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Amended Transgender Law Now in Force (January 11, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
Effective January 1, 2013,
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: Sweden
Legislative Proposal on Transgendered Individuals (September 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On August 24, 2012, Fred Teeven, the State Secretary of Security and Justice in the
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: Netherlands
Arrest of Woman for Driving (June 02, 2011) by Issam Saliba
Manal al-Sharif, a Saudi woman, was arrested in Dammam on May 21, 2011, for posting a clip on YouTube showing her ...
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: Saudi Arabia
Law Implementing CEDAW Adopted (May 31, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on ...
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Law to Expand the Representation of Women (May 11, 2011) by Ruth Levush
On March 30, 2011, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed the Expansion of Adequate Representation of Women (Amendments) Law, 5771-2011. The Law ...
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: Israel
Gender-Separate Sidewalks in Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) Jerusalem Neighborhood Illegal (September 29, 2010) by Ruth Levush
On September 28, 2010, the High Court of Justice, based on an agreement reached between the state and the petitioners, quashed ...
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: Israel
Gender Identity Disorder Dropped from List of Mental Illnesses (February 17, 2010) by Nicole Atwill
The French Ministry of Health has issued a decree that removes gender identity disorder, also referred to as transsexualism, from the ...
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: France
Federal Judgeship for Women (February 02, 2008) by Issam Saliba
On January 6, 2008, the Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohammed Bin Nakhira al-Daheri, said that the ...
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: United Arab Emirates
Women May be Employed as Bartenders (January 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
On December 6, the Supreme Court of India annulled as unconstitutional a colonial-era statute that prohibited women, as well as men ...
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: India
Last updated: January 11, 2013
