Women in China Face Still-Unequal Rights and Abuse
A Beijing aided report highlights how legal equality for Chinese women does not always translate to everyday life. Calls to the first nationwide women’s hotline reveal domestic violence, sexual harassment, and restricted freedoms, amid a broader push for reforms and persistent rural gender gaps.
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China
Ma Xiaonian
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Wang Xingjuan
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Mexico caps loan interest rates amid debt crisis
Mexico City negotiates a cap on existing loans at 25 percent for business loans and 38.5 percent for credit cards, with mortgages capped at 6 percent if principals are renegotiated. Foreclosures halted until Oct 31 and late fees paused as banks and the government share restructuring costs. Debtors and economists react skeptically.
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Extradition of Nazi Priebke overturned by Argentine court
An Argentine federal appeals court reversed a lower court ruling ordering the extradition of former Nazi Captain Erich Priebke for the 1944 Ardeatine Caves massacre. The decision cited Argentina's 15 year homicide statute of limitations, with prosecutors expected to appeal to the Supreme Court. Priebke, 82, has lived under house arrest in Bariloche since 1994.
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Erich Priebke
Italy
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Pedro Bianchi
Adolf Hitler
Carlos Corach
Marvin Hier
Simon Wiesenthal
Bariloche
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