WOMEN These are articles previously published by Toward Freedom related to this category.
US military paramedic Morganne McBeth was stabbed to death in July 2010. Her family continues the search for truth regarding her death.
Last month, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, a self-proclaimed ally of rural women, promised them floating health clinics for rural rivers and stronger enforcement of labor standards.
The life experiences of Bolivian mining activist Domitila Barrios de Chungara traverse some of the most important and tumultuous events in 20th century Bolivian history.
An investigation into the alleged suicide of US Army Private Lavena Johnson points to a larger story of sexual violence against women in the military.
In the third and latest major demonstration in Lebanon, protesters of the sectarian or "confessional" system took special aim at religious family laws that prevent civil marriages and discriminate against women in various ways.
By bringing together local women of different ethnicities in Kyrgyzstan to collaborate on rebuilding their communities, women are addressing the root causes of the violence in their region: years of unaddressed mistrust and separation among ethnic groups, as well as crumbling social infrastructure and welfare systems.
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