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Proposed amendments to Malaysias penal code concerning provisions on rape have drawn contradictory reactions from various national groups. The amendments seek to

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Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development has announced that it has a new regional coordinator, Lynnsay Rongokea Francis, starting 1 July 2006. She takes the place of Titi Soentoro. Prior to her appointment as Regional Coordinator, Ms. Francis was involved with advocacy and lobbying for political reform in the Cook Islands and formed the Group for Political Change (GPC) in 2002. She has also has  been a member of APWLD Steering Committee from 2000-2003.

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It is a truly sad situation that 35 years after Independence this is the situation in which we find ourselves, with a male as Minister for Women.

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One hundred fifteen for every 100 daysthis is the number of human rights violations in the Philippines involving women that have been recorded by the womens political activist group Gabriela-Philippines from January 2001 to March 2005.

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Cuts in Japans budget for social welfare have turned back the clock on gender equality as an even greater burden is being imposed on women: caring for the family in a rapidly aging society.

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An hour long of stretching, breathing exercises and meditation is the most sought-after weekly activity of long-term women prisoners in the jails of the United Arab Emirates capital of Dubai.