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"We're Not Wombs": Japanese Women Fight Against Sterilisation Restrictions
Kazane Kajiya and four other women are now challenging the constitutionality of Japan's decades-old "maternity protection" law, one of the world's most restrictive barriers to sterilisation.
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New Law In US State Could Lead To Prosecution Of Women After Miscarriage
West Virginia's stringent abortion laws may subject women to legal scrutiny following miscarriages, particularly concerning the handling of fetal remains.
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Laws For Women's Welfare Not Tools To "Extort" Their Husbands: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that strict laws designed for women's welfare are not meant to be tools to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands.
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Iranian Woman Arrested For Singing In Public Without Hijab, Whereabouts Unknown
This arrest is the latest example of Iran's strict enforcement of the mandatory hijab laws, which human rights activists have widely criticised.
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12 Actors Banned From Working In Movies For Violating Hijab Law In Iran
Iranian authorities have banned a dozen women actors from working for failing to observe the Islamic republic's strict dress code which includes mandatory headscarves, an official said Wednesday.
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India Has Strong Laws For Women Protection, Says Smriti Irani
Amid the ongoing #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment, Union minister Smriti Irani said on Friday that the country has very strict laws in place to protect women, who can approach police and the courts to get justice.
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Two Women Caned For Having Lesbian Sex In Malaysia
Two Malaysian women were caned Monday for having lesbian sex in violation of strict Islamic laws, despite an outcry from activists at the "cruel and unjust" punishment.
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For Lesbian Sex, 2 Malaysian Women To Be Caned, Fined
Two Malaysian women have been sentenced to caning after they admitted having sex in contravention of strict Islamic laws, an official said Tuesday, sparking outrage from rights groups.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Woman Screams In Pain During Caning In Indonesia As Crowd Cheers
A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned Monday in front of a jeering crowd in Indonesia's Aceh, the latest person to be punished for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Scrap 'two-finger test' for rape victims, says Justice Verma report
The Justice Verma committee today recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, faster rape trials and changes to the country's antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month.
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Coming soon: Burqa fine in France
France is formulating a strict new law under which women who wear full-length veils (burqa) in public places will have to pay a fine of over 700 pound. The amount could be doubled for Muslim men who force their wives or other female members of their family to cover their faces.
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"We're Not Wombs": Japanese Women Fight Against Sterilisation Restrictions
Kazane Kajiya and four other women are now challenging the constitutionality of Japan's decades-old "maternity protection" law, one of the world's most restrictive barriers to sterilisation.
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New Law In US State Could Lead To Prosecution Of Women After Miscarriage
West Virginia's stringent abortion laws may subject women to legal scrutiny following miscarriages, particularly concerning the handling of fetal remains.
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Laws For Women's Welfare Not Tools To "Extort" Their Husbands: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that strict laws designed for women's welfare are not meant to be tools to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands.
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Iranian Woman Arrested For Singing In Public Without Hijab, Whereabouts Unknown
This arrest is the latest example of Iran's strict enforcement of the mandatory hijab laws, which human rights activists have widely criticised.
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12 Actors Banned From Working In Movies For Violating Hijab Law In Iran
Iranian authorities have banned a dozen women actors from working for failing to observe the Islamic republic's strict dress code which includes mandatory headscarves, an official said Wednesday.
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India Has Strong Laws For Women Protection, Says Smriti Irani
Amid the ongoing #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment, Union minister Smriti Irani said on Friday that the country has very strict laws in place to protect women, who can approach police and the courts to get justice.
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Two Women Caned For Having Lesbian Sex In Malaysia
Two Malaysian women were caned Monday for having lesbian sex in violation of strict Islamic laws, despite an outcry from activists at the "cruel and unjust" punishment.
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For Lesbian Sex, 2 Malaysian Women To Be Caned, Fined
Two Malaysian women have been sentenced to caning after they admitted having sex in contravention of strict Islamic laws, an official said Tuesday, sparking outrage from rights groups.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Woman Screams In Pain During Caning In Indonesia As Crowd Cheers
A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned Monday in front of a jeering crowd in Indonesia's Aceh, the latest person to be punished for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Scrap 'two-finger test' for rape victims, says Justice Verma report
The Justice Verma committee today recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, faster rape trials and changes to the country's antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month.
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Coming soon: Burqa fine in France
France is formulating a strict new law under which women who wear full-length veils (burqa) in public places will have to pay a fine of over 700 pound. The amount could be doubled for Muslim men who force their wives or other female members of their family to cover their faces.
