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What does the future hold for the wom...

Julie Tomlin WVoN co-editor  Women have been turning out in force in the early days of Egypt’s parliamentary...

What does the future hold for the women of Egypt?
posted on: Dec 3, 2011 | author: Julie Tomlin

Canadian woman fights assisted-suicid...

Summary of story from CTV News, November 14, 2011 A Canadian woman suffering from the degenerative illness, Lou...

Canadian woman fights assisted-suicide law
posted on: Nov 14, 2011 | author: Liz Stimson

Indonesian widows win compensation ba...

Summary of story by AFP, September 15, 2001 The widows of seven men executed in Indonesia in 1947 have won a court...

Indonesian widows win compensation battle over 1947 massacre
posted on: Sep 19, 2011 | author: Julie Tomlin

New Zealand police deny using boltcut...

Summary of story from NZ Herald, September 7, 2011 A policewoman in New Zealand denies claims that she forcibly...

New Zealand police deny using boltcutters to remove a woman’s piercings
posted on: Sep 7, 2011 | author: Clare Kirkpatrick

Sign petition to prevent rape victims...

Fiona McGrath WVoN co-editor After she was gang-raped while working for defence contractor KBR in Iraq, American...

Sign petition to prevent rape victims being silenced
posted on: Aug 27, 2011 | author: Fiona McGrath

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