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"Unfortunately,
rape happens everywhere, but what is particular about Afghanistan, and a
few other countries, is that the vast majority of times, the raped, and
not the rapist, is punished. This horrid phenomenon caught worldwide
attention this week as authorities in UAE finally released a Norwegian
woman who was arrested after reporting her sexual assault while on a
business trip." UN Dispatch (7/26)
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Pakistan's children often head to work instead of school Pakistan's
children continue to enter the labor pool at an early age rather than
attending school. "These children are not only denied access to their
rights to education, protection, health and development but are also
highly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation," says UNICEF's Smaranda
Popa. IRINNews.org (7/26)
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Confrontational approach in Egypt leading to disaster: Pillay. UN Radio (7/29)
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