China Hosts a Summit on Women’s Rights, While Stifling Activism

The conference was billed as a celebration of China’s achievements in supporting women. But the government has mostly wiped out independent advocacy groups.

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Ex-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case

The man said he did not know Gisèle Pelicot had been drugged. Her ex-husband, who admitted drugging and raping her and inviting strangers to join him, testified that the man knew.

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Athens Democracy Forum: As Democracy Erodes Globally, So Do Women’s Rights

A global swing by governments seeking to assert control has meant repercussions for women, including attempts to delegitimize them and limit their rights, experts said.

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Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.

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What to Know as Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court for Man’s Appeal

The Frenchwoman who became a feminist icon will confront one of the men convicted after her husband drugged her and invited them to rape her over nearly 10 years.

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Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.

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Sanae Takaichi Is Likely to Be Japan’s Next Leader. Who Is She?

Ms. Takaichi would be Japan’s first female prime minister in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power.

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Veterans See Costs and Risks in Hegseth’s Military Rewind to 1990

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has identified real problems, veteran officers say, but by looking back 35 years for policy cues, he risks hurting, not helping, military readiness.

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Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women’s Rights, and Democracy

With her rallying cry for gender equality turning 30 this year, Mrs. Clinton says President Trump and autocratic leaders abroad are steadily dismantling decades of progress.

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Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities

More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles.

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