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Women’s rights: obvious litmus for success in Afghanistan

zohra25 October 2012

Today saw the publication of the findings of the International Development Committee's (IDC) parliamenary inquiry into the UK's intervention in Afghanistan. A...

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Madrid manages what London didn’t

zohra21 May 2011

25,000 protesters are currently occupying Puerta del Sol, the capital's main square (sound familiar?), having defied the midnight deadline in Spanish law whic...

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Women’s representation inches up – early estimate

Jess McCabe7 May 2010

The number of women MPs has edged up, and women are likely to make up about 21.5% of the Commons, from 19.5% before the election, according to the Centre for Wo...

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Quick hit: election

Jess McCabe7 May 2010

Women's Views on News has running commentary on the implications of the election result for women's representation, and the Women's Resource Centre is already c...

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