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CLEAN : Femen Notre Dame trial postponed to July
The trial of nine activists from feminist organization Femen, prosecuted for damages following a protest at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, has been postponed to 9 July CLEAN : Femen Notre Dame trial postponed to July on February 19, 2014...
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CLEAN : Femen activists in Paris urinate on photo
With naked breasts and heads adorned with flowers, members of the shock tactics feminist group Femen which originated in Ukraine, protested briefly in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Paris on Sunday in solidarity with the pro Europe...
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UN human rights chief on North Korea
The UN human rights chief says "apparently systematic" human rights violations in North Korean detention centers - at times involving sexual violence against women and girls - could amount to crimes against humanity.
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Activist on steps to tackle domestic violence
With domestic violence reportedly on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic, activists in France are calling on the government to put in place measures to protect vulnerable women during lockdown.
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CLEAN : Israeli Labor's new leader: feminist and battle ready
Tasked with reviving an Israeli Labor party seen as near death just weeks ago, new leader Merav Michaeli is campaigning for social democracy, feminism and environmental issues (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Crunch time: Indian snack spins feminist success story
The success of Lijjat Papad -- a multi-million-dollar venture founded by seven women in a crowded Mumbai tenement in 1959 with seed capital of 80 rupees ($1.10) -- belies its feminist aspirations (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Feminist activists demand removal of Peru's new Cabinet
Dozens of feminist activists protest outside Peru’s ministry for women in Lima, demanding that President Pedro Castillo remove Prime Minister Héctor Valer from his post after he was sworn in three days ago (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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CLEAN : Annie Ernaux exits her home near Paris after Nobel Literature win
Author Annie Ernaux, a feminist figure and the first French woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, leaves her house in Cergy (Val d'Oise) shortly after the announcement of her victory (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Some Texans Are Seeking Abortion Services Elsewhere
In Washington, Democrats in the House are pushing for a bill to make Roe v. Wade a federal law.
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Biden Says Texas Abortion Law Sets Up 'Vigilante System'
Sep.03 -- President Joe Biden said the Justice Department may be able to “limit” a new Texas law aimed at restricting abortions. He says the law is un-American and sets up a "vigilante system."
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The Complex Task Of Enforcing Exceptions To Some States' Abortion Bans
Proving rape or incest to get an abortion in states that ban the process could be difficult task on top of the trauma survivors already have.
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Female circumcision condemned ahead of International Women's Day
Bukwo District Eastern Uganda, December 20th 2008
1. Wide shot of crowd dancing.
2. Mid shot of crowd dancing.
3. Wide shot of girls to be circumcised being prepared.
4. Close up of girl's face being rubbed with a mud and ash mixture
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WRAP Pro-Mugabe demo, Anti-Mugabe protests, arrests, joint presser
1. Pan right of pro-Mugabe protest outside summit venue, with protesters holding banner
2. Protester holding posters of Mugabe and Gaddafi UPSOUND (English) "Long live Mugabe"
3. Protesters playing drums
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Darlington...
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MEXICO: OFFICIALS BAN 2 WOMEN'S BOXING MATCHES
Spanish/Nat
Mexico City officials banned two women's boxing matches scheduled for this weekend, citing a 50-year-old regulation intended to protect the reproductive organs of women.
Though the Mexico City Professional Boxing Commission...
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Confirmation hearing continues for Supreme Court nominee
The Capitol, Washington, DC
10 January, 2006
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1. Judiciary Committee hearing
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sen. Arlen Specter, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
"Judge Alito, you will be faced with many questions on...
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ALBANIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF ROBINSON PRESS CONFERENCE
English/Nat
Refugees from Kosovo are thirsty for justice, according to the United Nations' top human rights official.
Mary Robinson has promised to tell Serb leaders face-to-face that they will be held accountable for ethnic...
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Actress Salma Hayek at hearing on violence against women
1. Wide shot of conference room
2. Mid shot, conference room
3 Mid shot of Republican Senator Arlin Spector
4. Mid shot, Salma Hayek
5. Mid shot, photographer
6. Wide shot, panel
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Salma Hayek, Actress:
"I care...
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EGYPT: GOVERNMENT TRIES TO CURB POPULATION BOOM
English/Nat
Women's rights and family planning are high on the agenda at the U-N women's conference in Beijing.
They are also key issues in a campaign launched by the Egyptian government to try to curb the country's population...
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President Barack Obama says he will not insist his nominee for the Supreme Court pass a "litmus test" of supporting a woman's right to have an abortion but will choose a candidate who will consider personal privacy. AP's Mark Smith reports.
HEADLINE: Obama: No abortion test for high court nominee
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says he will not insist his nominee for the Supreme Court pass a "litmus test" of supporting a woman's right to have an abortion but will...
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Johnson Sirleaf, Gbowee, Karman awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1. Media awaiting the announcement of 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners, Thorbjoern Jagland, chair of the the five-member Norwegian Nobel panel walking in
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Thorbjoern Jagland, Chair of the the five-member Norwegian...
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Backgrounder as house of reps due to vote on ban on face covering veils
Brussels - 13 April 2010
1. Woman wearing hijab - veil covering the hair, leaving face exposed (not the target of the ban) - crossing the street with children
2. Woman in park wearing headscarf knitting
3. Group of girls wearing...
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CHINA: NGO FORUM ON WOMEN AND UN WOMEN'S CONFERENCE UPDATE
English/Nat
Conflicting tensions at the N-G-O women's conference outside Beijing became apparent on Tuesday.
Two demonstrations were staged - one by lesbians demanding more rights and one by Muslim women protesting against...
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Protest calling for the release of Nigerian girls kidnapped
Top French female personalities gathered near the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday to support the global movement calling for the return of almost 300 missing Nigerian schoolgirls.
Two former French first ladies - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Valerie...
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Report says warlords and Taliban are intimidating women voters
+++Please note that the Human Rights Watch report is EMBARGOED until 0001 GMT , Tuesday September 05 2004 +++
Kabul - October 4, 2004
1. Wide exterior of Kabul central market
2. Various of women, some in burkhas (traditional full length...