Violence Against Women News
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Greece: Enactment of stricter domestic violence law sparks community backlash
Monday, January 27, 2025
Sierra Leone: The country nears abortion legalization
Monday, January 27, 2025
Thailand: The new marriage equality bill officially legalizes same-sex marriage
Monday, January 27, 2025
Cameroon: The government halts VAW organizations, depriving female survivors of needed resources
Monday, January 27, 2025
India: Lijjat Papad continues to empower Indian women
Monday, January 27, 2025
Côte d’Ivoire: Integrating gender into Climate Justice efforts
Thursday, January 23, 2025
US: Trump’s new executive order to eliminate “X” identity option from passports
Thursday, January 23, 2025
US: New Executive Order: Recognizing Only Two Genders
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Afghanistan: Taliban Forcing Marriages
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
France: Calls grow to overturn convictions of women under historic abortion bans
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
US: House approves controversial bill to restrict transgender women’s participation in sports
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Japan: Many elderly women choose prison amidst isolation, poverty, and loneliness
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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