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AWID News, May 2013
Canada: Supreme Court Judge shuts out anti-violence and feminist groups in prostitution case - but allows religious institutions to proceed
Judge Richard Wagner has ruled that sex worker organizations in Ontario and Quebec, and feminists agencies who support their human and labour rights, cannot speak in the Bedford case appeal to be heard on June 13th. Read full article: http://www.awid.org/News-Analysis/Women-s-Rights-in-the-News2/Canada-Supreme-Court-Judge-shuts-out-anti-violence-and-feminist-groups-in-prostitution-case-but-allows-religious-institutions-to-proceed
USA: Iowa Court: List Both Same-Sex Parents On Birth Certificates
Iowa's Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the state's health department must include the names of both same-sex spouses on a child's birth certificate. Read full article: http://www.awid.org/News-Analysis/Women-s-Rights-in-the-News2/USA-Iowa-Court-List-Both-Same-Sex-Parents-On-Birth-Certificates
Laws Allowing Same-Sex Marriage Passed in Uruguay, New Zealand and France
Three states have recently joined the progressive trend towards recognising in law the equal right to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Read full article: http://www.awid.org/News-Analysis/Women-s-Rights-in-the-News2/Laws-Allowing-Same-Sex-Marriage-Passed-in-Uruguay-New-Zealand-and-France
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When: 12/5/2013