Article 17: Access to appropriate information

LEBANON: Activists take issue with bill supposed to protect women's rights
3/Apr/2014 News
Lebanon's parliament passed a law criminalising domestic violence. However, activists believe it does not go far enough to protect women's rights.
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SYRIA: More than 150,000 killed in conflict, say activists
3/Apr/2014 News
More than 150,000 people, including nearly 7,985 children, have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011, a monitoring group has said.
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UK: First female genital mutilation prosecutions announced
21/Mar/2014 News
The first UK prosecutions over female genital mutilation have been announced by the Crown Prosecution Service.
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International Event on Child Trafficking and Child Labour Exploitation
Thu, 13/03/2014 - 01:00 Event
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SYRIA: UN Security Council 'bears responsibility' for war crimes in Syria
6/Mar/2014 News
UN appointed human rights commission calls out all sides involved in conflict in Syria, as well UN Security Council, for allowing violence to continue.
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OPT: ‘Honor killings’ doubled in 2013, says official
6/Mar/2014 News
Women's rights groups say that the rise in killings stems from economic difficulties in OPT and social acceptance of violence against women.
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UNITED KINGDOM: Teacher suspended after 'taping pupils' mouths up'
6/Mar/2014 News
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VIOLENCE: EU report shows "extensive" violence against women
6/Mar/2014 News
A new report by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights presents results from the world’s biggest-ever survey on violence against women, including details of the physical and sexual violence suffered in childhood.  
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CENSORSHIP: Laws restricting children's access to information
6/Mar/2014 Publication
Information on discriminatory laws defended on grounds of 'child protection'.  
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Plan International: "Too Young To Wed"
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 18:30 Event
Join Plan International for a high-level debate on child marriage.
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