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Summary: Essay by Pinar Ilkkaracan,written as part of the publication, "Of War, Siege, and Lebanon:Women’s voices from the Middle East and South Asia" (compiled by Womenfor Women’s Human Rights–New Ways, September 2006). Discusses war andmilitarism in the Middle East since 2001 and its impact on the healthand human rights of women and girls (5 pages).

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Summary: A literature review commissioned by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).  The study shows that a key factor in determining whether countries attain the MDGs is their response to HIV/AIDS.

By Juan Forero

The New York Times, December 3, 2005

PAMPLONA, Colombia – In this tradition-bound Roman Catholic town one day in April, two young women did what many here consider unthinkable: pregnant and scared, they took a cheap ulcer medication known to induce abortions. When the drug left them bleeding, they were treated at a local emergency room—then promptly arrested.

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