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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Colin Lowther. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 It is 1912, in the United States
November the 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It was started by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999. The UN asked governments, international organizations and NGOs to raise global awareness of this
International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world on March 8 every year. It began as a campaign for better working conditions by women in New York at the turn of the 20th century. The first official IWD was on February 28, 1909. No one k
IN THE NEWS – March 2, 2002: International Women’s Day By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program IN THE NEWS. Next Saturday is International Women’s Day. The United
AS IT IS - International Women's Day Welcome to AS IT IS! your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today, we continue our observance of International Womens Day with a look at one of the most important issues facing women wo
By Noel King Khartoum 22 March 2007 The human rights group Amnesty International says two women have been sentenced to death, by stoning, in Sudan for committing adultery. The sentence has raised questions about Sudan's penal code, based on Islamic S
Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Women's Rights Like so many Afghans, Manizha Naderi has concerns about the fate of her country after 2014, when international forces complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan after more than a decade of war. The
Women on Front Line of Arab Spring Protests Many women have been among the protesters on the front lines of anti-government movements in the Middle East and North Africa. They helped to topple longtime leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. They played
Amnesty International interim Secretary-General Claudio Cordone holds copy of 2010 Human Rights report There is still no scarcity of poverty and human degradation around the world. But Amnesty International says in its latest annual human rights repo
A recent report by Amnesty International says women and girls living in Nairobi's more than 200 slums are at constant risk of being raped, especially after dark. Risk of 'going to the toilet' Going to the toilet at night for some girls and women livi
As International Women's Day is observed worldwide, Kenyan women gathered in Nairobi Tuesday to speak out against the police killings of their loved ones. For women around the world, the March 8 is a day to celebrate and advance the progress of gende
Today is International Womens Day. In many countries it is a holiday but not in New Zealand. In fact, New Zealand women often choose to celebrate September 19th instead. That was the day in 1893 when women were given the right to vote for Members of
HEALTH REPORT - AIDS Drugs in a Gel May Help Protect Women From H.I.V. By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Two major dru
By Tendai Maphosa London 28 February 2008 An Amnesty International report is calling for Iranian authorities to stop harassing women human rights defenders and take urgent steps to dismantle discriminatory legislation. Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA
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By Tendai Maphosa London 06 March 2008 The human rights group Amnesty International issued a report ahead of the March 8 International Women's Day on the threats and abuse faced by school-age girls. Others, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleez
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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 06 March 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon observed International Women's Day with a call for the public and private sectors to step up investment in programs that empower women. From U.N. headquarters in New
March 8 is International Women's Day. In the past decades, more and more women have entered into political and business leadership positions. But the number of women leaders still lags behind men, and the path to leadership is also often different fo