361","title":{"rendered":"from the global feminist newswire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10391\">Egypt Moves to Ban Female Genital Mutilation<\/a> (6\/29\/2007)<br \/>\nEgypt&#8217;s health ministry announced yesterday that it would close a legal loophole allowing female genital mutilation (FGM), days after a 12-year-old girl died from the procedure&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10388\">UNFPA Briefing on New Report Focuses on Urbanization<\/a> (6\/28\/2007)<br \/>\nThe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its annual report on the State of World Population at a briefing this week at the National Press Club&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10389\">Setback for Saudi Business Women<\/a> (6\/28\/2007)<br \/>\nUnder new segregation rules, female bankers in Saudi Arabia are being separated from their male counterparts and supervisors&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10379\">New Anti-Rape Law in Thailand<\/a> (6\/25\/2007)<br \/>\nThe National Legislative Assembly of Thailand approved a new law last week that criminalizes marital rape&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10369\">Colombia to Pass Law Giving Rights to Same-Sex Couples<\/a> (6\/18\/2007)<br \/>\nWith backing from President Alvaro Uribe, a Colombian bill giving same-sex couples rights to health insurance, inheritance, and social security that recently passed by a 62-43 vote in Congress is likely to become law&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10365\">Fatal Shooting Outside Afghan Girls&#8217; School<\/a> (6\/14\/2007)<br \/>\nTwo gunmen killed two girls and wounded six others, including a teacher, outside a girls&#8217; school in Logar Province, Afghanistan on Tuesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10360\">Over 100 Women Activists Arrested in Zimbabwe<\/a> (6\/13\/2007)<br \/>\nMore than 100 members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were arrested June 11 in Filabusi, Zimbabwe during a peaceful demonstration to launch the Peoples&#8217; Charter, which includes demands for social rights and liberties&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10361\">Kuwaiti Women Barred from Working at Night<\/a> (6\/13\/2007)<br \/>\nThe Kuwaiti Parliament unanimously passed a law earlier this week to restrict women&#8217;s rights by restricting the hours that women are allowed to work&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10357\">Ministers in UK Government Draft New Anti-Discrimination Legislation<\/a> (6\/12\/2007)<br \/>\nThe United Kingdom government published today a consultation document that included proposals for a Single Equality Bill that will cover England, Wales, and Scotland&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10355\">Mozambique Considers Lifting Abortion Ban to Protect Women&#8217;s Lives<\/a> (6\/11\/2007)<br \/>\nIn order to improve the health and safety of women, policymakers in Mozambique have announced that they will consider lifting the country&#8217;s ban on abortion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10347\">Afghan Radio Owner and Reporter Killed<\/a> (6\/6\/2007)<br \/>\nZakia Zaki, the owner and manager of Peace Radio and a headmaster of a girls&#8217; school in Parwan province, was shot dead inside her home early this morning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10337\">Report Links Discrimination Against Women and HIV Infection Rates<\/a> (5\/31\/2007)<br \/>\nPhysicians for Human Rights released a report on Friday demonstrating that discriminatory views against women contribute to the spread of HIV&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10338\">Mexican Supreme Court Will Consider New Abortion Law<\/a> (5\/31\/2007)<br \/>\nThe Mexican Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will hear a case filed by the National Human Right&#8217;s Commission (NHRC) and the Attorney General&#8217;s Office to determine whether Mexico City&#8217;s law allowing abortion in the first three months of pregnancy is constitutional&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/newsbyte\/uswirestory.asp?id=10323\">Women&#8217;s Rights Activist Suspended from Afghan Parliament<\/a> (5\/22\/2007)<br \/>\nWomen&#8217;s rights activist and lawmaker Malalai Joya, a 29-year-old from the Farah province, was suspended from the Afghan Parliament yesterday after she described the Parliament as a barn full of animals&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feminist.org\/news\/globalnews.asp\">and more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt Moves to Ban Female Genital Mutilation (6\/29\/2007) Egypt&#8217;s health ministry announced yesterday that it would close a legal loophole allowing female genital mutilation (FGM), days after a 12-year-old girl died from the procedure&#8230; 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