Blir Taksim Tyrkias Tahrirplass?Statsminister Erdogan er framleis Tyrkias mest populære politikar. Men ein kombinasjon av autoritære tendensar og islamistisk politikk gjer mange tyrkarar rasande. 
Afghan women's rights activists caught in a crossfireAfghan women's rights activists are caught in a squeeze between the expectations of Western donors, demands from Islamists and their own ambitions. Advocates fear rejection of all attempts to promote women's rights and are forced to make compromises. 
CMIBrief:Sexual and reproductive rights - a global legal battlefieldSexual and reproductive rights have always been highly sensitive and contested, raising complex moral, religious, legal, cultural and economic issues. However, legal battles over these rights increasingly define the relationships between private and public morality, and public policy. 
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There are rumblings of discontent within the Sudanese state; among those critical voices are Islamist women. They want an end to child marriages. 37% of girls in Sudan were married before they reached 18, showed a 2006 health survey. 12,5% were married before they celebrated their 15th birthday. Islamist women demand a legal reform of the Muslim Family Law.
Less than 10 percent of money spent on health research is spent on diseases that primarily affect 90 percent of the world's population, including the poorest. Are even the meager 10 percent spent wisely? No, says Professor David Sanders and argues that a fear of stepping into the realm of politics makes global health actors and donors prioritise wrongly.
There is huge variation in vaccination coverage across low- and middle-income countries. Some of the poorest countries perform far better than richer ones. The standard policy response to low coverage is to improve supply of vaccines. Researchers urge policymakers to also work on the demand side. - Health authorities should try making vaccination the default option, says CMI-director Ottar Mæstad.
Elin Skaar and Astri Suhrke (2013) (Nordic Journal of Human Rights vol. 31 no. 2) 117-288 p.
Elin Skaar and Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm (2013) in Nordic Journal of Human Rights vol. 31 no. 2:2013 pp. 119-126
Gunnar M. Sørbø and Gunnar M. Sørbø and Abdel (2013) in Special Issue ofNordic Journal of Human Rights vol. 31 no. 2 pp. 224-247
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