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Roe vs Wade overturning shows 'women are not equal' in US: California Gove
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying the ruling showed that "women are not equal" in the United States.
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Roe vs Wade: Overturning of 50-year-old abortion law creates uproar in Uni
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Friday's decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, is being described by the UN experts as "a huge blow to women's human rights and gender equality."
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Reproductive rights are women's rights and human rights: UN Women
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI): After the US Supreme Court struck down Roe vs Wade eliminating the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion, United Nations Women said that reproductive rights are integral to women's rights, a fact that is upheld by international agreements and refle
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Manushi Chhillar roped in by United Nations to bat for women safety
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Former Miss World and Bollywood actor Manushi Chhillar have been roped in by United Nations Women (The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) for a global initiative #OrangeTheWorld to raise awareness on gender-based vio
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UN Women lauds Odisha govt for proposing women's reservation
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) lauded the Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government for the women's reservation proposal.
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Senior UN adviser accused of sexual misconduct by 8 men
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Aug 9 (ANI): At least eight men have accused Ravi Karkara, a senior adviser for United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, of sexual misconduct.
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