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Nigeria/Italy: Former sex slave tells story of ‘trip of no return’

Nigeria/Italy: Former sex slave tells story of ‘trip of no return’

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 14, 2010

Nigeria/Italy: Former sex slave tells story of ‘trip of no return’

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Canada: Muslim child brides on rise

Canada: Muslim child brides on rise

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 11, 2010

Canada: Muslim child brides on rise – Toronto Sun: “Top immigration officials in Canada and Pakistan say all they can do is reject the sponsorships of husbands trying to bring their child-brides to Canada.

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India: “Islamic clerics oppose women’s reservation”

India: “Islamic clerics oppose women’s reservation”

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 10, 2010

India: “Islamic clerics oppose women’s reservation” – IANS: “Maulana Saeed-ur Rehman, principal of the Lucknow-based internationally renowned Nadwat-ul-Ulema seminary, told IANS: ‘It was un-Islamic

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Washington DC: International Women’s Day Awareness — March 6, 2010

Washington DC: International Women’s Day Awareness — March 6, 2010

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 8, 2010

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) held a public awareness street corner event in Washington DC’s Georgetown on Saturday March 6 from 4 to 6 PM regarding women’s

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Stoning of Soraya M. Film to Be Released on DVD – March 9, 2010 – “They Cannot Get Away With This”

Stoning of Soraya M. Film to Be Released on DVD – March 9, 2010 – “They Cannot Get Away With This”

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 8, 2010

The film that captures the story about the brutal stoning in Iran, symptomatic of the religious supremacist views against

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DC: Enough Project- RAISE Hope for Congo Campaign

DC: Enough Project- RAISE Hope for Congo Campaign

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 8, 2010

DC: Enough Project- RAISE Hope for Congo Campaign On March 8, we will recognize the efforts and lives of women worldwide – both their triumphs and the issues they continue to face. As part of Women for Women International’s

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Gaza women denied inheritance rights

Gaza women denied inheritance rights

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 7, 2010

Gaza women denied inheritance rights – The Media Line: “Palestinian inheritance law follows Islamic law, which stipulates that women are only entitled to half the inheritance amount given to men.” – Palestinian

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Israel Women’s Network (IWN): “Status of Israeli women improves little over decade”

Israel Women’s Network (IWN): “Status of Israeli women improves little over decade”

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 7, 2010

Israel Women’s Network (IWN): “Status of Israeli women improves little over decade”

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DC: Women’s Day Public Awareness Event – Georgetown

DC: Women’s Day Public Awareness Event – Georgetown

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 6, 2010

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) plans to hold a public awareness street corner event in Washington DC’s Georgetown on Saturday March 6 from 4 to 6 PM regarding women’s

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Congo women taught to take rape cases to court

Congo women taught to take rape cases to court

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 6, 2010

SOS Children’s Villages reports: – “Rape victims in the south east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can usually be paid off with five goats and some money to forget an

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Report: Women still target of discriminatory laws

Report: Women still target of discriminatory laws

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 5, 2010

Report: Women still target of discriminatory laws — AP: “Five years after a U.N. conference called for the revocation of laws that discriminate on the basis of gender, a new report released Friday highlights

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UK: Remember Du’a public seminar in London — Stoning Death in Front of 2000 Men

UK: Remember Du’a public seminar in London — Stoning Death in Front of 2000 Men

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 4, 2010

Remember Du’a public seminar in London – “On the 7th of April 2007 Du’a Khalil Aswad was brutally stoned to death in front of 2000 men, the killers included her uncle and some

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UN: Thousands of honor killings each year

UN: Thousands of honor killings each year

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 4, 2010

UN: Thousands of honor killings each year – AFP: “Some 5,000 women are murdered in honour killings every year, the UN’s top human rights official said Thursday, calling it an ‘extreme

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Tel Aviv: “13 boys gang-raped girl for 3 years”

Tel Aviv: “13 boys gang-raped girl for 3 years”

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on March 2, 2010

Tel Aviv: “13 boys gang-raped girl for 3 years” – Jerusalem Post reports: “Thirteen youths have been arrested by Tel Aviv Police on suspicion of gang-raping a teenage girl over the course of three years,

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Congo: How one man gave Congo’s women hope

Congo: How one man gave Congo’s women hope

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on January 30, 2010

Congo: How one man gave Congo’s women hope – London Times reports: “Why are the lives of African women worthless? It’s a question that Denis Mukwege asks every day that he works with the raped

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Nigeria: 2011: Sharia Council Rules Out Woman Governor in Kwara State

Nigeria: 2011: Sharia Council Rules Out Woman Governor in Kwara State

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on January 28, 2010

Nigeria: 2011: Sharia Council Rules Out Woman Governor in Kwara State

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Israeli police arrest cult leader suspected of keeping harem

Israeli police arrest cult leader suspected of keeping harem

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on January 14, 2010

Israeli police arrest cult leader suspected of keeping harem

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Security Council Resolution 1820: Women, Peace, and Security

Security Council Resolution 1820: Women, Peace, and Security

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on January 12, 2010

Security Council Resolution 1820: Women, Peace, and Security Security Council Report: Update Report on Guinea mentions “numerous rapes and sexual crimes against women”

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“Europe Waking Up to Honour Killings After Turkish Kurd Jailed in UK”

“Europe Waking Up to Honour Killings After Turkish Kurd Jailed in UK”

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on December 26, 2009

“Europe Waking Up to Honour Killings After Turkish Kurd Jailed in UK

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