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Sweden questions Nobel Peace Prize selection basis
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:50:27 -0500
OSLO (Reuters) - Swedish authorities are looking into whether the Nobel Peace Prize has been going to the "wrong" type of people, like human rights campaigners and environmentalists, in violation of prize founder Alfred Nobel's will.

Afghan man kills wife for giving birth to daughter
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:34:23 -0500
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An Afghan man killed his wife for giving birth to a third daughter rather than the son he hoped for, police in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province said on Monday.

Lingerie shops open another door for Saudi women at work
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:11:27 -0500
RIYADH (Reuters) - For customers of the La Senza lingerie shop at one of Riyadh's glitziest malls, the introduction of women-only sales teams this week ended years of embarrassment.

FEATURE-Lingerie shops open another door for Saudi women at work
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500
RIYADH, Jan 11 (Reuters) - For customers of the La Senza lingerie shop at one of Riyadh's glitziest malls, the introduction of women-only sales teams this week ended years of embarrassment.

U.S. widens definition of rape crimes
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:15:55 -0500
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are expanding the definition of rape to include men as well as women and any victim who is unable to give consent or who is violated with an object, long-sought changes aimed at collecting more accurate data about the sex crime.

U.S. widens definition of rape crimes
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:42:28 -0500
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are expanding the definition of rape to include men as well as women and any victim who is unable to give consent or who is violated with an object, long-sought changes aimed at collecting more accurate data about the sex crime.

Afghan girls throw punches, aim for Olympic gold
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:00:13 -0500
KABUL (Reuters) - Teenage Afghan sisters Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi are taking the fight for women's rights more literally than most of their peers, throwing punches in a ring as members of their country's first team of female boxers.

Tunisian president says liberties to be protected
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:31:21 -0500
PARIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's new constitution is likely to contain provisions on women's rights and individual liberties, and the country will need a constitutional council to uphold it, new president Moncef Marzouki said in an interview published on Sunday.

Afghan girl tortured after refusing prostitution
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:51:31 -0500
KABUL (Reuters) - A 15-year-old Afghan girl was brutally tortured, beaten and locked in a toilet by her husband's family for months after she refused to become a prostitute, officials said Saturday.

Afghan president to replace top human rights officials
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:13:48 -0500
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will replace four people at the national human rights commission to bring fresh blood into the group, and not because he is seeking to remove some of his most outspoken critics, his spokesman said on Friday.

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