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Police Identify 7 Slain Women Found in February
World  (tags: government, New Mexico, police, crime, death, murder, drugs, prostitution, women, sadness )

Dee
- 149 days ago - cnn.com
(CNN) -- New Mexico authorities have identified seven of 11 slain women whose remains were discovered several months ago in shallow graves in west Albuquerque, but have yet to identify a suspect in their killings, police told CNN on Thursday.
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CEDAW: Discord Likely Over Ratifying UN Women's Rights Pact
World  (tags: world, women, CEDAW, UN, rights, abortion, prostitution, sexual slavery, discrimination, oppression, government, politics, freedoms, honor killings, stoning, lashes )

Tom
- 271 days ago - google.com
A global women's rights treaty completed 30 years ago has a better-than-ever chance for U.S. Senate ratification this year, yet the hunt for the needed 67 favorable votes is likely to incur the wrath of activists on both the left and right.
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NYTimes Maureen Dowd: Ways of the Wayward
World  (tags: Hillary Clinton, Geraldine Ferraro, Barack Obama, Elliot Spitzer, prostitution, racism, bigotry )

Blue
- 632 days ago - nytimes.com
As Governor Spitzer struggled with the sex story on Tuesday, the Clinton campaign struggled with the envy story.
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Foes of Sex Trade Are Stung By the Fall of An Ally
World  (tags: Elliot Spitzer, illegal sex trade, prostitution, wire transfers, shell corporations, crime, laws )

Blue
- 632 days ago - nytimes.com
Human rights groups credit Gov. Eliot Spitzer with what they call the toughest anti-sex-trade law in the nation.
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Hungary Gives Permits to Prostitutes
World  (tags: world, hungary, prostitution, permits )

Linda
- 803 days ago - story.news.ask.com
In an effort to bring prostitutes into the legal economy, officials said that Hungary will allow sex workers to apply for an entrepreneur's permit - a move that could generate government revenues from an industry worth an estimated $1 billion annually
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Turkey's Brothels Produce Two Election Candidates
World  (tags: government, HumanRights, middle-east, Turkey, elections, prostitution, politics, women )

Cynthia
- 869 days ago - womensenews.org
Two former prostitutes are running for seats in Turkey's July 22 election to raise awareness about the stigma sex workers face in the nation. With little chance for political victory, they say their goal is to change society instead.
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Girl, 6, Embodies Cambodia's Sex Industry - CNN.Com
World  (tags: child sex slavery, cambodia, sex trade, prostitution, pedophilia )

Ketutar
- 953 days ago - cnn.com
The precise scale of Cambodia's sex trade is difficult to quantify. International organizations -- such as UNICEF, ECPAT and Save the Children -- say that anywhere from from 50,000 to 100,000 women and children are involved.
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Stop Violence Against Women and Girls. Sign Petition!!
World  (tags: Women's Human Rights, rape, prostitution, slavery )

Doreen
- 970 days ago - ga3.org
Women are raped every day--their bodies become battlegrounds in conflicts around the world. How can you help stop this violence? Join 9,424 others and the IRC in taking action.
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