Category Archives: Sisters In Other Nations

“… authorize torture as a method of interrogation, and rape logically becomes part of the continuum of efforts to break down a prisoner’s self-esteem.”

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Quote from here, in reference to this article, which notes: “Photographs of alleged prisoner abuse which Barack Obama is attempting to censor include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse …” Here is an excerpt: At least one picture shows … Continue reading →

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“The report said that the level of emotional abuse of disadvantaged, neglected and abandoned children by religious and lay staff was “disturbing” and that the Catholic Church was aware long-term sex offenders were repeatedly abusing children.”

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Ann Bartow

So says this article which provides an overview of a Irish Commission into Child Abuse report: The report, that runs to thousands of pages, outlined a harrowing account of the emotional, physical and sexual abuse inflicted on young people who … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging “Challenging Gender Inequality in Tax Policy Making”

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

Today and tomorrow the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Onati, Spain hosts a workshop on “Challenging Gender Inequality in Tax Policy Making.” Workshop organizers are Asa Gunnarsson (Department of Law, Umea University, Sweden), Lisa Phillipps (Osgoode Hall … Continue reading →

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“At least 84 Afghan girls were admitted to a hospital Tuesday for headaches and vomiting in the third apparent poison attack on a girls school in as many weeks, officials and doctors said.”

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Ann Bartow

That’s a sentence from this frightening NYT article.   Here’s another excerpt: Tuesday’s apparent attack is the third alleged poisoning at a girls’ school in less than three weeks. It comes one day after 61 schoolgirls and one teacher from … Continue reading →

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Ann Rossiter, “Ireland’s Hidden Diaspora: the ‘abortion trail’ and the making of a London-Irish underground, 1980-2000”

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From this site: Every year, approximately 5,000 women from the Republic of Ireland and 1,500 from Northern Ireland cross the Irish Sea to have an abortion in a British clinic. They come and go in secret, like women ‘on the … Continue reading →

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Murder Trial of Steven Green began this week in Kentucky

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From Democracy Now: The trial of a former soldier accused in the 2006 rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the killing of her family has begun. Steven Green is accused of being the ringleader in raping and killing … Continue reading →

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The NY Post is reporting that the father of a child actor who appeared in Slumdog Millionaire is trying to sell her.

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Story here. The NY Daily news says same. It is based on an account from News of the World. The story was also reported by the London Times. I don’t really have anything useful to say about this. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Brave Afghani Women Protest Law Change

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Jessica Slavin

Did you see this article in the New York Times this morning, about the 300 women protesting a new law that would give men in the Shiite minority community virtually complete control over the lives of their wives?  The NYT … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Bartholet Critiques Save the Children

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet has spoken against the decision of a court in Malawi denying Madonna’s request to adopt a child there: Spokesman for Save the Children, UK, Dominic Nutt, says that Mercy and other children in her position … Continue reading →

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Afghan Law Legalizing Marital Rape

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

The BBC covers it here.   This is a major human rights violation. -Bridget Crawford

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These Pictures Tell Thousands of Words

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

  Hanne Dahl, Denmark’s representative to the European Parliament, brought her child to work yesterday (photos by Vincent Kessler, Reuters). Dahl’s EU Parliament page is here.  According to the website maintained by the Alliance for a Europe of Democracies (here): … Continue reading →

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Report on Global Arc of Justice Conference

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

Last week the Williams Institute and the International Lesbian and Gay Law Association convened the Global Arc of Justice Conference in Los Angeles.   With participants from forty countries, the conference seems to be the most nationally-diverse gathering of LGBT … Continue reading →

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“Women Are Heroes”

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Interesting account of a global photography project here.

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“Corrective Rape” of Lesbians in South Africa

Posted on March 13, 2009 by David S. Cohen

The Guardian had a chilling story yesterday about what is horribly being called “corrective rape” in South Africa.   The details are very tough to read, but the story is important to know about: The partially clothed body of Eudy … Continue reading →

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Doctors Without Borders Releases Sexual Violence Report

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Ann Bartow

SHATTERED LIVES Immediate medical care vital for sexual violence victims Médecins Sans Frontières is an international humanitarian organisation that brings emergency medical care to populations in over 60 countries. Through this report, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shares its experience in … Continue reading →

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Campaign for Peace and Democracy: Letter to Defend Shirin Ebadi

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Ann Bartow

IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER SHIRIN EBADI IN DANGER PEACE ACTIVISTS CALL ON TEHERAN TO ENSURE HER SAFETY To: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ayatollah Shahrudi, Head of the Judiciary Mohammad Khazaee, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United … Continue reading →

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The Global Arc of Justice Conference, March 11 – 14th in Los Angeles

