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AUGUST 2014
News from Around the
Globe
Afghanistan: Young Girl Raped by Mullah Faces Death to Preserve
Family "Honor," July 27, 2014
Egypt: Sexual Assaults Punished with Long Prison Terms,
July 27, 2014
India: More Than 2000 Women Killed as Witches Since 2004, July
27, 2014
Iraq: Femicides Expose Extreme Violence Against Prostituted
Women, July 20, 2014
Cameroon: Refugees from Central African Republic Vulnerable to
Sexual Assault, July 19, 2014
Egypt: Women Jailed for Political Protests Face Physical, Sexual
Violence, July 18, 2014
India: Village Council Orders Rape of Young Girl,
July 13, 2014
Turkey: More than 600 Women Killed by Domestic Violence Since
2011, July 06, 2014
United States: Senators Urge Congress to Combat Violence Against
Women Worldwide, July 02, 2014
India: Highlighting Abuse and Discrimination in International
Widows' Day, July 01, 2014
Recent Reports
Stronger
Measures Needed to Combat Harmful Practices Against Girls,
July 25, 2014
Report
Calls on Honduras to End Impunity for Violence Against Women,
July 11, 2014
United
Kingdom Fails to Protect Girls from Female Genital Mutilation,
July 11, 2014
High Rate
of Sexual Violence Legacy of Liberian Civil War, July 18,
2014
Fatal
Violence Against Women in Bangladesh, July 07, 2014
U.S.
Releases 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, July 29, 2014