Monday, March 18, 2013

UN body adopts women's rights declaration - Americas - Al Jazeera English

UN body adopts women's rights declaration - Americas - Al Jazeera English: "A United Nations policy-making body has agreed upon a declaration urging an end to violence against women and girls despite concerns from conservative Muslim countries and the Vatican about references to women's sexual and reproductive rights.

Conservative Muslim and Roman Catholic countries and more liberal nations on Friday night reached a consensus on a compromise document to loud applause at the end of a contentious two-week meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women."

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Judge finds Ohio high school football players guilty of raping girl | Reuters

Judge finds Ohio high school football players guilty of raping girl | Reuters: "Two high school football players from Ohio were found guilty on Sunday of raping a 16-year-old girl at a party last summer while she was in a drunken stupor in a case that gained national exposure through social media."

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