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Taliban Slapped With U.S. Visa Restrictions Over Violence Against Women, Oppression Of Rights
The U.S. State Department will work closely with the Afghan government to identify individuals who meet these criteria and will then deny them visas to enter the country 
The U.S. State Department will work closely with the Afghan government to identify individuals who meet these criteria and will then deny them visas to enter the country -
UN Aid Chief Highlights Lack Of Women’s Access To Employment, Education In Taliban-Led Afghanistan
Last month, the Taliban-run government issued an order prohibiting the majority of women from working for NGOs 
Last month, the Taliban-run government issued an order prohibiting the majority of women from working for NGOs -
New Study Sheds Light On Lack Of Access In Abortion Pills In U.S. Post-Overturned Roe v. Wade
After the Supreme Court's controversial decision to overturn the right to abortion, more women have sought out abortion pills online. 
After the Supreme Court's controversial decision to overturn the right to abortion, more women have sought out abortion pills online. -
China Law On Women's Protection Revised For First Time In 30 Decades
The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on passed a bill titled "Women's Rights and Interests Protection Law." 
The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on passed a bill titled "Women's Rights and Interests Protection Law." -
Lawmakers Advise Google To Not Retain Location Date Of Women Seeking Delicate Procedures
If abortion is made illegal, law enforcement agencies could be able to obtain warrants to access people's phone location records from Google. 
If abortion is made illegal, law enforcement agencies could be able to obtain warrants to access people's phone location records from Google. -
California State Judge Strikes Down Landmark Law Requiring Women On Boards
Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said in a new ruling that the 2018 law violated the equal protection clause of the state's constitution. 
Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said in a new ruling that the 2018 law violated the equal protection clause of the state's constitution. -
Columbia Constitutional Court Rules To Legalize Abortion
Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled that women who are no more than 24 weeks pregnant can get an abortion without any legal repercussions. 
Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled that women who are no more than 24 weeks pregnant can get an abortion without any legal repercussions. -
Death Of Pregnant Woman Sparks Calls To Review Poland's Abortion Law
Doctors reportedly told the woman that they had to wait for the fetus to die before they could operate. 
Doctors reportedly told the woman that they had to wait for the fetus to die before they could operate. -
Indian Police Arrest 28 People Over Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl
The 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped multiple times over a nine-month period by people she personally knew. 
The 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped multiple times over a nine-month period by people she personally knew. -
State Department Expresses Concerns Over All-Male Taliban Government
The U.S. State Department expressed concerns over the lack of women in the Taliban's interim government in Afghanistan and the inclusion of known terrorists. The U.S. State Department expressed concerns over the lack of women in the Taliban's interim government in Afghanistan and the inclusion of known terrorists.
