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• FRANCE: state appeals annulment based on lack of virginity 

  PARIS-France's Justice Ministry is appealing a lower court decision allowing a man to annul his marriage because his wife wasn't a virgin. In...

  01/01/08 by Manzano, Angie; Nesper, Megan Anne · More from publication

• NORWAY: lawmakers vote to allow lesbian, gay marriages 

  OSLO-The upper house of Norway's parliament voted June 17 to allow lesbian and gay marriages. The legislation, which also will allow same-sex...

  01/01/08 by Manzano, Angie; Nesper, Megan Anne · More from publication

• SWEDEN: government targets pimps and johns instead of prostitutes 

  STOCKHOLM-The Swedish government recently announced their 36-point plan to stop the abuse of women in prostitution. The plan calls for an expansion...

  01/01/08 by Manzano, Angie; Nesper, Megan Anne · More from publication

• UNITED STATES: domestic workers demand rights 

  NEW YORK-In early June domestic workers held a conference in New York City where they learned about their rights. About 100 women attended, most of...

  01/01/08 by Manzano, Angie; Nesper, Megan Anne · More from publication

• BRAZIL: Brazilian congress votes 57 to 4 against legalized abortion 

  S. AMERICA RIO DE JANEIRO-The Brazilian Congress voted 57 to 4 against a bill to legalize abortion. Brazilian feminists had been campaigning for...

  01/01/08 by Manzano, Angie; Nesper, Megan Anne · More from publication

• UNITED STATES: congress considers international violence against women act 

  N. AMERICA WASHINGTON, D.C.-Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this spring, the International Violence Against Women...

  01/01/08 by Manzano, Angie; Nesper, Megan Anne · More from publication

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