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Virtual legal clinic to aid Cairo women's shelter

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:04:45 -0400

CARBONDALE, Illinois - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says she has expanded her virtual legal clinic program to provide assistance to domestic violence victims in southern Illinois' Cairo Women's Shelter.

Afghan students protest women's rights decree

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:38:35 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women.

Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:58:08 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops next year, a rights group said Tuesday.

Panel OKs bill to help domestic violence victims

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:53:23 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Domestic violence victims would have a way to break housing leases to escape their abusers under a bill amended and unanimously approved Friday by a Senate committee.

Ohio lawmakers: disarm domestic violence suspects

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:55:15 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A group of Democratic lawmakers in Ohio say domestic-violence deaths can be prevented by taking guns away from people served with restraining orders.

Iowa shelters scrambling amid state funding cut

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:11:14 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Domestic abuse shelters throughout Iowa are looking for new sources of money to keep operating after losing government funding they rely on.

NC domestic violence offender could face GPS

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:04:55 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Domestic violence offenders subject to a North Carolina court order could soon be monitored by satellite in a House bill now heading to the Senate.

NH Senate hears from public on the budget

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:49:21 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - More than 100 New Hampshire residents spoke out on behalf of the state funded programs they hope will be supported in the next budget at a Senate hearing Thursday, with many calling for the cuts made in the last two-year spending plan to be restored.

Proposal: Expand victims' rights for advocate

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:13:52 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - A new bill being circulated in the Wisconsin state Legislature would allow victims of sexual assault to be accompanied by a trained advocate at any step during the criminal justice process.

Biden: Abused women fear being raped by the system

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:07:28 -0400

WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden says many women who are raped or physically abused don't report it because they don't want, in his words, "to get raped again by the system."