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All posts tagged "Emma Batha"

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  U.S. Supreme Court ruling: demand for abortion pills set to soar

  By Emma Batha | @emmabatha | Thomson Reuters Foundation As the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, more American women will try to secure supplies of abortion pills – in some cases as a precaution for future...

  • Posted June 27, 2022
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  Lawmaker urges Malta to stop criminalising women who seek abortions

  By Emma Batha | @emmabatha | Thomson Reuters Foundation Surprise bill tabled by Marlene Farrugia in Catholic Malta seeks to remove criminal sanctions for women who seek abortions LONDON, May 12 – A Maltese lawmaker made history...

  • Posted May 14, 2021
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  Women’s rights: 25 years of progress? Or not?

  By Emma Batha | Thomson Reuters Despite progress in some areas, equality remains a long way off, with millions of girls and women affected by poverty, violence and discrimination LONDON, March 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – World...

  • Posted March 8, 2020
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  Is Brexit good or bad for women? It’s divisive to even ask

  By Emma Batha | Thomson Reuters Foundation Despite predictions that women might be more likely to vote Remain than men, only a small majority – 51 percent – did so. LONDON, April 5 – From job losses to...

  • Posted April 8, 2019
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  Somalia’s first FGM prosecution ‘hampered’ by victim’s parents

  By Emma Batha | Thomson Reuters Foundation The case highlights the difficulties in ending the practice in Somalia which has the world’s highest rate of FGM. LONDON, Aug 23 – Somalia’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) following...

  • Posted August 24, 2018
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  Liberia bans female genital mutilation – but only for a year

  By Emma Batha | Thomson Reuters Foundation The ban makes it an offence to perform FGM on anyone under 18 but it can still be carried out on adults with their consent LONDON, Jan 25 – Liberia has...

  • Posted January 25, 2018
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  UK launches plan to boost women’s roles in ending wars and building peace

  By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain has launched a plan on women, peace and security aimed at ensuring that women in countries affected by conflict can play a central role in ending wars and...

  • Posted June 14, 2014
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