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Ann Bartow

The International Lesbian and Gay Law Association is working with the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy to put on The Global Arc of Justice: Sexual Orientation Law Around the World March 11-14, and it is bringing … Continue reading →

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Profile of Sex Workers in China

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Ann Bartow
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2008 Report on the Global Gender Gap

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Ann Bartow

The full report, compiled by the World Economic Forum, can be found here (PDF). It focuses on data related to economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political power and health and survival. The overall rank of the U.S. is 27th … Continue reading →

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Rutgers Symposium, “The Gender Dimensions of Terrorism: How Terrorism Impacts the Lives of Women”

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

This announcement from Feminist Law Prof Suzanne Kim: On March 6, 2009, the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, the nation’s first legal  journal devoted to gender rights, will hold a symposium exploring the  intersections of gender and terrorism entitled “The Gender … Continue reading →

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“Pakistan ignores justice and holds women in contempt”

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Read this Op-Ed by Anber Raz of Equality Now in The Independent. Below is an excerpt: More than 100 schools for girls have been torched or blasted by militants in the Swat valley and other tribal areas, where it is … Continue reading →

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“UN Human Rights Council Urges Saudi Arabia to Give Women Rights”

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From the Feminist Daily News: At a meeting late last week, members of the United Nations Human Rights Council urged Saudi Arabia to actively work to end pervasive human rights violations in the country, particularly those against women and children. … Continue reading →

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Indrani Sinha and Shamita Das Dasgupta, “Mothers for Sale: Women in Kolkata’s Sex Trade”

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Can’t find a picture of the cover, or any place it is for sale online, but an interview of a sex worker by one of the authors is available here, at Women’s eNews.

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Julie Stubbs and Julia Tolmie, “Battered Women Charged with Homicide: Advancing the Interests of Indigenous Women”

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Abstract: This article examines legal responses to women charged with a homicide offence arising from killing an abusive partner and reviews Australian cases over the period 1991-2007. We focus on cases involving Indigenous women due to their very substantial over-representation … Continue reading →

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Egypt Considering Tougher Sex-Harassment Law

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From Women’s eNews: When Egypt’s new parliament convenes in early February, some members will be proposing a law to strengthen penalties against sexual offenders by increasing jail time and fines. The bill will also put more pressure on police to … Continue reading →

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Europe’s modern slave trade

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Law prof Suzanne Goldberg has a short article here explaining: A case recently filed in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), M. v the United Kingdom, shows just how vigorous and heinous the slave trade continues to be. But … Continue reading →

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“Despite Odds, Women’s Movement Persists In Iran”

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Ann Bartow

NPR story you can read and/or listen to here.

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Iceland to Name First Lesbian Prime Minister

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From Yahoo News: Iceland’s next leader will be an openly gay former flight attendant who parlayed her experience as a union organizer into a decades-long political career. Both parties forming Iceland’s new coalition government support the appointment of Johanna Sigurdardottir, … Continue reading →

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Yasmeen Hassan, “A War on Pakistan’s Schoolgirls”

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From the WaPo: I have such fond childhood memories of summer holidays in the Swat Valley in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province, a place well known among Pakistanis for its breathtaking views, cool summer climate and lush fruit orchards. But today … Continue reading →

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EQUALITY NOW CALLS ON THE UNITED STATES TO CONDITION AID TO PAKISTAN ON MEASURES TAKEN BY THE PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT GIRLS AND ENSURE THEIR RIGHT TO EDUCATION

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From Equality Now: On 20 January 2009 Equality Now issued a News Alert calling on the Government of Pakistan to protect girls and ensure their right to education following growing fundamentalist pressure in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and … Continue reading →

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Anna Quindlen, “The End of Swagger”

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Here are the first two paragraphs of Quindlen’s recent Newsweek column: As Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton begin to use their uncommon authority and intelligence to implement a new American international agenda, it might behoove them to read a … Continue reading →

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FUNDAMENTALIST PRESSURE IN NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN, HAS LED TO ALARMING VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GIRLS AND WOMEN

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From Equality Now: In late December 2008 the Taliban ordered a ban on girls’ education in the district of Swat in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.   The announcement made by an extremist cleric, Maulana Fazlullah through an … Continue reading →

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“Women in poor nations are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth or from pregnancy complications than those in the developed world, UNICEF warns.”

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Read more at the BBC News, which notes: “In its report, UNICEF said: “The divide between industrialised countries and developing regions – particularly the least developed countries – is perhaps greater on maternal mortality than on almost any other issue.”” … Continue reading →

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“Condemned men are buried in sand up to their waists, and women up to their necks, and are pelted with stones until they die or manage to escape. Under the law, a condemned person’s life is spared if he can free himself.”

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Ann Bartow

That’s a sentence from this WaPo article about stonings in Iran. Men have a lot better odds of escaping, obviously, though it’s still horrifying. The article also reports: In his weekly news conference, the judicial spokesman also said that Esha … Continue reading →

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Proposed New Law in Ethiopia Threatens to Shut Down Non-Governmental Organizations

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From Equality Now: A proposed new law in Ethiopia to regulate charities and societies threatens to halt the work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), particularly those working in the field of human rights and justice and law enforcement services. The Charities … Continue reading →

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The Murders of Mexican Lawyers Linked to Murders of Women?

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Ann Bartow

According to this blog: Two unidentified gunmen executed Mario Escobedo Salazar and his son Edgar Escobedo Anaya, also a lawyer, in their Juarez office on Tuesday, January 6. The double homicide comes nearly seven years after Chihuahua State Judicial Police … Continue reading →

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South Korea accused of using women as prostitutes to prop up the country’s ecomony and keep U.S. soldiers “entertained.”

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Ann Bartow

The NYT reports: … Scholars on the issue say that the South Korean government was motivated in part by fears that the American military would leave, and that it wanted to do whatever it could to prevent that. But the … Continue reading →

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Siddharth Kara, “Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery”

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From the publisher’s website: Every year, millions of women and children are abducted, deceived, seduced, or sold into forced prostitution, made to service hundreds if not thousands of men before being discarded. Generating huge profits for their exploiters, sex slaves … Continue reading →

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There Are Holocaust Deniers, There Are People Who Argue That Slavery Was Good For African-Americans And Many, Many Rape Victims Are Disbelieved.

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Ann Bartow

So its no surprise that one response to Nicholas Kristof’s recent column in the NYT on sex trafficking was what he describes here in a follow up column as “skepticism.” He further responds to his critics here at his blog. … Continue reading →

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“New Norway law bans buying of sex”

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From the BBC News: A new law has come into force in Norway making the purchase of sex illegal. Norwegian citizens caught paying for prostitutes at home or abroad could face a hefty fine or a six-month prison sentence, authorities … Continue reading →

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“Shocks fit well into the brothel business model because they cause agonizing pain and terrify the girls without damaging their looks or undermining their market value.”

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Ann Bartow

That’s a quote from this Nicholas Kristof column in the NYT. The protagonist of the column was finally freed from the brothel in which she had been imprisoned by a police raid. There are many pimps who, under the guise … Continue reading →

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“WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP”

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here. Brief excerpt: Current female heads of state and government There are 192 members of the United Nations, 2 independent states outside, a few self-declared de-facto independent states and many self-ruling depencies. 22 have got female leaders at the moment. … Continue reading →

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Equality Now: Take action to support women in Afghanistan and human rights organizations in Ethiopia

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From the FLP mailbox: Equality Now has just issued Women’s Action Update 21.6 in its Afghanistan campaign, re-iterating its call to the Afghan government to immediately and unconditionally reinstate to Parliament Malalai Joya, who was wrongly suspended for criticizing fellow … Continue reading →

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More On Slave Trafficking

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Ann Bartow

This article refers to the trafficked, enslaved people as “child maids” and focuses on children trafficked from Africa.

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Women and Girls As Property

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The source is the Daily Mail, a newspaper of somewhat dubious reliability, and I can’t find similar accounts anywhere else, but fwiw (ETA: Guardian article here): Saudi court tells girl aged EIGHT she cannot divorce husband who is 50 years … Continue reading →

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Catharine MacKinnon, “The Recognition of Rape as an Act of Genocide – Prosecutor v. Akayesu”

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Two related articles are accessible here. Via IntLawGrrls.

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“A Crime Against Society” – Rape in the Congo

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Ann Bartow

“A Crime Against Society” is the title of an article written by Ann Jones that appeared inthe 12/10/08 issue of The Nation. Below are the first two paragraphs: Late one afternoon seven years ago, in the village of Kamanyola in … Continue reading →

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Measuring Scholarly Impact

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Via, by way of The Faculty Lounge.

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William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 Passes House and Senate, But Offers Less Protection To Victims Compared with the 2007 House Version.

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Ann Bartow

And the impetus for watering down the bill was of course Joe Biden, in collusion with Sam Brownback. The text of the 2008 version of the bill can be found here. The major changes in the 2008 version were in … Continue reading →

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“Exploiting People, Stereotypes Is Not Exactly Sexy”

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of this post at Jezebel, in which blogger Megan Carpentier writes fairly critically about a “charity porn” initiative to “Save African Orphans” that seems pretty appalling at every level. I’m a little uncomfortable with the tone of … Continue reading →

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